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Species of Subfamilies Mileewinae and Cicadellinae known to occur in eastern Indonesia and New Guinea

Note: In this list, "PNG" is used for the eastern half of New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) and "W. Papua" is used for the western half (formerly known as Irian Jaya, Irian Barat, West Irian and Dutch New Guinea). Use of "New Guinea" indicates that more precise distribution is not known for that species.

Tribe Mileewinae

Tettigonia albidula Walker

Tettigonia albidula Walker 1870: 305 

Note: The generic placement of this species was uncertain to Young (1986) but he placed it in the Mileewanini.

New Guinea

Archeguina alternata Young [update: added 18.viii.2008]

Archeguina alternata Young 1993: 230

PNG

Archeguina disparata Young [update: added 18.viii.2008]

Archeguina disparata Young 1993: 237

[update: image added 11.iv.2014]

PNG

Archeguina interstincta Young [update: added 18.viii.2008]

Archeguina interstincta Young 1993: 235

Known host: Saccharum officinale (Poaceae) (specimens in ASCU)

PNG

Archeguina melanota Young [update: added 18.viii.2008]

Archeguina melanota Young 1993: 232

PNG

Archeguina spatulata Young [update: added 18.viii.2008]

Archeguina spatulata Young 1993: 232

PNG


 

Tribe Cicadellini 

 

Arragsia basalaris Young

Arragsia basalaris Young 1986: 494

W. Papua

Arragsia brunnea Young

Arragsia brunnea Young 1986: 492

PNG

Arragsia carca Young

Arragsia carca Young 1986: 494

PNG

Arragsia clitellaria Young

Arragsia clitellaria Young 1986: 496

PNG

Arragsia parallela Young

Arragsia parallela Young 1986: 496

W. Papua

Ateloguina taeniola Young

Ateloguina taeniola Young 1986: 588

W. Papua

Bharata repulsa Melichar

Bharata repulsa Melichar 1926: 370 

Note: Metcalf (1965: 40) gives the distribution of this species as Dutch Guiana but Young (1986: 622) gives the lectotype locality as "Hollandia, New Guinea", now Sukarnapura, Irian Jaya

W. Papua

Bothrogonia addita (Walker)

Tettigonia addita Walker 1851: 737 
Tettigonia reducta Walker 1851: 739, synonymised by Young 1986: 208 
Tettigonia confinis Walker 1851: 745, synonymised by Young 1986: 208 
Bothrogonia eana Yang and Li 1980: 195, synonymised by Young 1986: 208 
Bothrogonia addita (Walker), Yang and Li 1980: pp?

Amboina, Indonesia, 
China, India, Thailand, Myan Mar, 
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, 
Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines

Breviguina apia Young

Breviguina apia Young 1986: 504

PNG

Breviguina garula Young

Breviguina garula Young 1986: 502

PNG

Breviguina garumpa Young

Breviguina garumpa Young 1986: 506

PNG

Breviguina pumila Young

Breviguina pumila Young 1986: 502

PNG

Breviguina slipia Young

Breviguina slipia Young 1986: 501

W. Papua, PNG

Castanoguina brundini Young

Castanoguina brundini Young 1986: 547

PNG

Castanoguina castanea Young

Castanoguina castanea Young 1986: 538

PNG

Castanoguina caudicula Young

Castanoguina caudicula Young 1986: 541

PNG

Castanoguina extua Young

Castanoguina extua Young 1986: 547

PNG

Castanoguina goilalana Young

Castanoguina goilalana Young 1986: 543

PNG

Castanoguina ribombera Young

Castanoguina ribombera Young 1986: 545

Papua

Cofana gelbata Young

Cofana gelbata Young 1986: 616

PNG

Cofana hoogstraali Young

Cofana hoogstraali Young 1979: 13

W. Papua, PNG

Cofana maai Young

Cofana maai Young 1979: 11

[update: image added 11.v.2012]

W. Papua, PNG

Cofana nigrilinea (Stål)

Tettigonia nigrilinea Stål 1870: 735 
Cofana nigrilinea (Stål), Young 1979: 7

Notes: Ghauri (1980) listed this species from carrots in PNG [update: 2.v.2008]

W. Papua, PNG, 
Taiwan, China, Vietnam, 
India, Malaysia, Singapore, 
Philippines, Guadalcanal

Cofana perkinsi (Kirkaldy)

Tettigonia perkinsi Kirkaldy 1906: 319 
Tettigonia koebelei Kirkaldy 1906: 319, synonymised by Evans 1966: 145 
Cicadella perkinsi (Kirkaldy), Evans 1966: 145 
Cofana perkinsi (Kirkaldy), Young 1979: 7

PNG, Australia

Cofana separata Young

Cofana separata Young 1979: 12

PNG

Cofana spectra (Distant)

