Species Putoniessa hickmani Stevens, 1994
Compiler and date details
7 February 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Putoniessa hickmani Stevens, M.M. 1994. Taxonomy, cladistics and biogeography of the Australian genus Putoniessa Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Cicadelloidea: Cicadellidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 8: 1037-1115 [1078].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ (coll.: 1945, E.F. Riek), Brisbane, Queensland.
Introduction
This species was based on a series of specimens from SE Queensland and a single male from the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales. It was "named in honour of the late Dr V.V. Hickman, in recognition of his work in Australian arachnology."
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Transcephalic stripe absent. Aedeagal shaft undivided, stout, apex acute, gonopore subapical on posterior margin, with two elongate spines extending from ventroposterior corner. Pygophore process narrow, acute. Apical notch of paramere broad, acute basally (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 [1078–1080]
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) |