Species Neotartessus parvus (Evans, 1966)
Neotartessus parvus (Evans), adult male, with head missing.
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Species Neotartessus parvus (Evans, 1966)
Compiler and date details
20 January 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Tartessus parvus Evans, J.W. 1966. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 12: 1-347 [198].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♂ (coll.: 7.i.1957, H. Snell), Capel district, 29 km S of Bunbury, Western Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Neotartessus parvus (Evans, 1966). —
Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [126]
Introduction
This tiny pale species is only known from the type locality south of Bunbury, Western Australia. The only specimen in the J.W. Evans collection is missing its head.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
General coloration pale yellowish brown. Face of head broadly triangular; anteclypeus and postclypeus somewhat darker in colour than the rest of the head. Crown equal in length with eyes on each side. Tegmen vitreous. Thorax and abdomen ventral surface yellowish brown with black markings. Length ♂ 4 mm (Evans 1966).
Length 3–4 mm (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 [126]
Evans, J.W. 1966. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 12: 1-347 [198]
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) |