Phylogenetics and taxonomy of the Indo-Australian genus Ulonemia sensu Drake (Hemiptera: Tingidae), with the recognition of new genera and species collected from Proteaceae in Australia
Author
Shofner, Ryan
Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
r.shofner@unsw.edu.au
Author
Cassis, Gerasimos
Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
text
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
2024
2023-08-28
200
2
360
425
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad080
journal article
10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad080
0024-4082
11240237
E024A072-8083-4D91-BC40-A420D1280BEDC
Taxonomy of
Ulonemia
s.l.
The following taxon descriptions are restricted to the genera
Cercotingis
,
Proteatingis
, and
Ulonemia
; these taxa include species that are: (i) previously or were provisionally assigned to
Ulonemia
at the commencement of this study; (ii)
Proteaceae
specialists; and (iii) with at least one species with
Macadamia
F.Muell. (
Proteales
:
Proteaceae
) as a host. Comparison of
Ulonemia
specimens from western WA to the descriptions and type photographs of
U
.
mjobergi
and
U
.
plesia
revealed that the species are synonymous. As
U
.
mjobergi
is the older name, all specimens of
U
.
plesia
are transferred to that species.
The following abbreviations are used throughout: first antennal segment (AI); second antennal segment (AII); third antennal segment (AIII); fourth antennal segment (AIV); third labial segment (LIII); fourth labial segment (LIV).