Genus Barbonia Löcker & Larivière, 2006

Museums

Regional Maps

• Barbonia Löcker, B. & Larivière, M.-C. in Löcker, B., Fletcher, M.J., Larivière, M.-C., Gurr, G.M., Holzinger, W.E. & Löcker, H. 2006. Taxonomic and phylogenetic revision of the Gelastocephalini (Hemiptera: Cixiidae). Invertebrate Systematics 20: 59-160 [88].

  Type species:

   Barbonia spectabilis Löcker & Larivière, 2006 by original designation.

Introduction

This monotypic genus from SE Queensland is named after the first author’s friend Barbara Kreiner.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Diagnosis

Morphology Head. Vertex 0.9–1.0× as long as wide, produced before eyes by 1/4–1/2 of an eye length; apex broadly pointed; caudal border u-shaped; lateral carinae strongly elevated; median carina incomplete, 1/4–1/2 as long as vertex. Frons 1.1–1.5× longer than wide, position of maximum width distinctly ventrad of centre of frontoclypeal suture; lateral carinae rectilinear (basally convex), thick, enlarging towards clypeus (Fig. 17C), moderately elevated, lateral margins foliaceous, concealing base of antennae; median carina complete. Frontoclypeal suture semicircular, median part reaching at least lower margin of antennal scape; postclypeus with well developed lateral carinae and median carina; anteclypeus with well developed median carina. Thorax. Pronotum with arched (sometimes slightly undulating) carinae; hind margin right or obtusely angled. Forewing 3.0–3.5× longer than wide; costa with 13–21 tubercles; concavity at costal border absent; Sc+R+M forming common stem; fork of Sc+R basad of fork of CuA1+CuA2; r–m1 distad of or at same level as fork MA–MP; position of icu at CuP distad of (rarely at same level as) apex of clavus, nine (rarely 10) apical cells. Hind leg: tibia with 0–3 small lateral spines (without large lateral spines); six apical teeth in a row interrupted by a wide gap; 1st tarsomere with eight apical teeth and no platellae; 2nd tarsomere with nine apical teeth and seven platellae. (Löcker et al. 2006)

ID Keys

Fletcher, M.J., Löcker, B., Larivière, M.C. and Löcker, H. (2006). Illustrated Key to the Australian Genera of the Planthopper Tribe Gelastocephalini (Hemiptera: Cixiidae: Fulgoromorpha) http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/fulgor/cixiid/gelastocephalini/gel00.htm

Diagnosis References

Löcker, B., Fletcher, M.J., Larivière, M.-C., Gurr, G.M., Holzinger, W.E. & Löcker, H. 2006. Taxonomic and phylogenetic revision of the Gelastocephalini (Hemiptera: Cixiidae). Invertebrate Systematics 20: 59-160 [88]

History of changes