Andes lamondensis 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 : 47-48

Andes lamondensis Löcker , sp. nov.

( Figs 2 A–C, 6)

Types. Holotype, ɗ, AUSTRALIA, Qld: Claudie River near Mt Lamond, ex malaise trap, 15.xii.1971 (D.K McAlpine, G.A. Holloway, D.P. Sands) (AMS K218693), Paratypes, AUSTRALIA, Qld: 1 Ψ, 3 km ENE Mt Tozer, 12.44S 143.14E, 28.vi.–4.vii.1986 (T. Weir & A. Calder) (ANIC), 1 ɗ, same data, ex malaise trap, (J.C. Cardale) (ANIC).

Etymology. This species is named after the type locality Claudie River near Mt Lamond in northern Queensland.

Colour. Vertex light or mid brown with two longitudinal, white stripes; frons mid or dark brown, lateral carinae paler, without dots; pronotum light brown; mesonotum light to mid brown; legs light brown; forewing hyaline, colourless, with transverse band (tb1) wide, mid to dark brown, extending to immediately basad of pterostigma, covering fork CuA1+CuA2 and terminating at CuP, forewing with transverse band (tb2) narrow, mid to dark brown, around basal cell reaching into clavus, forewing with mid or dark brown marks scattered across wing, apical half of wing with light brown patches; veins concolorous with cells, tubercles mid brown, pterostigma light brown; abdominal sternites light or mid brown.

Morphology. Body length: ɗ 5.6 mm, Ψ 6.1 mm.

Head: Vertex 0.8 x as long as wide. In lateral view, vertex and frons forming curve, head at junction of vertex and frons slightly or distinctly produced. Frons 3.0–3.2 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 distinctly surpassing hind coxae.

Thorax: Forewing 2.3–2.6 x longer than wide; CuA1+CuA2 forking 1/5–1/6 away from apex of clavus; costa with 16–17 tubercles. Hind leg: tibia with 6 small to medium sized lateral spines; 1st tarsomere with 8–9 apical teeth; 2nd tarsomere with 7–8 apical teeth and 2–3 very fine setae underneath row of apical teeth.

Male genitalia: Anal tube as in Figs 6 B–C; genital styles and ventromedian process as in Figs 6 D–E. Aedeagus ( Fig. 6A): phallotheca with long, wide cucullus, shaped as in Fig. 6A, lower rim of cucullus conspicuously serrated, in left lateral view straight, oblique ( Fig. 6A); flagellum unarmed; virga elongated, sinuate.

Remarks. The proportions and shape of the cucullus in combination with the conspicuously serrated rim of the cucullus are diagnostic for this species.

Figures

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