Genus Kaltitartessus F. Evans, 1981
Compiler and date details
17 January 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Kaltitartessus Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [135].
Type species:
Kalitartessus mouldsi F. Evans, 1981 by original designation.
Introduction
This genus of two species is only known from the two male holotypes, both collected in the wet tropics of North Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Diagnosis
Striking looking insects, light and dark brown in colour. Crown only slightly wider than length of each eye. Male genitalia: pygophore short, rounded posteriorly with three apical spine-like processes; aedeagus with a pair of long, parallel-sided parts. Xth segment with a pair of brown, pick-axe-shaped processes arising from the base, or with paired spine-like processes (Evans 1981).
ID Keys
Evans 1981: 115–118
Diagnosis References
Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [135]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2011 | 20-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |