Genus Taslopa Evans, 1942
Taslopa montana Evans, type species of Taslopa Evans.
© Copyright Murray Fletcher, Orange Agricultural Institute.
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Genus Taslopa Evans, 1942
Compiler and date details
20 March 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Taslopa Evans, J.W. 1942. New leafhoppers from Tasmania and Queensland. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1941: 27-30 [29].
Type species:
Taslopa montana Evans, 1942 by original designation.
Introduction
As with Microlopa Evans, this monotypic endemic genus is restricted to the high country of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. The only species is known in fully winged and brachypterous forms.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Tasmanian South East (TSE)
Diagnosis
The head is produced and acute apically and resembles that of Ulopa Fall., rather than the head of Austrolopa Ev., in that the anteclypeus is pear-shaped and the frontoclypeus does not overhang the anteclypeus. The head and the ventral surface of the thorax are ornamented with white shining dots that resemble grains of sugar (Evans 1942).
ID Keys
Fletcher, M.J. (2005) Illustrated Key to the Australian Genera of the Tribe Ulopini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Ulopinae) http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/leafhop/ulopinae/ulop00.htm [accessed: 20.iii.2012]
Diagnosis References
Evans, J.W. 1942. New leafhoppers from Tasmania and Queensland. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1941: 27-30 [29]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | 27-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |