Genus Ishidaella Matsumura, 1912

Ishidaella albomarginata (Signoret), type species of Ishidaella Matsumura.

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Regional Maps

• Ishidaella Matsumura, S. 1912. Die Cicadinen Japans II. Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses 8: 15-51 [41].

  Type species:

   Tettigonia albomarginata Signoret, 1853 by monotypy.

Introduction

This genus, as defined by Young (1986) contains eight species all endemic to Australia. Some of the species are common in gardens on exotic plants and are immediately recognisable because of their narrow shape and distinctive colouring. The markings of the head aid in differentiation of the species but male genitalia provide more reliable identification features.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Jarrah Forest (JF), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Wet Tropics (WT)

Diagnosis

Young (1986) provides a comprehensive description of the genus. The species are, however, distinctively coloured and easily recognised with the body pale yellow to orange with various black spots and markings on the head and pronotum. The tegmina are black with blue-green metallic sheen except for the costal margin which is broadly pale.

ID Keys

Young 1986: 8

Diagnosis References

Young, D.A. 1986. Taxonomic study of the Cicadellinae (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) Part 3. Old World Cicadellini. Technical Bulletin of the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service 281: 1-639 [123–127]

General References

Young, D.A. 1986. Taxonomic study of the Cicadellinae (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) Part 3. Old World Cicadellini. Technical Bulletin of the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service 281: 1-639 [123]

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