Genus Cryptobarsac Fletcher & Moir, 2002

Cryptobarsac rubriops Fletcher & Moir, type species of Cryptobarsac.

© Copyright Murray Fletcher, Orange Agricultural Institute.

Museums

Regional Maps

• Cryptobarsac Fletcher, M.J. & Moir, M.L. 2002. Cryptobarsac rubriops, a new genus and species of selizine Flatidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) from grasstrees (Xanthorrhoea preissii) in south Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 21(3): 221-225 [221].

  Type species:

   Cryptobarsac rubriops Fletcher & Moir, 2002 by original designation.

Introduction

This monotypic endemic genus was discovered through intensive collecting in jarrah forest in SW Western Australia. It indicates that there are probably many more interesting planthoppers to be discovered in this biodiversity hotspot.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Jarrah Forest (JF)

Diagnosis

This species has two hind tibial spines on the shaft and, in this feature, is separable from all other Australian flatid genera except Anzora Medler and Mimophantia Matsumura. From Anzora it can be differentiated by the presence of a distinct front marginal carina separating the frons from the vertex and from Mimophantia by the short vertex which is not extended in front of the eyes.

ID Keys

Fletcher, M.J. (2005). Illustrated key to the genera of the family Flatidae found in Australia (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/fulgor/flatid/flat00.htm

History of changes