Genus Austroauridius Dietrich, 2021
Austroauridius iwaii, type species of Austroauridius Dietrich
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Genus Austroauridius Dietrich, 2021
Compiler and date details
4 March 2021 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Austroauridius Dietrich, C.H. 2021. New species of Mayawa Fletcher and description of a related new Australian leafhopper genus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Paralimnini). Zootaxa 4933(4): 575–585 [Date published 23 February 2021] [576].
Type species:
Austroauridius iwaii Dietrich, 2021 by original designation.
Introduction
This monotypic endemic genus is related to Mayawa Fletcher and only known from Crows Nest National Park in SE Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Diagnosis
This genus may be distinguished from all other Paralimnini by the following combination of traits: head in dorsal view angulately produced and wider than pronotum; forewing outer anteapical cell very small; male pygofer without teeth or processes, with scattered macrosetae; anal tube well sclerotized; subgenital plate lateral margin convex, macrosetae uniseriate; connective loop-shaped without stem; style apex enlarged with prominent teeth; aedeagus small, without processes (Dietrich 2021)
ID Keys
Dietrich 2021: 576
Diagnosis References
Dietrich, C.H. 2021. New species of Mayawa Fletcher and description of a related new Australian leafhopper genus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Paralimnini). Zootaxa 4933(4): 575–585 [Date published 23 February 2021] [576]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUCHENORRHYNCHA | 04-Mar-2021 | ADDED |