Species Putoniessa brisbanensis Stevens, 1994
Compiler and date details
7 February 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Putoniessa brisbanensis Stevens, M.M. 1994. Taxonomy, cladistics and biogeography of the Australian genus Putoniessa Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Cicadelloidea: Cicadellidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 8: 1037-1115 [1098].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ (coll.: 1945, E.F. Riek), Brisbane, Queensland.
Introduction
This dark coloured species has been recorded in a few localities in SE Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Dark species, transcephalic stripe absent. Aedeagal shaft divided, anterior arm simple, dorsally directed; posterior arm narrow with two spines appearing as a rod-like structure in posterior view. Pygophore process simple (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 [1098–1100]
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) |