Species Punia minima (Goding & Froggatt, 1904)
- Pauropsalta minima Goding, F.W. & Froggatt, W.W. 1904. Monograph of the Australian Cicadidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29(3): 561-670, pls xviii, xix [628].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA 20-014639 ♂, very poor condition (Northern Territory administered by SA when specimen collected.), Northern Territory, S.A. [NT].
Paralectotype(s) SAMA 20-014640 2 ♂ very poor condition (Northern Territory administered by SA when specimen collected.), Northern Territory, S.A. [NT];
Syntype(s) SAMA 3 ♂, NT
Comment: Lectotype and 2 paralectotypes designated from original type material of 3 syntypes.Subsequent designation references:
Moulds, M.S. 2020. A revision of the Australian cicada genus Punia Moulds, 2012 (Cicadidae: Cicadettinae: Cicadettini) with the description of four new species. Zootaxa 4860(1): 101-115 [102].
Generic Combinations
- Punia minima (Goding & Froggatt, 1904). —
Moulds, M.S. 2012. A review of the genera of Australian cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea). Zootaxa 3287: 1-262 [74, 195] - Cicadetta minima (Goding & Froggatt, 1904). —
Moulds, M.S. 1990. Australian Cicadas. Kensington : New South Wales University Press 217 pp. [162-163]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Near Broome, WA, and Coburg Peninsula then SE through the central Top End to near Tawallah Station, 57 km WSW of Borroloola, NT
IBRA
NT, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Pine Creek (PCK), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW)
Ecological Descriptors
Tussock grassland.
Extra Ecological Information
Often brown rather than green.
General References
Moulds, M.S. 2020. A revision of the Australian cicada genus Punia Moulds, 2012 (Cicadidae: Cicadettinae: Cicadettini) with the description of four new species. Zootaxa 4860(1): 101-115 [102]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2022 | CICADOMORPHA | 06-Apr-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 28-Jun-2012 | 22-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |