Cercotingis namadgi Shofner and Cassis, 2024

Shofner, Ryan & Cassis, Gerasimos, 2024, 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, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 200 (2), pp. 360-425 : 393-395

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad080
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11277961
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scientific name	Cercotingis namadgi Shofner and Cassis
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Cercotingis namadgi Shofner and Cassis sp. nov.

( Figs 6I, J View Figure 6 , 7I, J View Figure 7 , 9 View Figure 9 , 12 View Figure 12 )

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Type material

Holotype: AUSTRALIA: Australian Capital Territory: Namadgi National Park, 2 km N of Glendale Depot on Boboyan Rd , 35.67207°S 148.99905°E, 862 m, 13 Dec 2013, G. Cassis and J. Karras, Hakea microcarpa R.Br. ( Proteaceae ), det. Neville Walsh RBGV, 1 ♂ (UNSW_ ENT 00046235 ) (ANIC). GoogleMaps

Paratypes: AUSTRALIA: Australian Capital Territory: Namadgi National Park , 2 km N of Glendale Depot on Boboyan Rd, 35.67207°S 148.99905°E, 862 m, 13 Dec 2013, G. Cassis and J. Karras, Hakea microcarpa R.Br. ( Proteaceae ), det. Neville Walsh RBGV, 5 ♂ ( UNSW _ ENT 00046232 View Materials - UNSW _ ENT 00046234 View Materials , UNSW _ ENT 00046236 View Materials , UNSW _ ENT 00046237 View Materials ), 3 ♀ ( UNSW _ ENT 00046238 View Materials - UNSW _ ENT 00046240 View Materials ) ( ANIC) GoogleMaps . Namadgi National Park, 5.2 km N of jnct of Yaouk Rd and Boboyan Rd on Boboyan Rd , 35.88703°S 148.9857°E, 1206 m, 09 Dec 2013, G. Cassis and J. Karras, Hakea microcarpa R.Br. ( Proteaceae ), det. Neville Walsh RBGV, 4 ♂ ( UNSW _ ENT 00046243 View Materials - UNSW _ ENT 00046246 View Materials ), 8 ♀ ( UNSW _ ENT 00046247 View Materials - UNSW _ ENT 00046254 View Materials ) ( UNSW) GoogleMaps . Namadgi National Park , c. 5 km W of Orroral Gate on Cotter Hut Rd, 35.61382°S 148.91842°E, 1151 m, 10 Dec 2013, G. Cassis and J. Karras, Hakea microcarpa R.Br. ( Proteaceae ), det. Neville Walsh RBGV, 1 ♂ ( UNSW _ ENT 00046241 View Materials ), 1 ♀ ( UNSW _ ENT 00046242 View Materials ) ( AM) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis: Cercotingis namadgi is recognized by the following combination of characters: anterior margin of collum straight or slightly curved posteriorly; lateral margin of paranota adpressed to pronotal disc, paranotal areolae laterad to pronotal disc obscured and not visible from dorsal view; anterior one-quarter of costal area biseriate; metasternal carinae straight, parallel, width between metasternal carinae equal to width between mesosternal carinae.

