Genus Neocanthuchus Day, 1999

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• Neocanthuchus Day, M.F. 1999. The genera of Australian Membracidae (Hemiptera : Auchenorrhyncha). Invertebrate Taxonomy 13: 629-747 [686].

  Type species:

   Neocanthuchus tropicus Day, 1999 by original designation.

 

Introduction

This genus includes two species, one found in the wet tropics of north Queensland and the other at Barrington Tops on the New South Wales north coast. Both are medium sized, dark brown species. Day (1999) gave the etymology as "Related to Acanthuchus."

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), Wet Tropics (WT)

Diagnosis

Recognised by the following combination of features: median pronotal process narrow and terminating well before apex of tegmen; pronotal notch strongly developed; subcostal cell widest medially and entirely coriaceous. M and Cu fused basally. Crossveins M–cu1 and M–cu2 absent. Cucullate setae on hind tibiae minute (Day 1999).

Day (1999) also provided a comprehensive description of the genus.

 

ID Keys

Fletcher, M.J. and Day M. F. (2005) Illustrated Key to the Genera of the Family Membracidae found in Australia (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Membracidae) http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/leafhop/membracid/membrac00.htm [accessed: 9.iv.2012]

 

Diagnosis References

Day, M.F. 1999. The genera of Australian Membracidae (Hemiptera : Auchenorrhyncha). Invertebrate Taxonomy 13: 629-747 [686]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
16-May-2012		16-May-2012	MODIFIED
26-Apr-2012		26-Apr-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)