Species Kaltitartessus anomalus F. Evans, 1981
Compiler and date details
17 January 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Kaltitartessus anomalus Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [137].
Type data:
Holotype QM ♂ (coll.: 7.xii.1966, B. Cantrell), Mossman, Queensland.
Introduction
This species is only known from the male holotype collected at Mossman in the wet tropics of North Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Brownish yellow with black markings. Face anteriorly, as far as antennal ledges, yellowish, posteriorly black. Crown black, pronotum and scutellum pale brownish yellow, apex of latter pale yellow. Tegmen vitreous pale brown, costal margin broadly, base and apex of external margin and veins black. Male genitalia: pygophore apically acute with a long narrow external process; aedeagus with a pair of long slender extensions. Xth segment with a pair of small, straight, spine-like processes arising from the base. Length ♂ 8.5mm (Evans 1981).
Diagnosis References
Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [137]
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) |