Species Plexitartessus hambledonensis F. Evans, 1981
Compiler and date details
24 January 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Plexitartessus hambledonensis Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [152].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♂ (coll.: xi.1921), Hambledon, Queensland.
Introduction
This relatively large, yellow and black species is only known from the holotype male collected at Hambledon 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
Yellow and black. Head rounded apically, dark yellow. Pronotum and scutellum concolorous with head. Tegmen vitreous, pale yellow, costal margin broadly, anal margin narrowly and veins, black. Length ♂ 9 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 [152]
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) |