Species Punia hyas Moulds, 2020
- Punia hyas Moulds, M.S. 2020. A revision of the Australian cicada genus Punia Moulds, 2012 (Cicadidae: Cicadettinae: Cicadettini) with the description of four new species. Zootaxa 4860(1): 101-115 [106].
Type data:
Holotype WAM ♂ (30.xii.1991, M.S. Moulds & B.J. Moulds), 21 km W of Pentecost River crossing, Gibb River Road, Western Australia,.
Paratype(s) AM 4 ♂, 1 ♀, same data as holotype; NTM several lots unregistered 72 ♂, 4 ♀, various; SAMA unregistered 19 ♂, 1 ♀ (N.B. Tindale), Groote Eylandt; ANIC unregistered 23 ♂, 2 ♀ (1–20.xii.1967, W. Vestjens), Tindal, NT [14°31’S 132°22’E]; ANIC unregistered 1 ♂ (12.xi.1979, T. Weir), 3 km SSW of Katherine, NT [14°30’S 132°15’E]
Comment: numerous specimens from WA and NT in private collections, see Moulds (2020).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Far NE of WA including the east Kimberley, and northern NT south to Larrimah and west to Groote Eylandt and near Borroloola, not known from Arnhem Land.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICADOMORPHA | 06-Apr-2022 | ADDED |