Genus Tagosodes Asche & Wilson, 1990
Compiler and date details
17 January 2014 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Tagosodes Asche, M. & Wilson, M.R. 1990. The delphacid genus Sogatella and related groups: a revision with special reference to rice-associated species (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Systematic Entomology 15: 1-42 [32].
Type species:
Dicranotropis cubana Crawford, 1914 by original designation.
Introduction
Asche and Wilson (1990) listed 20 species of Tagosodes with a pantropical distribution. One species was recorded in Australia by Bellis et al. (2013) from widely dispersed localities across the northern parts of the country with three males recorded from the cool climate South East Highlands of Victoria.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld, Vic, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
- Bellis, G.A., Donaldson, J.F., Quintao, V., Rice, A., Tenakanai, D. & Tran-Nguyen, L. 2013. New records of Delphacini (Hemiptera: Delphacidae: Delphacinae) from Australia, Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea, and an updated checklist of Delphacini from Australia. Austral Entomology 1–8 [Pagination is from electronic version; print version Austral Entomology (2014) 53, 167–174] [7]
Diagnosis
Tagosodes species resemble Sogatella species in coloration and external appearance but differ in the structure of the male genitalia. In particular, the diaphragm never forms a broad U-shape as in Sogatella but displays various different configurations. The aedeagus is much less compressed, if at all, compared with Sogatella; the teeth may be in rows but in most species additional irregularly spaced teeth occur; the aedeagus is never twisted as found in Sogatella but often forms a simple, more or less straight tube. Tagosodes may be separated from Matutinus and Latistria mainly by the shape of the diaphragm of the genital segment. Tagosodes species can be readily separated from Sogatellana species by having only one pair of anal segment processes rather than two (Asche & Wilson 1990).
Diagnosis References
Asche, M. & Wilson, M.R. 1990. The delphacid genus Sogatella and related groups: a revision with special reference to rice-associated species (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Systematic Entomology 15: 1-42 [32]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELPHACIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Jan-2014 | ADDED | Dr Murray Fletcher |