Punia, Moulds, 2012

Moulds, M. S., 2020, A revision of the Australian cicada genus Punia Moulds, 2012 (Cicadidae Cicadettinae: Cicadettini) with the description of four new species, Zootaxa 4860 (1), pp. 101-115 : 102

Key to species of Punia

Some teneral individuals (not fully coloured) may not key correctly and the male genitalia should be examined by dissection to confirm identification.

1. Body green or tending so........................................................... limpida sp.n. (green form)

- Body predominantly light yellowish brown, never with green.................................................. 2

2. Forewing venation (excluding costa) entirely brown or blackish................................................ 3

- Forewing venation on basal half (ignoring costa) partly or entirely very pale; brown or blackish on distal remainder....... 4

3. Male forewing less than 11 mm long (usually 10.8 mm or less), female less than 11.5 mm long (usually 11.2 or less); forewing vein CuA 1 divided by crossvein about equally; found only in Queensland .......................... queenslandica sp.n.

- Male forewing more than 11 mm long (usually 11.2 or more), female 12.3 mm or more long (usually 12.6 or more); forewing vein CuA 1 divided by crossvein so that proximal portion clearly shortest; found only in Western Australia and Northern Territory ......................................................................................... hyas sp.n.

4. Forewing with basal stem of vein M brown or blackish, vein CuA very pale or colourless............... minima (G. & F.)

- Forewing veins M and CuA both very pale................................................................. 5

5. Postclypeus almost entirely brown or mainly so except for a narrow pale border following ventral margin....... kolos sp.n.

- Postclypeus with brown pigmentation covering no more than half its surface, and always with a broad pale lateral border, never a narrow even border extending around entire length of ventral margin...................... limpida sp.n. (brown form)