Species Protartessus drummondi F. Evans, 1981
Protartessus drummondi F. Evans, adult.
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Species Protartessus drummondi F. Evans, 1981
Compiler and date details
25 January 2012 - Murray J. Fletcher
- Protartessus drummondi Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [140].
Type data:
Holotype QM ♂ (coll.: vi.1960, R. Drummond), 50 km S of Longreach, Queensland.
Introduction
This pale brown, mottled species is recorded from inland sites in western Queensland and in the Northern Territory.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD)
Ecological Descriptors
All stages: phloem feeder.
Diagnosis
Pale yellowish brown. Face, maxillary plates, lora, anteclyepus and postclypeus pale yellowish brown, frons lightly mottled with brown and vertex with black. Pronotum and scutellum pale brown. Tegmen vitreous; veins brown with white bars. Length ♂ 7 mm (Evans 1981).
Diagnosis References
Evans, F. 1981. The Tartessinae of Australia, New Guinea and some adjacent Islands (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects 23(1-2): 112-188 [140]
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) |