Genus Pingellus Evans, 1966

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• Pingellus Evans, J.W. 1966. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 12: 1-347 [230].

  Type species:

   Pingellus nigroflavus Evans, 1966 by original designation.

 

Introduction

This genus is unusual in the presence of small, but well-defined, antennal ledges, a feature usually missing from Deltocephalinae. The genus is monotypic and endemic to SE Queensland and NE New South Wales where it has been collected in rainforests.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Diagnosis

The face of the head is approximately as wide as long, and the labium terminates between the bases of the middle coxae. The anterior margin of the anteclypeus is more than twice the width of the posterior margin. The frons is separately differentiated from the postclypeus and small, oblique antennal ledges are present. The apex of the head is evenly rounded and the crown, which is declivous, is equal in length with the eyes on each side. The tegmina have narrow appendices and the two apical cells adjacent to the appendix take part in the tegminal overfold (Evans 1966).

 

Diagnosis References

Evans, J.W. 1966. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 12: 1-347 [230]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Dec-2019		13-Aug-2013	MODIFIED
05-Dec-2019		16-May-2012	MODIFIED
05-Dec-2019		05-Aug-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)