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Subfamily Deltocephalinae: Tribe Stenometopiini

Stirellus fatigandus (Kirkaldy)

The group of leafhoppers that are grouped together as the Stenometopiini are linked together on the basis of a strong similarity in the structures of the male genitalia. The pygofer is triangularly produced and the aedeagus is strongly recurved and attenuated to form a long undulating filamentous structure reaching back beyond the basal attachment of the aedeagus (see Methods for technique to examine genitalia)

Most (but not all) of the species have the head produced forwards in front of the eyes and many (but not all) have both a brachypterous and a macropterous form, although the female ovipositor extends well beyond the apices of the tegmina even in the macropterous form.

Hodoedocus bunyensis (Evans)

An unusual species that keys out here is the bizarre Hodoedocus bunyensis (Evans) characterised by an elongate, almost parallel-sided vertex, deep longitudinal keel at the front of the head and short truncate tegmina. The species is recorded in North Queensland and New Guinea.

Species of Stenometopiini known to occur in Australia and New Guinea

Genus Anemolua Kirkaldy

Anemolua Kirkaldy 1906: 329

Anemolua hanuala Kirkaldy

Anemolua hanuala Kirkaldy 1906: 329

Qld, NT

[NT update: 25.vii.2011]

Genus Giffardia Kirkaldy

Giffardia Kirkaldy 1906: 336

Giffardia dolichocephala Kirkaldy

Giffardia dolichocephala Kirkaldy 1906:: 336

Known hosts: grasses (Poaceae) (Kirkaldy 1906:)

Qld, PNG

Genus Hodoedocus Jacobi

Hodoedocus Jacobi 1910: 126
Stenometopius Matsumura 1914: 217, syn. by Linnavuori & DeLong 1978: 208
Acurhinus Osborn 1920: 158, syn. by Linnavuori & DeLong 1978: 208
Afrolimnus Evans 1955: 38, syn. by Linnavuori & DeLong 1978: 208
Hododoecus Linnavuori & DeLong 1978: 208, misspelling of Hododoecus, syn. by Oman, Knight & Nielson 1990: 218

Hodoedocus bunyensis (Evans)

Stenometopius bunyensis Evans 1966: 150
Hododoecus [sic] bunyensis (Evans), Webb and Godoy 1993: 424

Qld, NSW, PNG

[NSW update: 26.vii.2011]

Genus Stirellus Osborn & Ball

Stirellus Osborn & Ball 1902: 250
Doratulina Melichar 1903: 198, syn. by Emeljanov 1962: 10
Anemochrea Kirkaldy 1906: 329, syn. by Emeljanov 1962: 10
Phrynophyes Kirkaldy 1906: 327, syn. by Emeljanov 1962: 10
Arya Distant 1908b: 338, syn. by Emeljanov 1962: 10
Allectus Distant 1918: 75, syn. by Vilbaste 1965: 10
Bituitus Distant 1918: 70, syn. by Emeljanov 1962: 10
Campbellinella Distant 1918: 69, syn. by Emeljanov 1962: 10
Galerius Distant 1918: 78, syn. by Vilbaste 1965: 10
Nandidrug Distant 1918: 74, syn. by Emeljanov 1962: 10
Paivanana Distant 1918: 95, syn. by Emeljanov 1962: 10
Paternus Distant 1918: 71, syn. by Emeljanov 1962: 10
Trebellius Distant 1918: 72, syn. by Emeljanov 1962: 10
Volusenus Distant 1918: 72, syn. by Emeljanov 1962: 10
Bella Singh Pruthi 1930: 44, syn. by Emeljanov 1962: 10
Penestirellus Beamer & Tuthill 1934: 21, syn. by Linnavuori 1959: 319
Sunda Singh Pruthi 1936: 112, syn. by Emeljanov 1962: 10
Pseudaconura Linnavuori 1952: 182, syn. by Emeljanov 1962: 10
Umesaona Ishihara 1961: 246, syn. by Emeljanov 1962: 10

Stirellus fatigandus (Kirkaldy)

Phrynomorphus fatigandus Kirkaldy 1906: 327
Phrynophyes phrynophyes Kirkaldy 1906: 327, syn. by Fletcher and Condello 1993: 55
Phrynophyes kirkaldyi Evans 1938a: 15, syn. by Fletcher and Condello 1993: 55
Campbellinella fatigandus (Kirkaldy), Evans 1966: 233
Stirellus fatigandus (Kirkaldy), Fletcher and Condello 1993: 55

[Update 9.iii.2000: type photos and synonym list added]

Qld, NSW, Tas,
China, Japan, Formosa

Stirellus mitis (Kirkaldy)

Anemochrea mitis Kirkaldy 1906:: 330
Stirellus mitis (Kirkaldy), Day and Fletcher 1994: 1200

NSW

Stirellus petfordensis Duan, Zhang & Dietrich

Stirellus petfordensis Duan, Zhang and Dietrich 2019: 236

[Update: added 29.v.2019]

Qld

Two undescribed species of Stirellus are known, one from NE Western Australia and one from Cape York Peninsula, Qld.