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Species Putoniessa northamensis Stevens, 1994


Compiler and date details

9 February 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher

 

Introduction

This species is only known from the male holotype from "Northam" which is assumed to be the township in the Avon wheatbelt of Western Australia. Records in the ASCU database indicate that J. Sedlacek, who collected the specimen, collected at Geraldton, Western Australia, later that same month so he was known to be in the area at the time.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: phloem feeder.

 

Diagnosis

Transcephalic stripe absent. Aedeagal shaft undivided, apical area bearing four spines and a pair of small teeth. Pygophore process bearing a small tooth, shaft expanded near base, apex acute, dorsally directed (Stevens 1994)

Stevens (1994) also provided a comprehensive description and figures of the species.

 

ID Keys

Stevens 1994: 1046–1047

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
20-Sep-2011 20-Sep-2011 MOVED
12-Feb-2010 (import)