Genus Nigritartessus F. Evans, 1981
Nigritartessus henriettensis F. Evans, type species of Nigrotartessus F. Evans.
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Genus Nigritartessus F. Evans, 1981
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24 January 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Nigritartessus Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [137].
Type species:
Nigritartessus henriettensis F. Evans, 1981 by original designation.
Introduction
This monotypic endemic genus is only known from the wet tropics of North Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Diagnosis
Small insects appearing completely black in colour. Tegmen dark hyaline brown; veins black. Male genitalia: pygophore narrowing and irregularly shaped posteriorly; aedeagus consisting of two vertical columns, a short proximal one and a longer distal one, apically divided into two finger-like lobes. Xth segment with a pair of unusually long, narrow, curved processes arising from the base (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 [137]
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) |