Genus Yanganaka Löcker, 2015
Yanganaka ariecornia Löcker, type species of Yanganaka Löcker
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Genus Yanganaka Löcker, 2015
Compiler and date details
10 July 2015 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Yanganaka Löcker, B. 2015. Revision of the Australian species of Aka White, 1879 (Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) with the description of a new genus. Zootaxa 3956(2): 199–223 [219].
Type species:
Yanganaka ariecornia Löcker, 2015 by original designation.
Introduction
This monotypic genus is only known from McPartlan Pass between Lake Pedder and Lake Gordon in SW Tasmania.
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Tasmanian West (TWE)
Diagnosis
The angle formed by the hind margin of the pronotum (rectangular or moderately obtuse) is similar to that of the New Zealand genus Chathamaka Larivière (slightly obtuse) but differs from that found in the genus Aka (broadly obtuse). The presence of 4 fine setae on the first hind tarsomere is unique to Yanganaka (Löcker 2015).
ID Keys
Löcker 2015: 200
Diagnosis References
Löcker, B. 2015. Revision of the Australian species of Aka White, 1879 (Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) with the description of a new genus. Zootaxa 3956(2): 199–223 [219–220]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIXIIDAE Spinola, 1839 | 09-Jul-2015 | ADDED | Dr Murray Fletcher |