Species Putoniessa tasmaniensis Stevens, 1994
Compiler and date details
10 February 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Putoniessa tasmaniensis Stevens, M.M. 1994. Taxonomy, cladistics and biogeography of the Australian genus Putoniessa Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Cicadelloidea: Cicadellidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 8: 1037-1115 [1052].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ (coll.: 3.i.1953, E.F. Riek), Hobart, Tasmania.
Introduction
This relatively short, squat species is known from the high country of New South Wales and Victoria as well as from Tasmania. Stevens (1994) noted that the locality "Bogan, Victoria" could not be located. It is possible that this should be Mt Bogong, Victoria which is consistent with the species' occurrence in the Kosciuszko region of New South Wales.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Relatively short, squat species, with a distinct transcephalic stripe. Aedeagus with two apical arms, posterior arm with three subapically mounted spines, pygophore process expanded preapically and bearing a small ventrally directed tooth (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 [1052–1053]
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) |