Species Arunta perulata (Guérin-Méneville, 1831)
White Drummer
- Cicada perulata Guérin-Méneville, F.E. 1831. Zoologie Atlas; Insects. pls 1-21 in Duperrey, L.I. (ed.). Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de sa Majest., La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825 sous le ministère de S.E.M. Le Marquis de Clermont-Tonnerre, et publié sous les auspices de son Excellence M. Le Cte De Chabrol, Ministre de la Marine et des Colonies. Histoire naturelle, zoologie. Paris : A. Bertrand. [Date published 1830-1832] [The title page of the plates is dated 1826 but these were published in livraisons and the plates of insects appeared during 1830 and 1832. The section containing plates 10 and 12, the only plates illustrating a cicada, was published approximately 22 Dec. 1831. The text of the insects did not appear until 1838, sometime between 15 Nov. and 31 Dec. Cowan, C.F. 1970. The insects of the Coquille voyage. Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 5(5): 358–360] [pl. 10 figs 5, 5A].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown ♂, Port Jackson, NSW. - Arunta intermedia Ashton, J.L. 1921. A revision of the Australian Cicadidae. Part 1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 33: 87-107 [91].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM ♀, Cape York, QLD.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Mangrove, swamp.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2012 | 19-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |