Genus Hartliebia Löcker & Larivière, 2006

Museums

Regional Maps

• Hartliebia 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 [113].

  Type species:

   Hartliebia towinna Löcker & Larivière, 2006 by original designation.

Introduction

A monotypic genus from SE Queensland. One specimen was collected on Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T.Blake (Myrtaceae), the broad leaved paperbark. The genus was named in honour of the family of the first author’s sister Astrid Hartlieb.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Diagnosis

Morphology. Head. Vertex 1.0–1.2× as long as wide, produced before eyes by 1/4–1/2 of an eye length; apex broadly rounded or truncate; caudal border u to v-shaped; lateral carinae strongly elevated; median carina incomplete, 1/2–3/4 as long as vertex. Frons 1.5–1.9× longer than wide, position of maximum width distinctly ventrad of the centre of the frontoclypeal suture; lateral carinae slightly s-shaped or convex (although rectilinear apically), slightly elevated, lateral margins foliaceous, concealing base of antennae; median carina incomplete, almost as long as frons. Frontoclypeal suture semicircular, median part just reaching lower margin of antennal scape; postclypeus with well developed lateral carinae and median carina; anteclypeus with well developed median carina. Thorax. Pronotum with arched carinae; hind margin rectangular. Forewing 3.0–3.5× longer than wide; costa with 20–23 tubercles; concavity at costal border present; Sc+R+M forming common stem; fork of Sc+R basad, distad of or at same level as fork of CuA1+CuA2; r–m1 distad of fork MA–MP; position of icu at CuP at same level as apex of clavus, 10 apical cells. Hind leg: tibia with three small lateral spines (without large lateral spines); six apical teeth in row interrupted by narrow gap; 1st tarsomere with (6–)7 apical teeth and no platellae; 2nd tarsomere with seven apical teeth and five platellae. (Löcker et al. 2006)

Diagnostic features include: Profile of head acutely angled; Forewing with concavity present on costal margin and with more than 15 tubercles on costal vein.

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 [113]

History of changes