Genus Eutartessus F. Evans, 1981
Eutartessus cantrelli F. Evans, type species of Eutartessus F. Evans.
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Genus Eutartessus F. Evans, 1981
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11 January 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Eutartessus Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [146].
Type species:
Eutartessus cantrelli F. Evans, 1981 by original designation.
Introduction
This genus of six largish, elegantly slender species is an Australian endemic with all the species restricted to the coastal areas of eastern Australia between far north Queensland and the Sydney basin in New South Wales.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Diagnosis
Slender, golden brown insects ranging in length from 8–11 mm, Crown, bearing ocelli, longer against the eyes. Tegmen pale hyaline or pale vitreous brown; veins and anal and costal margins dark brown or black. Male genitalia: pygophore boat-shaped; aedeagus variable in shape, complex, sometimes with a pair of broad, vertical processes; parameres apically serrate. Xth segment with a pair of long and slender, or short and broad, processes arising from, or from near, the base. Female: VIIth abdominal sternite long, narrowing posteriorly, sometimes with lateral flanges (Evans 1981).
ID Keys
Evans 1981: 115–118
Diagnosis References
Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [146]
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) |