Species Psaltoda fumipennis Ashton, 1912
- Psaltoda fumipennis Ashton, H. 1912. Some new Australian Cicadidae. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 24: 221-229, pls 49-51 [222-223].
Type data:
Neotype AM K517969 ♂, Victor Place, Kuranda, QLD [16°48.923’S 145°38.550’E].
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown ♂, Kuranda, QLD.Subsequent designation references:
Popple, L.W. & Moulds, M.S. 2021. Redescription of Psaltoda fumipennis Ashton, 1912 and description of a new allied species from the Queensland wet tropics (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae). Australian Entomologist 48(4): 355–374.Type locality references:
Ashton, H. 1914. Catalogue of the Cicadidae of the South Australian Museum with descriptions of several new species. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 38: 345-358, pl. xvii; Ashton, J.L. 1921. A revision of the Australian Cicadidae. Part 1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 33: 87-107 (The type locality was given as 'Port Darwin(?)' by Ashton (1912), but in later publications (Ashton 1914, 1921) he considers it more likely that the type specimens were taken at Kuranda. As the species is confined to northeastern Queensland, Kuranda should be regarded as the type locality).
Introduction
This species was re-described and split into two species by Popple & Moulds (2021). The two species have overlapping distributions, but Psaltoda seiemella Popple & Moulds (2021) is only found at altitudes >680 m, south of the Black Mountain Corridor.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Mountain areas of northeastern Queensland, from Mt Hartley to the southern end of the Paluma Range.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | CICADIDAE | 20-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 14-May-2012 | 14-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |