Emesopsis imbellis (Horvath)

Fig. 6

Hadrocranella imbellis Horvath, 1914: 648, fig. 8

Emesopsis imbellis: Wygodzinsky, 1966: 363, fig. 109

Material examined. AUSTRALIA: Queensland: 1 ɗ, West Claudie R., Iron Range, 12.45o S, 143.14o E, 50 m, 5–9 December 1985, G. Monteith, Rainforest, sieved litter.

Diagnosis. Diagnosed by the following combination of characters: forewing with a distinct dark circular spot near the apex of the discal cell (see Wygodzinsky 1966, fig. 109N); M and Cu becoming fused basal of discal cell forming a large triangular basal cell, large subquadrate subbasal cell present, R+M apical of discal cell weakly arched and distinctly branched; postocular region of head with tumid genal area; body length ca. 4.2 mm.

Distribution. Northern Queensland and New Guinea (Fig. 6).

Remarks. The unique colour pattern of the forewing makes this species easily recognized. Previously known only from New Guinea, this species is represented in Australia by a single specimen collected from sieved litter by G. Monteith.