Male: Macropterous; 3.59 ± 0.13 mm (N = 10) ( Table 3 View Table 3 ). COLORATION. Brown to dark brown. Head: reddish brown; medial spine reddish brown, frontal and occipital spines golden-brown to brown; bucculae straw-coloured, clypeus dark reddish brown, genae dark reddish brown; eyes black to reddish-black. Antennae: AI–AII dark brown, AIII dark brown proximally, lightening to golden-brown distally, AIV dark brown to black. Labium: golden-brown, LIV black. Pronotum: disc dark brown, blackish laterally at the humeral angles, straw-coloured on posterior projection; calli dark reddish brown; collum brown, paranota brown, darkening to dark brown adjacent to the humeral angles, areolae translucent; lateral carinae straw-coloured to brown anteriorly, brown across disc, straw-coloured posteriorly; medial carina brown, with black macula at apex of disc, straw-coloured on the posterior projection. Thoracic pleura and sterna: proepisternum golden-brown anteriorly, dark reddish brown posteriorly, proepimeron and supracoxal lobes golden-brown; mesepisternum mostly dark reddish brown, mesepimeron and supracoxal lobes golden-brown; metepisternum golden-brown; peritreme of metathoracic gland golden-brown; prosternum and mesosternum dark reddish brown, metasternum golden-brown; sternal carinae straw-coloured. Hemelytra: discoidal area straw-coloured anteriorly, light brown to brown posteriorly; costal and subcostal areas light brown to brown; cubitus vein with two dark brown bands; R + M vein light brown to brown, with occasional dark brown bands. Legs: tarsi dark brown, tarsal claws golden-brown; tibiae golden-brown, occasionally dark brown proximally; femora dark brown; trochanter golden-brown; coxae black. Abdominal venter: golden-brown; abdominal sterna mostly golden-brown, darkening dorsally, sternites IV–VIII with dark brown band across width; spiracles dark brown; pygophore golden-brown darkening to dark brown posteriorly. VESTITURE. Head: white arcuate decumbent setae in bands from antenniferous tubercles to occipital spines and from frontal spines along either side of medial spine to back of head; bucculae with short white setae; dense globules of wax covering bucculae, gena, frons, encircling eye and from frons to apex. Occipital and medial spines with white decumbent setae. Antennae: AI–AIII with white to straw-coloured decumbent setae, AIV with straw-coloured semi-erect to erect aciculate setae; distal ends of AII and AIII with dense ring of microtrichia. Pronotum: anterior margin glabrous, rarely with short setae; paranotal margins, medial and lateral carinae, and disc with short scale-like setae; disc with numerous punctures with six to eight triangular tuberculate processes distributed evenly around internal rim; calli with short white to golden-brown setae, globules of wax often covering calli. Thoracic pleura and sterna: anterior portion of proepisternum, proepimeron, posterior portion of mesepisternum, mesepimeron, and metepisternum with moderate distribution of short white setae and tubercle-lined punctures as on pronotal disc; anterior portion of pro- and mesepisternum glabrous; sternal carinae with sparse distribution of arcuate setae; all surfaces covered with globules of wax, propluron heavily coated with wax. Legs: coxae to tibiae with white short setae; ventral surface of tarsi with semi-erect aciculate setae; coxae covered with wax. Hemelytra: costal margins glabrous or rarely sparsely covered with short setae; subcostal, discoidal, and sutural area veins glabrous; cuboidal and R + M veins with sparse distribution of white to straw-coloured short setae. Abdominal venter: moderate distribution of decumbent arcuate setae, with white wax coating entire abdomen. STRUCTURE. Head: spines rounded apically; frontal spines upright, parallel or convergent distally, less than half the length of AI; medial spine conical, stout, length slightly exceeding that of frontal spines, width about one-half of length; occipital spines straight, entirely protruding beyond collum or with only base of spine hidden. Antennae: AI and AII short, AI 2× longer than AII; AIII longer than the pronotal width across humeral angles, AIV weakly clavate. Labium: moderate length, exceeding anterior margin of metasternum. Pronotum: strongly convex; collum apex inflated to subglobose, height one-half of disc; medial and lateral carinae raised, uniseriate; medial and lateral carinae equal thickness, lateral carinae slightly divaricating; paranota curved, adpressed to disc medially, upturned and erect posteriorly, two to three areolae wide, exceeding height of hemelytra, one-half height of disc. Thoracic sterna: mesosternal and metasternal carinae elevated, uniseriate, areolae rectangular; mesosternal carinae straight, parallel, metasternal carinae curved, convergent posteriorly. Legs: legs thin; femora tapered proximally. Thoracic pleura: peritreme large, loop-like, strongly depressed medially, with dorsal extension reaching hemelytral margin. Hemelytra: areolae small and uniform size in discoidal and subcostal areas; sutural area areolae similar to discoidal area proximally, increasing in size 4× to 5× distally; costal area areolae large, rectangular; costal area biseriate anteriorly, uniseriate for posterior three-quarters, subcostal area mostly biseriate, discoidal area increasing from one to six areolae wide, sutural area one to eight areolae wide. Male genitalia: pygophore ( Fig. 12A, B View Figure 12 ); parameres ( Fig. 12C–E View Figure 12 ); aedeagus with U-shaped dorsal plate ( Fig. 12F View Figure 12 ); endosomal membrane mostly lacking spinules, very minute when present ( Fig. 12F–H View Figure 12 ); pair of elongate, medium-sized, spinulate endosomal lobal sclerites ( Fig. 12F—H View Figure 12 ).

Female: Macropterous; 3.92 ± 0.11 (N = 10) ( Table 3 View Table 3 ). COLORATION. Overall lighter than male with more pronounced patterning, straw-coloured to golden-brown. VESTITURE. As in male. STRUCTURE. As in male.

Plant associations: Recorded from Hakea microcarpa , 23 specimens ( Proteaceae ).

Distribution: Known from Namadgi National Park in the Australian Capital Territory ( Fig. 10 View Figure 10 ).

Etymology: Named for Namadgi National Park, the only location from which this species is currently known. Namadgi is a local Aboriginal name for the mountains of the Brindabella Range in the southern Australian Capital Territory and bordering New South Wales.

Remarks: Cercotingis namadgi is closely related to C. croajingolong and shares many characters; but C. namadgi is distinguishable by shorter frontal, medial, and occipital spines, adpressed paranota (vs. free on C. croajingolong ), shorter medial carina on the pronotum, smaller costal area areolae, and U-shaped dorsal plate on the aedeagus (vs. Y-shaped on C. croajingolong ).