Tettigonia albida Signoret 1853: 663, preoccuped by Tettigonia albida Walker (1851) 
Tettigoniella spectra Distant 1908b: 211, nom. nov. for Tettigonia albida Signoret (1853) 
Cicadella spectra (Distant), Evans 1966: 145 
Cofana spectra (Distant), Young 1979: 7 

Known hosts: rice, barley, wheat, sugarcane, sorghum (Young 1979)

W. Papua, PNG, 
Australia, 
Oriental region, 
Pacific region.

Cofana subvirescens (Stål)

Tettigonia subvirescens Stål 1870: 734 
Cofana subvirescens (Stål), Young 1979: 7

New Guinea, 
Indonesia, Philippines, 
Malaysia, Pakistan, China, 
Sri Lanka, Myan Mar, 
Vietnam, Thailand

Cofana unimaculata (Signoret)

Tettigonia unimaculata Signoret 1854: 26 
Tettigonia punctum Taschenberg 1884: 445, synonymised by Young 1979: 7 
Kolla mimica Distant 1908b: 225, synonymised by Young 1979: 7 
Kolla tripunctifrons Banks 1910: 51, synonymised by Young 1979: 8 
Tettigoniella differentialis Baker 1914: 420, synonymised by Young 1979: 7 
Tettigoniella hopinensis Distant 1918: 3, synonymised by Young 1979: 7 
Cofana unimaculata (Signoret), Young 1979: 7

W. Papua, Java, Malaysia, 
Singapore, China, India, 
Sri Lanka, Nepal, Taiwan, 
Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, 
Pakistan, Myan Mar, 
Philippines, Australia, Africa, 
Fiji, Guadalcanal

Colliguina giluweensis Young

Colliguina giluweensis Young 1986: 584

PNG

Conogonia hebetula Breddin

Conogonia hebetula Breddin 1903: 99

New Guinea

Conogonia placidula Breddin

Conogonia placidula Breddin 1903: 98

New Guinea

Conogonia sayeri (Distant)

Tettigonia maculicollis Walker 1870: 302, preoccupied by Tettigonia maculicollis Signoret 1855. 
Tettigonia sayeri Distant 1888: 488, nom. nov. for Tettigonia maculicollis Walker. 
Conogonia sayeri (Distant), Breddin 1903: 98

New Guinea

Conogonia trucidula Breddin

Conogonia trucidula Breddin 1903: 98

W. Papua

Conoguinula coeruleopennis (Fabricius)

Cicada coeruleopennis Fabricius 1803: 73 
Tettigonia lactea Signoret 1853: 663, synonymised by Young 1986: 536 
Tettigonia pasiphae Kirkaldy 1906: 320, synonymised by Young 1986: 536 
Tettigonia parthaon Kirkaldy 1906: 321, synonymised by Young 1986: 536 
Conoguinula coeruleopennis (Fabricius), Young 1986: 536

[update: image added 11.iv.2014]

New Guinea, 
Australia, 
Indonesia

Erythrogonia biroi Melichar

Erythrogonia biroi Melichar 1926: 393 
Note: This species was unknown to Young (1986)

New Guinea

Garguina incongrua Young

Garguina incongrua Young 1986: 592

PNG

Graptoguina brassi Young

Graptoguina brassi Young 1986: 562

PNG

Graptoguina grata Young

Graptoguina grata Young 1986: 559

W. Papua

Graptoguina inclinata Young

Graptoguina inclinata Young 1986: 560

PNG

Guineotetta distensa Young

Guineotetta distensa Young 1986: 595

PNG

Heteroguina bomberiensis Young

Heteroguina bomberiensis Young 1986: 566

W. Papua

Heteroguina brandti Young

Heteroguina brandti Young 1986: 569

W. Papua, PNG

Heteroguina cheesmanae Young

Heteroguina cheesmanae Young 1986: 565

W. Papua

Heteroguina wollastoni Young

Heteroguina wollastoni Young 1986: 568

W. Papua

Ishidaella opalinula (Jacobi)

Kolla opalinula Jacobi 1941: 301 
Ishidaella opalinula (Jacobi), Young 1986: 622 

Note: Young's placement of this species in Ishidaella was tentative only. Jacobi (1941: 302) described a variety of the species, also from Flores.

Flores

Kolla opalinula Jacobi

Kolla opalinula Jacobi 1941: 301

Flores

Kolla pallidula Jacobi

Kolla pallidula Jacobi 1941: 302

Sumbawa

Kolla paulula (Walker)

Tettigonia paulula Walker 1858a: 219 
Tettigonia kinbergi Stål 1859: 288, synonymised by Jacobi 1941: 300 
Tettigonia igniceps Walker 1870: 304, synonymised by Jacobi 1941: 300 
Kolla paulula (Walker), Jacobi 1941: 300

Flores, Java, Sumatra,
China, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, 
Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, 
Nepal, Myan Mar, India, Sri Lanka

Latiguina gressitti Young

Latiguina gressitti Young 1986: 579

W. Papua, PNG

Latiguina oribata Young

Latiguina oribata Young 1986: 573

Known host: Pipturus (Urticaceae) (Young 1986)
[update: image added 11.viii.2008]

PNG

Latiguina paulula Young

Latiguina paulula Young 1986: 582

W. Papua

Latiguina scopulifera Young

Latiguina scopulifera Young 1986: 580

W. Papua

Latiguina siranca Young

Latiguina siranca Young 1986: 576

[update: image added 11.viii.2008]

PNG

Melanguina bimaculata Young

Melanguina bimaculata Young 1986: 600

W. Papua

Melanguina diversa Young

Melanguina diversa Young 1986: 602

W. Papua

Melanguina dulpela Young

Melanguina dulpela Young 1986: 600

PNG

Melanguina finitima Young

Melanguina finitima Young 1986: 603

PNG

Melanguina kisima Young

Melanguina kisima Young 1986: 605

W. Papua

Melanguina lugentis Young

Melanguina lugentis Young 1986: 603

PNG

Moruloguina penthetria Young

Moruloguina penthetria Young 1986: 590

W. Papua

Nitidoguina asachimba Young

Nitidoguina asachimba Young 1986: 466

PNG

Nitidoguina atroclypeata Young

Nitidoguina atroclypeata Young 1986: 460

PNG

Nitidoguina calva Young

Nitidoguina calva Young 1986: 452

W. Papua, PNG

Nitidoguina giluweensis Young

Nitidoguina giluweensis Young 1986: 458

PNG

Nitidoguina gressitti Young

Nitidoguina gressitti Young 1986: 454

PNG

Nitidoguina intermedia Young

Nitidoguina intermedia Young 1986: 467

Note: The type locality for this species is given as "Bivach October" which might be Biviraka in the Central Range of PNG

New Guinea

Nitidoguina irianensis Young

Nitidoguina irianensis Young 1986: 461

W. Papua

Nitidoguina lororum Young

Nitidoguina lororum Young 1986: 457

PNG

Nitidoguina quatei Young

Nitidoguina quatei Young 1986: 456

PNG

Nitidoguina rectoidula Young

Nitidoguina rectoidula Young 1986: 467

PNG

Nitidoguina scutellata Young

  Nitidoguina scutellata Young 1986: 464

PNG

Nitidoguina sedlaceki Young

Nitidoguina sedlaceki Young 1986: 462

W. Papua, PNG

Nitidoguina wana Young

Nitidoguina wana Young 1986: 464

W. Papua

Paguinapua facialis Young

Paguinapua facialis Young 1986: 490

W. Papua

Paguinapua illota Young

Paguinapua illota Young 1986: 487

PNG

Paguinapua incana Young

Paguinapua incana Young 1986: 488

W. Papua, PNG

Paguinapua variata Young

Paguinapua variata Young 1986: 485

PNG

Pelaguina willeyi (Kirkaldy)

Tettigonia willeyi Kirkaldy 1905a: 333 
Pelaguina willeyi (Kirkaldy), Young 1986: 612

PNG

Resimaguina angularis Young

Resimaguina angularis Young 1986: 477

PNG

Resimaguina bergmani Young

Resimaguina bergmani Young 1986: 480

W. Papua

Resimaguina capitonis Young

Resimaguina capitonis Young 1986: 482

W. Papua

Resimaguina liemba Young

Resimaguina liemba Young 1986: 474

PNG

Resimaguina modesta Young

Resimaguina modesta Young 1986: 476

New Guinea

Resimaguina norma (Signoret)

Tettigonia norma Signoret 1853: 671 
Tettigonia vittifrons Walker 1870: 302, synonymised by Young 1986: 471 
Tettigoniella mitrata Distant 1908c: 140 
Resimaguina norma (Signoret), Young 1986: 471

PNG, 
Philippines, 
Malaysia?

Resimaguina saipa Young

Resimaguina saipa Young 1986: 472

PNG

Resimaguina sima Young

Resimaguina sima Young 1986: 475

PNG

Resimaguina sulla Young

Resimaguina sulla Young 1986: 478

W. Papua, PNG

Roguina bacchusi Young

Roguina bacchusi Young 1986: 527

PNG

Roguina defecta Young

Roguina defecta Young 1986: 527

W. Papua

Roguina delineata Young

Roguina delineata Young 1986: 524

W. Papua

Roguina suturalis Young

Roguina suturalis Young 1986: 522

PNG

Roguina tricornis Young

Roguina tricornis Young 1986: 525

PNG

Ronjpelana browni Young

Ronjpelana browni Young 1986: 517

PNG

Ronjpelana clissoldi Young

Ronjpelana clissoldi Young 1986: 519

PNG

Ronjpelana emarginata Young

Ronjpelana emarginata Young 1986: 514

W. Papua, PNG

Ronjpelana igatua Young

Ronjpelana igatua Young 1986: 510

W. Papua

Ronjpelana krombeini Young

Ronjpelana krombeini Young 1986: 508

W. Papua, PNG

Ronjpelana micheneri Young

Ronjpelana micheneri Young 1986: 513

W. Papua, PNG

Ronjpelana olsema Young

Ronjpelana olsema Young 1986: 519

PNG

Ronjpelana parva Young

Ronjpelana parva Young 1986: 515

W. Papua, PNG

Ronjpelana warisensis Young

Ronjpelana warisensis Young 1986: 512

Note: Young (1986) reported an anomalous male from the Torricelli Mts, PNG, that appeared to belong to this species

W. Papua

Sochinsogonia centrivittata (Breddin)

Tettigonia centrivittata Breddin 1899: 186 
Tettigoniella habilis Distant 1908b: 218, synonymised by Young 1986: 270 
Sochinsogonia centrivittata (Breddin), Young 1986: 270

Lombok, Sumatra, Java,  
India?

Sochinsogonia longa (Walker)

Tettigonia longa Walker 1851: 740 
Tettigonia titonii Signoret 1855: 783, synonymised by Young 1986: 271
Sochinsogonia longa (Walker), Young 1986: 271

Sulawesi, Philippines

Sphinctogonia comitatula Melichar

Sphinctogonia comitatula Melichar 1926: 357

Sulawesi

Sphinctogonia lineolata (Walker)

Tettigonia lineolata Walker 1857: 167 
Tettigonia guttivitta Walker 1870: 301, synonymised by Young 1986: 158 
Sphinctogonia lineolata (Walker), Distant 1908c: 144

Sulawesi, Malaysia

Sphinctogonia quincuncula Breddin

Sphinctogonia quincuncula Breddin 1901: 128

Sulawesi

Sphinctogonia servula Breddin

Sphinctogonia servula Breddin 1901: 129 
Sphinctogonia reginula Breddin 1901: 129, synonymised by Young 1986: 158

Sulawesi

Teloguina noara Young

Telogina noara Young 1986: 585

PNG

"Tettigella" montrouzieri Metcalf

Tettigonia flavescens Montrouzier 1855: 113, preoccupied by Tettigonia flavescens Fabricius (1794) 
Tettigella montrouzieri Metcalf 1955: 264, nom. nov. for Tettigonia flavescens Montrouzier. 

Note: This species was unknown to Young (1986) and its true generic affinities are unknown.

PNG (Woodlark I.)

"Tettigonia" ruficosta Walker

Tettigonia ruficosta Walker 1870: 302 
Note: Young (1986: 622) was unable to place this species into an appropriate genus.

Batjan I.

"Tettigonia" scutellaris Walker

Tettigonia scutellaris Walker 1870: 303 

Note: Young (1986: 623) was unable to place this species into an appropriate genus.

Batjan I.

"Tettigoniella" tamborensis Distant

Tettigoniella tamborensis Distant 1908c: 139 

Note: Young (1986: 623) was unable to place this species into an appropriate genus. It is congeneric with the following two species. Metcalf (1965: 249) listed the three species in Bothrogonia Melichar.

Sumbawa, Malaysia

"Tettigoniella" timorensis Distant

Tettigoniella timorensis Distant 1908c: 139 

Note: Young (1986: 623) was unable to place this species into an appropriate genus. It is congeneric with the preceding and following species. Metcalf (1965: 249) listed the three species in Bothrogonia Melichar.

Timor, Malaysia

"Tettigoniella" wetterensis Distant

Tettigoniella wetterensis Distant 1908c: 139 

Note: Young (1986: 623) was unable to place this species into an appropriate genus. It is congeneric with the preceding two species. Metcalf (1965: 249) listed the three species in Bothrogonia Melichar.

Timor, Malaysia
   

Trachyguina cretata Young

Trachyguina cretata Young 1986: 551

PNG

Trachyguina emplastra Young

Trachyguina emplastra Young 1986: 555

PNG

Trachyguina fimida Young

Trachyguina fimida Young 1986: 552

PNG

Trachyguina flebilis Young

Trachyguina flebilis Young 1986: 553

PNG

Trachyguina fordi Young

Trachyguina fordi Young 1986: 555

PNG

Tuguinana gressittorum Young

Tuguinana gressittorum Young 1986: 607

W. Papua, PNG

Unguinana diversa Young

Unguinana diversa Young 1986: 609

W. Papua, PNG
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