Subfamily Tartessinae: Tribe Tartessini
Tartessine nymph
The Tartessini are small to medium sized leafhoppers with a distinctly heart-shaped pronotum and the appendix usually extending around the apex of the tegmen. Although primarily Australia, the subfamily is well represented in New Guinea with sparse representation in Asian countries from the Philippines to India and in Micronesia. The Australian fauna was revised by Faith Evans (1981) who discussed some of the plant associations and provided a key to genera. Although there are some distinctively patterned species, most tartessines require an examination of the male genitalia to be identified (see METHODS for technique).
Jones & Deitz (2009) transferred the tribes Stenocotini and Thymbrini from the subfamily Ledrinae to the Tartessinae and changed the status of the previously recognised Tartessinae (sensu F. Evans 1981) to Tribe Tartessini.
- Species of Tartessini known to occur in Australia
- Species of Tartessinae known to occur in eastern Indonesia and New Guinea
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Species of Tartessini known to occur in Australia
Genus Alotartessella F. EvansAlotartessella F. Evans 1981: 150 |
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Alotartessella campbelli (Evans) Tartessella campbelli Evans 1937b:
57 |
NT, WA |
Genus Alotartessus F. EvansAlotartessus F. Evans 1981: 124 |
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Alotartessus iambe (Kirkaldy) Tartessus iambe Kirkaldy 1907:
46 |
NSW, ACT, Qld, Vic [Vic update: 30.viii.2010] |
Genus Austrotartessus F. EvansAustrotartessus F. Evans 1981: 140 |
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Austrotartessus flavobrunneus F. Evans Austrotartessus flavobrunneus F. Evans 1981: 145 |
Qld |
Austrotartessus flavus (Evans) Tartessus flavus Evans 1942a:
156 |
WA |
Austrotartessus hattonensis F. Evans Austrotartessus hattonensis F. Evans 1981: 143 [update: image added 16.xii.2011] |
Qld |
Austrotartessus ianassa (Kirkaldy) Tartessus ianassa Kirkaldy 1907:
47 [update: image added 16.xii.2011] |
Qld, NSW, PNG |
Austrotartessus iokaste (Kirkaldy) Tartessus iokaste Kirkaldy 1907:
48 |
Qld |
Austrotartessus issa (Kirkaldy) Tartessus issa Kirkaldy 1907:
45 |
Qld |
Austrotartessus monteithi F. Evans Austrotartessus monteithi F. Evans 1981: 141 Known hosts: Aegiceras corniculatum (Myrsinaceae) |
Qld |
Austrotartessus muiri F. Evans Austrotartessus muiri F. Evans 1981: 143 |
Qld |
Austrotartessus numinus F. Evans Austrotartessus numinus F. Evans 1981: 144 |
Qld |
Austrotartessus rubrivenosus (Evans) Tartessus rubrivenosus Evans 1942a:
156 |
WA |
Austrotartessus sedlaceki F. Evans Austrotartessus sedlaceki F. Evans 1981: 141 |
Qld |
Genus Borditartessus F. EvansBorditartessus F. Evans 1981: 145 |
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Borditartessus casulaensis F. Evans Borditartessus casulaensis F. Evans 1981: 146 Note: Stevens (1990b) provides a description of the female of this species. |
NSW, Qld |
Borditartessus latus (Evans) Tartessus latus Evans 1942a:
156 |
WA |
Genus Brunotartessus F. EvansBrunotartessus F. Evans 1981: 130 |
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Brunotartessus cunnamullensis F. Evans Brunotartessus cunnamullensis F. Evans 1981: 131 [update: image added 23.xii.2011] |
Qld, NT |
Brunotartessus darwinensis F. Evans Brunotartessus darwinensis F. Evans 1981: 131 [update: image added 23.xii.2011] |
NT, WA, Qld [WA, Qld update: 23.xii.2011] |
Brunotartessus eldoensis F. Evans Brunotartessus eldoensis F. Evans 1981: 131 Known hosts: Ampelocissus sp.(Vitaceae) [update: 4.x.2000] |
NT |
Brunotartessus fulvus (Walker) Bythoscopus fulvus Walker 1851:
866 Known hosts: Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) (Kirkaldy 1906) |
widespread in Australia |
Brunotartessus ianthe (Kirkaldy) Tartessus ianthe Kirkaldy 1907:
47 |
Qld, NSW, WA [NSW, WA update: 10.i.2012] |
Brunotartessus weiri F. Evans Brunotartessus weiri F. Evans 1981: 132 [update: image added 10.i.2012] |
NT, WA [WA update: 10.i.2012] |
Genus Bulotartessus F. EvansBulotartessus F. Evans 1981: 134 |
