Macrosteles ossiannilssoni Lindberg, 1954

Macrosteles ossiannilssoni Lindberg, 1954: 237; Lindberg, 1961: 63

Macrosteles sexnotatus; Lindberg, 1941: 31 [identification error]

Cicadula fasciifrons; China, 1938: 46 [Identification error]

Distribution. Europe. MADEIRA: reported from many localities from the coast up to mountain slopes (Lindberg, 1941). PORTO SANTO: reported only from Serra de Dentro-Pico Juliana (Lindberg, 1961).

Habitat. Wet shores of streams with rich vegetation (Lindberg, 1961).

Remarks. Lindberg (1941) examined 15 specimens of Cicadula fasciifrons Stål from Wollaston’s collection, studied also by China (1938, p.46), and misidentified them as Macrosteles sexnotatus Fall. 1806 . Later, Lindberg (1961) stated that this material could belong either to M. ossianilssoni, to M. fascifrons or to M. ramosus (= quadricornis). Because M. ossiannilssoni was very common in Madeira, Lindberg considered this material as probably M. ossiannilssoni . M. fascifrons is known from Scandinavia and Siberia; therefore, its presence in Madeira is unlikely. This record should be further confirmed.