Subfamily Deltocephalinae: Tribe Scaphoideini
Scaphoideus foshoi Fletcher
& Semeraro
The Scaphoideini are represented in Australia by three species of the genus Scaphoideus, nine of Diemoides and one each of Melanetettix and Thamnophryne which were transfered into the tribe by Zahniser & Dietrich (2013). All species of Scaphoideus are brightly marked, with black, orange and brown spots and stripes on a white background. Species of Diemoides are often marked with red or orange. The species of Melanetettix, which includes numerous species in New Guinea and Melanesia, are also distinctively marked with transverse bands of various colours across the front of the head and usually with round markings on the tegmen. Thamnophryne nysias is less distinctively marked. The tribe was regarded as a nomen nudum by Zahniser & Dietrich (2010) since it first appeared in a thesis. As a result, the genera which had been placed into the tribe were regarded as being unplaced to tribe. However, the thesis abstract was published as Oman (1943b) thereby validating the tribal name (Zahniser, pers. comm. 2011). The tribe was recharacterised by Zahniser & Dietrich (2013) who broadened its definition. [update: 4.vii.2013; 10.iv.2017]
- Species of Scaphoideini known to occur in Australia
- Species of Scaphoideini known to occur in eastern Indonesia and New Guinea
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Species of Scaphoideini known to occur in Australia
Genus Diemoides EvansDiemoides Evans 1938a: 13 Note: This genus was synonymised with Paralimnus Matsumura by Evans (1966) but reinstated by Day & Fletcher (1994). It was transferred from Paralimnini to Scaphoideini by Fletcher (2017). [update: 10.iv.2017] |
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Diemoides anomalus Fletcher Diemoides anomalus Fletcher 2017: 323. zoobank.org:act:39977428-965E-4D07-AA87-235BF53DD153 [update: 10.iv.2017] |
NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic |
Diemoides brunneus Fletcher Diemoides brunneus Fletcher 2017: 322. zoobank.org:act:433D4C19-A83F-4136-80CB-0F64890D8E95 [update: 10.iv.2017] |
Qld |
Diemoides chevron Fletcher Diemoides chevron Fletcher 2017: 320. zoobank.org:act:49F7E05E-E839-4D10-8E4D- 2B8B9FB8A281 [update: 10.iv.2017] |
NSW, Qld |
Diemoides linnavuorii Fletcher, Linnavuori's Leafhopper Diemoides linnavuorii Fletcher 2017: 318. zoobank.org:act:33B436F6-37C2-4CA5-A210- FE8F4DF3220E [update: 10.iv.2017] |
Qld |
Diemoides sagittatus Fletcher Diemoides sagittatus Fletcher 2017: 321. zoobank.org:act:3FF9DD22-D666-4ABC-BD8E-3EE3F7787730 [update: 10.iv.2017] |
NSW, Qld |
Diemoides smithersi Fletcher, Courtenay Smithers' Leafhopper Diemoides smithersi Fletcher 2017: 317. zoobank.org:act:C85F2EDE-47CC-496E-88A7- FFFB397EACA0 [update: 10.iv.2017] |
Qld |
Diemoides smithtoniensis Evans Diemoides smithtoniensis Evans 1938a: 13 |
NSW, Vic, Tas |
Diemoides storeyi Fletcher, Ross Storey's Leafhopper Diemoides storeyi Fletcher 2017: 323. zoobank.org:act:433D4C19-A83F-4136-80CB-0F64890D8E95 [update: 10.iv.2017] |
Qld |
Diemoides sueshephardae Fletcher, Sue Shephard's Leafhopper Diemoides sueshephardae Fletcher 2017: 319. zoobank.org:act:750ACF98-CC89-4CDB-AF3BAA8C961EDA5F [update: 10.iv.2017] |
Qld |
Genus Melanetettix Knight & FletcherMelanetettix Knight & Fletcher 2007: 200 Note: This genus was transferred from Deltocephalini to Scaphoideini by Zahniser & Dietrich (2013). [update: 4.vii.2013] |
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Melanetettix semeraroae Knight & Fletcher [update: added 22.v.2007] Melanotettix semeraroae Knight & Fletcher 2007: 204 |
Qld, PNG |
Genus Scaphoideus UhlerScaphoideus Uhler 1889: 33 |
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Scaphoideus foshoi Fletcher & Semeraro, Fosho's leafhopper Scaphoideus foshoi Fletcher and Semeraro 2001: 2 Note: Fletcher and Semeraro (2001) note that there is some variation
in the structure of the male genitalia between populations in SE Qld, N. Qld and NT but
these differences were not regarded as warranting species differentiation. Evans' (1966) illustration of "S. festivus" appears to be of S. foshoi. [update: added 27.ii.2001] |
Qld, NSW, ACT, NT, Vic [update: Vic added 30.viii.2010] |
Scaphoideus obscurus Fletcher & Semeraro Scaphoideus obscurus Fletcher and Semeraro 2001: 7 [update: added 27.ii.2001] |
Qld, NT, Vic [update: Vic added 30.viii.2010] |
Scaphoideus pristidens Kirkaldy Scaphoideus pristidens Kirkaldy 1906: 333; Fletcher and Semeraro 2001: 2 Note: Evans (1966) recorded this species from Australia as a junior synonym of S. festivus Matsumura (1902: 384) but this was a misidentification, S. festivus not occurring in Australia (Fletcher and Semeraro 2001). Evans' (1966) illustration of "S. festivus" appears to be of S. foshoi.[update: 27.ii.2001] |
N. Qld, WA, Vic [WA update: 12.i.2001; Vic added 30.viii.2010] |
Genus Thamnophryne KirkaldyThamnophryne Kirkaldy 1907: 61 |
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Thamnophryne nysias Kirkaldy Thamnophryne nysias Kirkaldy 1907: 61 |
NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic |