Species Unguitartessus cairnsensis F. Evans, 1981
Unguitartessus cairnsensis F. Evans, adult male.
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Species Unguitartessus cairnsensis F. Evans, 1981
Compiler and date details
30 January 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Unguitartessus cairnsensis Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [124].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♂ (coll.: 4.xi.1971, J.G. Brooks), Cairns, Queensland.
Introduction
This attractive species is only known from the type locality in 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
Dorsal surface pale olive brown; face black; crown, pronotum, scutellum and tegmen pale olive brown. Male genitalia: pygophore deeply roundly emarginate; aedeagus W-shaped, two distal extensions considerably larger than proximal one. Length ♂ 6.5 mm, ♀ 7.5 mm (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 [124]
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) |