Genus Deltocephalus Burmeister, 1838

Museums

Regional Maps

• Deltocephalus Burmeister, H.C.C. 1838. Rhynchota. No. 2. Genera Insectorum 1: pls 6, 12, 14, 15 [15] [first introduced as a subgenus of Jassus Fabricius, 1803, now Iassus Fabricius].

  Type species:

   Cicada pulicaris Fallèn, 1806 by subsequent designation, see Kirschbaum, C.L. 1858. Der Gegend von Wiesbaden gesammelten Arten der Gattung Jasus. Jahrbuch des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde 13: 355-358 [356].

  Secondary source:

   Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. 1840. Zunft III. Cicadina. In, Animalia articulata. Classis 1. Insecta. Fauna Ratisbonensis, oder übersicht der in der Gegend um Regensburg einheimischen Thiere. 1-478 pp. [381] (elevation of Deltocephalus to generic level).

 

Introduction

The three Australian species currently placed in this genus do not belong there and further investigation is needed to determine their true generic placement.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Australian species do not conform with Deltocephalus sensu stricto.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian South East (TSE)

Other Regions

Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater

Diagnosis

Since this genus is not genuinely present in the Australian fauna, no diagnosis is provided.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Dec-2019		13-Aug-2013	MODIFIED
05-Dec-2019		16-May-2012	MODIFIED
05-Dec-2019		05-Aug-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)