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Bulotartessus ambiguus F. Evans Bulotartessus ambiguus F. Evans 1981: 135 [update: image added 10.i.2012] |
Qld |
Bulotartessus cooloolensis F. Evans Bulotartessus cooloolensis F. Evans 1981: 135 [update: image added 10.i.2012] |
Qld |
Genus Distantessus F. EvansDistantessus F. Evans 1981: 137 |
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Distantessus iphis (Kirkaldy) Tartessus iphis Kirkaldy 1907:
45 [update: image added 11.i.2012] |
Qld, PNG |
Genus Dorrotartessus F. EvansDorrotartessus F. Evans 1981: 123 |
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Dorrotartessus dorrigensis F. Evans Dorrotartessus dorrigensis F. Evans 1981: 123 |
NSW |
Genus Eutartessus F. EvansEutartessus F. Evans 1981: 146 |
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Eutartessus aesi F. Evans Eutartessus aesi F. Evans 1981: 148 [update: image added 11.i.2012] |
Qld |
Eutartessus brooksi F. Evans Eutartessus brooksi F. Evans 1981: 150 [update: image added 11.i.2012] |
Qld |
Eutartessus brunensis F. Evans Eutartessus brunensis F. Evans 1981: 148 [update: image added 11.i.2012] |
Qld |
Eutartessus cantrelli F. Evans Eutartessus cantrelli F. Evans 1981: 148 [update: image added 11.i.2012] |
Qld, NSW |
Eutartessus gressitti F. Evans Eutartessus gressitti F. Evans 1981: 148 |
Qld, NSW |
Eutartessus whiamensis F. Evans Eutartessus whiamensis F. Evans 1981: 148 |
NSW |
Genus Furcatartessus F. EvansFurcatartessus F. Evans 1981: 138 |
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Furcatartessus waiwerensis F. Evans Furcatartessus waiwerensis F. Evans 1981: 138 [update: image added 17.i.2012] |
NSW |
Genus Kaltitartessus F. EvansKaltitartessus F. Evans 1981: 135 |
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Kaltitartessus anomalus F. Evans Kaltitartessus anomalus F. Evans 1981: 137 |
Qld |
Kaltitartessus mouldsi F. Evans Kaltitartessus mouldsi F. Evans 1981: 135 |
Qld |
Genus Microtartessus F. EvansMicrotartessus F. Evans 1981: 123 |
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Microtartessus idyia (Kirkaldy) Tartessus idyia Kirkaldy 1907:
44 Note: Stevens (1990b) provides a description
of the female of this species. |
Qld |
Microtartessus kurandae F. Evans Microtartessus kurandae F. Evans 1981: 123 [update: image added 20.i.2012] |
Qld |
Genus Neotartessus F. EvansNeotartessus F. Evans 1981: 126 |
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Neotartessus flavipes (Spångberg) Tartessus flavipes Spångberg 1878: 4 [update: images of live specimens added 14.x.2011] |
Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas |
Neotartessus fumus (Evans) Tartessus fumus Evans 1942a:
155 [update: image added 20.i.2012] |
WA, NSW [NSW update: 20.i.2012] |
Neotartessus ianiera (Kirkaldy) Tartessus ianiera Kirkaldy 1907:
48 [update: image added 20.i.2012] |
NSW |
Neotartessus mundarensis (Evans) Tartessus mundarensis Evans 1942a: 155 [update: image added 20.i.2012] |
WA, SA [SA update: 20.i.2012] |
Neotartessus pallidus (Evans) Tartessus pallidus Evans 1937b:
54 [update: image added 20.i.2012] |
NSW, Qld, Vic [Qld, Vic update: 20.i.2012] |
Neotartessus parvus (Evans) Tartessus parvus Evans 1966:
198 [update: image added 20.i.2012] |
WA |
Genus Newmaniana EvansEuprora Evans 1938a: 9, preoccupied by Euprora Busck 1906 (Lepidoptera) |
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Newmaniana mullensis (Evans) Euprora mullensis Evans 1938a: 10 Known hosts: Acacia (Mimosaceae) (Evans 1966:
201) |
WA, Vic, NT, Qld [NT update: 22.xii.2005; Qld update: 24.i.2012] |
Newmaniana queenslandensis (Evans) Stenotartessus queenslandensis Evans 1966: 201 Note: The NSW record comes from a specimen from Mootwingee Historic Site in ASCU. |
Qld, NSW |
Genus Nigritartessus F. EvansNigritartessus F. Evans 1981: 137 |
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Nigritartessus henriettensis F. Evans Nigritartessus henriettensis F. Evans 1981: 137 [update: image added 24.i.2012] |
Qld |
Genus Plexitartessus F. EvansPlexitartessus F. Evans 1981: 151 |
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Plexitartessus extremus F. Evans Plexitartessus extremus F. Evans 1981: 152 [update: image added 24.i.2012] |
Qld, NSW [NSW update: 24.i.2012] |
