A redescription of Yoyetta landsboroughi (Distant) and Y. tristrigata (Goding and Froggatt) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) and description of four new related species

NATHAN J. EMERY; DAVID L. EMERY; LINDSAY W. POPPLE

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3948.3.1

Issue: Vol. 3948 No. 3: 22 Apr. 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-04-22

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3948.3.1

Page range: 301–341

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**A redescription of Yoyetta landsboroughi (Distant) and Y. tristrigata (Goding and Froggatt) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) and description of four new related species**

NATHAN J. EMERY⁺⁻
DAVID L. EMERY⁺⁻
LINDSAY W. POPPLE⁺⁻

School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006.

Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006.

Biodiversity Assessment and Management, PO Box 1376, Cleveland, Queensland 4163.

Australia behaviour cicada Cicadidae distribution habitat morpho-taxonomy

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Abstract

This study provides redescriptions of two small cicada species, Yoyetta landsboroughi (Distant) and Y. tristrigata (Goding and Froggatt), from eastern Australia, based on a detailed morphological examination of available material. The status of Y. toowoombae (Distant) is re-examined and it is now formally recognised to be a junior synonym of Y. landsboroughi. Four new species of Yoyetta are described, also from eastern Australia. These are: Y. cumberlandi sp. nov., Y. fluviatilis sp. nov., Y. nigrimontana sp. nov., and Y. repetens sp. nov.. Within each species (re)description, sections on distinguishing features, distribution, habitat and behaviour, and calling song structures are described and illustrated where appropriate.