Oecanthus fultoni Walker, 1962

Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Material examined.

Pakistan, Sindh Prov. • 1♀; Riffat; 16 Aug. 2020; Umerkot 25.3549°N, 69.7376°E .

Description.

Large size. Colouration light pale green to yellowish (Fig. 1T). Head short, narrow with dark brown ocelli (Fig. 3I). Pronotum flat, concave posteriorly (Fig. 5J). Elytra, transparent, extending to 2/3 of abdomen. Wings rounded, broad, with condensed irregular veins (Fig. 10G). Legs same colour as body. Femora long, thin, slightly wider at anterior and compressed at posterior. Posterior tibia thin, slender, armed with 21 external and three medio-internal spines (Fig. 7F). Abdomen pale yellowish. Ovipositor short. Cerci long with pointed ends (Fig. 1T).

Female: LH 1.96 (mm), LP 2.73 (mm), LT 14 (mm), LF 3.57 (mm), LT 3.85 (mm), TBL 22 (mm).

Ecology.

Oecanthus fultoni is a new record from Umerkot, Desert Thar, Pakistan. This species is reported from Cynadon dactylon (common lawn grasses) surrounded by wild plants.

Global distribution.

Ohio, Franklin, New Jersey, Washington, Pakistan (Cigliano et al. 2020).

Remarks.

Walker and Gurney (1967) observed differences between populations of this species from the coasts of western and eastern USA showing that O. fultoni displays variations in the structure of the metanotal gland.