Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

<I>Putoniessa sordida</I> Evans, adult male.

Putoniessa sordida Evans, adult male.

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Species Putoniessa sordida Evans, 1966


Compiler and date details

10 February 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher

 

Introduction

This dark coloured species is known from several localities in the southwestern corner of Western Australia.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

WA: Jarrah Forest (JF), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

Ecological Descriptors

All stages: phloem feeder.

 

Diagnosis

Face of head, except for the maxillary plates and genae which are yellowish brown, black evenly mottled with brown. Crown and thorax brown, finely and evenly mottled with black. Tegmen whitish hyaline, finely and evenly mottled with brown. Length ♂ 9 mm (Evans 1966).

Dark species without conspicuous markings or tegminal fascia. Aedeagus with shaft undivided, apical area with four pairs of spines. Pygophore lobe well developed, pygophore process acute, sharply dorsally directed (Stevens 1994).

Stevens (1994) also provided a comprehensive redescription 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)