Genus Microtartessus F. Evans, 1981
Microtartessus idyia (Kirkaldy), type species of Microtartessus F. Evans.
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Genus Microtartessus F. Evans, 1981
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20 January 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Microtartessus Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [123].
Type species:
Tartessus idyia Kirkaldy, 1907 by original designation.
Introduction
An endemic genus containing two species from far North Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Wet Tropics (WT)
Diagnosis
Small brown or blackish insects. Postclypeus flat, overhung posteriorly by transversely striated frons and vertex. Crown declivous, longest against eyes. Male genitalia: pygophore narrowing posteriorly with a pair of long, proximally broad, and distally acute processes arising from base; aedeagus columnar, subapically emarginate; Xth segment usually lacking processes. Female VIIth abdominal sternite helmet-shaped (Evans 1981).
ID Keys
Evans 1981: 115–118
Stevens (1990) suggests that this key doesn't work for M. idyia since the male Xth segment bears a pair of long processes. Evans (1981) has interpreted these processes as being part of the pygophore rather than the anal segment.
Diagnosis References
Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [123]
Stevens, M.M. 1990. The previously undescribed females of Borditartessus casulaensis Evans and Microtartessus idyia (Kirkaldy) (Homoptera : Cicadellidae : Tartessinae). Australian Entomological Magazine 17(1): 29-34 [34]
General References
Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [115–118]
Stevens, M.M. 1990. The previously undescribed females of Borditartessus casulaensis Evans and Microtartessus idyia (Kirkaldy) (Homoptera : Cicadellidae : Tartessinae). Australian Entomological Magazine 17(1): 29-34 [34]
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) |