Andes moaensis Löcker, 2007

Löcker, Birgit, Fletcher, Murray J., Holzinger, Werner E. & Gurr, And Geoff M., 2007, Revision of the Australian Andini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) with a description of five new species, Zootaxa 1475, pp. 43-59 : 49-50

Andes moaensis Löcker , sp. nov.

( Figs 3 A–C, 8)

Types. Holotype, ɗ, AUSTRALIA, Qld: Moa Island, N.Qld, swept rainforest, 1.ii.1980 (S.F. McEvey) (ANIC), Paratypes, AUSTRALIA, Qld: 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ, Batavia Downs, 12.40S 142.40E, at light, 22.vii.1992 (P. Zborowski & E.S. Nielsen) (ANIC).

Etymology. This species is named after the type locality Moa Island in northern Queensland.

Colour. Vertex mid or dark brown with two longitudinal, white stripes; frons mid brown, lateral carinae paler, with distinct dark brown dots; pronotum and mesonotum light to mid brown; legs light brown; forewing hyaline, colourless, with transverse band (tb1) sometimes weakly developed, brown, extending to basad of pterostigma, covering fork CuA1+CuA2 and terminating at CuP, forewing with transverse band (tb2), sometimes weakly developed, narrow, brown, around basal cell reaching into clavus, forewing sometimes with brown marks scattered across wing, veins concolorous with cells, tubercles mid brown, pterostigma light brown; abdominal sternites mid brown.

Morphology. Body length: ɗ 5.4–5.5 mm, Ψ 6.5 mm.

Head: Vertex 0.5–0.6 x as long as wide. In lateral view, vertex and frons forming curve, head at junction of vertex and frons not produced. Frons 2.7–2.9 x longer than wide; median carina incomplete, covering 1/3 to 1/2 of length of frons; lateral carinae not extending laterally, not concealing base of antennae; median ocellus separated from frontoclypeal suture by less than its own diameter. Rostrum slightly or distinctly surpassing hind coxae.

Thorax: Forewing 2.6–2.7 x longer than wide; CuA1+CuA2 forking 1/3 away from apex of clavus; costa with 14–18 tubercles. Hind leg: tibia with 3 small to medium sized lateral spines; 1st tarsomere with 8 apical teeth; 2nd tarsomere with 8 apical teeth and 3 very fine setae underneath row of apical teeth.

Male genitalia: Anal tube as in Figs 8 B–C; genital styles and ventromedian process as in Figs 8 D–E. Aedeagus ( Fig. 8A ): phallotheca with long, very slender cucullus, shaped as in Fig. 8A , rim of cucullus smooth; phallotheca left lateral with a long, flattened ridge; flagellum unarmed; virga elongated, sinuate.

Remarks. Andes moaensis can be distinguished from all other Australian Andini by the combination of the frons with distinct dark brown dots and the phallotheca with a long flattened ridge.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Andes moaensis: A habitus; B, C head. A. turrondi: D, E head; F habitus. tb 1 = transverse band 1; tb 2 = transverse band 2.

FIGURE 8. A. moaensis: A aedeagus, left lateral; B, C anal tube; D, E genital styles. FIGURE 9. A. turrondi: A, B aedeagus, (A) left lateral (B) dorsal; C, D anal tube; E, F genital styles.