Plexitartessus hambledonensis F. Evans Plexitartessus hambledonensis F. Evans 1981: 152 |
Qld |
Plexitartessus itonias (Kirkaldy) Tartessus itonias Kirkaldy 1907: 44 [update: image added 24.i.2012] |
Qld |
Plexitartessus macalpinei F. Evans Plexitartessus macalpinei F. Evans 1981: 152 |
Qld |
Plexitartessus pulchellus (Spångberg) Tartessus pulchellus Spångberg 1878: 10 [update: image added 24.i.2012] |
Qld |
Plexitartessus smithersi F. Evans Plexitartessus smithersi F. Evans 1981: 152 |
Qld |
Genus Protartessus F. EvansProtartessus F. Evans 1981: 138 |
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Protartessus australis (Walker) Bythoscopus australis Walker 1851:
872 [update: image added 25.i.2012] |
WA [WA update: 25.i.2012] |
Protartessus drummondi F. Evans Protartessus drummondi F. Evans 1981: 140 |
Qld, NT [NT update: 25.i.2012] |
Protartessus nynganensis F. Evans Protartessus nynganensis F. Evans 1981: 140 [update: image added 25.i.2012] |
NSW, Qld [Qld update: 25.i.2012] |
Protartessus occidentalis (Jacobi) Tartessus occidentalis Jacobi 1909:
342 Note: Day and Fletcher (1994) suggested that the holotype female may have been in NRS but the specimen is in ZMHB. |
WA |
Protartessus spinosus (Evans) Tartessus spinosus Evans 1937b:
55 Known hosts: Anthocercis littorea (Solanaceae) (Evans 1937b) |
WA |
Protartessus wallacei F. Evans Protartessus wallacei F. Evans 1981: 140 Note: The specimen illustrated is a male from the J.W. Evans collection from the Millstream area in the Pilbara region of WA. The specimen bears a "paratype" label but there was no reference to paratypes in the original description which only gave details of the holotype with the type locality as "Western Australia: Coastal Highway, S. Cape Crossing". It is uncertain if this is a named locality or just a description of the locality. The Coastal Highway in WA is more than 1300km in length. |
WA |
Protartessus woodwardi F. Evans Protartessus woodwardi F. Evans 1981: 138 |
NT |
Genus Spanotartessus F. EvansSpanotartessus F. Evans 1981: 128 |
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Spanotartessus evansi (Metcalf) Tartessus obscurus Evans 1937b:
54, preoccupied by Tartessus obscurus Schmidt 1920 |
Qld, NSW |
Spanotartessus montanus F. Evans Spanotartessus montanus F. Evans 1981: 130 [update: image added 27.i.2012] |
NSW |
Genus Tartessella EvansTartessella Evans 1937b: 56 |
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Tartessella attenuata Evans Tartessella attenuata Evans 1937b: 56 |
WA, NT, Qld, NSW, Vic [NT, Qld, NSW, Vic update: 30.i.2012] |
Tartessella incompleta Evans Tartessella incompleta Evans 1937b: 57 [update: image added 27.i.2012] |
Qld, NT, WA, SA [NT, WA, SA update: 30.i. 2012] |
Tartessella rugosa (Evans) Tartessus rugosus Evans 1942a:
156 |
WA, Qld {Qld update: 1.ii.2001] |
Genus Tartessoides EvansTartessoides Evans 1937b: 55 |
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Tartessoides brunneus Evans Tartessoides brunneus Evans 1966: 200 [update: image added 27.i.2012] |
WA, NT [NT update: 30.i.2012] |
Tartessoides griseus Evans Tartessoides griseus Evans 1937b: 56 Note: This species is sexually dimorphic in the shape of the head (see images). Evans (1937b) noted in the genus description that the head was triangular in shape, when viewed from below, and Evans (1981) noted that head was narrowly produced in the female but neither author commented on the sexual dimorphism exhibited by the species. |
SA, NT, WA, Qld [Qld update: 30.i.2012] |
Genus Tenuitartessus F. EvansTenuitartessus F. Evans 1981: 132 |
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Tenuitartessus angelesi F. Evans Tenuitartessus angelesi F. Evans 1981: 133 [update: image added 27.i.2012] |
NT |
Tenuitartessus blundellensis (Evans) Tartessus blundellensis Evans 1937b:
55 |
NSW, ACT, Qld, Vic, SA Vic update: 30.viii.2010; SA update: 30.i.2012] |
Genus Unguitartessus F. EvansUnguitartessus F. Evans 1981: 124 |
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Unguitartessus cairnsensis F. Evans Unguitartessus cairnsensis F. Evans 1981: 124 [update: image added 27.i.2012] |
Qld |
Unguitartessus trispinus F. Evans Unguitartessus trispinus F. Evans 1981: 124 |
Qld |