Species Putoniessa bifurcata Stevens, 1994
Compiler and date details
7 February 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Putoniessa bifurcata Stevens, M.M. 1994. Taxonomy, cladistics and biogeography of the Australian genus Putoniessa Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Cicadelloidea: Cicadellidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 8: 1037-1115 [1101].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM 14561 ♂ (coll.: xi.1905, Helms collection), Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.
Introduction
This species, based on a single male holotype in BPBM, Honolulu, is unknown to the compiler.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: NSW South Western Slopes (NSS)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Transcephalic stripe absent. Aedeagal shaft bifid, apical area U-shaped. Paramere broad apically, apical notch completely closed. Pygophore processes sharply bent, apex downturned (Stevens 1994).
Stevens (1994) also provided a comprehensive description and figures of the species.
ID Keys
Stevens 1994: 1046–1047
Diagnosis References
Stevens, M.M. 1994. Taxonomy, cladistics and biogeography of the Australian genus Putoniessa Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Cicadelloidea: Cicadellidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 8: 1037-1115 [1101]
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) |