Species Kaltitartessus mouldsi F. Evans, 1981
Compiler and date details
17 January 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Kaltitartessus mouldsi Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [135].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♂ (coll.: 7.xii.1966, M.S. Moulds), Mt Lewis, SW of Mossman, Queensland.
Introduction
This brownish species with yellow and black face is only known from the male holotype from the wet tropics of North Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Face with maxillary plates, lora and sides of postclypeus yellow, remainder black. Pronotum anteriorly yellowish, posteriorly brown. Scutellum brown, the sides anteriorly and apex subapically yellow. Tegmen pale hyaline brown, clavus proximally and distally and veins black. Length ♂ 9mm (Evans 1981).
Diagnosis References
Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [135]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2011 | 20-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |