The Australian Pentastirini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae)
Löcker, Birgit
Fletcher, Murray J.
Larivière, Marie-Claude
Gurr, Geoff M.
Zootaxa
2006
2006-08-14
1290
1290
1
138
75GWN
Locker
Locker
2006
[264,583,1362,1388]
Insecta
Cixiidae
Ozoliarus
Animalia
Hemiptera
50
51
Arthropoda
species
bullocki
sp. nov.
( Figs 13E–H, 37A–H) Type material Holotype, ♂, AUSTRALIA, NT: 26 milesE of Timber Ck, 8.i.1986( M.S. & B.J. Moulds) ( ASCUHE025955), Paratypes, AUSTRALIA, NT: 2 ♂, same data as holotype ( ASCU), 1 ♂, Tindal, at light, 1.–20.xii.1967( W. Vestjens) ( ANIC), 1 ♂, 12 kmNNE of Borroloola, 15.58S 136.21E, 1.xi.1975( M.S. Upton) ( ANIC), 2 ♂, 46 kmSSW of Borroloola, 16.28S 136.09E, 28.x.1975( M.S. Upton) ( ANIC), 1 ♂, Surprise Ck, 45 kmSW by S of Borroloola, 16.23S 136.05E, 5.xi.1975( M.S. Upton) ( ANIC). EtymologyNamed in honour of the first author’s friends Ros and David Bullock. Colour Body mid to dark brown, carinae and pronotum paler; legs light to mid brown; forewing hyaline colourless with brown marks along crossveins and on apex of wing, veins light brown, tubercles dark (contrasting with veins), pterostigma mid to dark brown; abdominal sternites dark brown. Morphology Body length: ♂5.3–6.0 mm. Head: Vertex (total length) 1.5–1.9 times longer than wide; basal emargination obtusely angled or rectangular. Postclypeus with evanescent median carina. Rostrum surpassing hind coxae. Thorax: Hind margin of pronotum obtusely angled. Mesonotum with evanescent or welldeveloped carinae. Forewing 3.5–4.0 times longer than wide; costa with 10–19 tubercles; 9 apical cells. Male genitalia: Anal tube as in Figs 37F–H; pygophore and genital styles as in Figs 37D–E. Aedeagus ( Figs 37A–C): Phallotheca with a large hookshaped spine (a) directed ventrad arising ventrally below midlength; a short, flattened spine (b) ventral at midlength; and two medium sized spines (c, d) right lateral; and a very short spine (e) dorsal. Flagellum partly sclerotised, with a very long, basally strongly curved (rarely bifurcated) spine (A) ventral at base of flagellum; a shorter, rounded spine (B); and a large, bifurcated, flattened spine (C).
HE025955
1986-01-08
ASCU
M. S. & B. J. Moulds
Australia
Timber Ck
50
51
1
1
holotype
HE025955
1986-01-08
ASCU
M. S. & B. J. Moulds
Australia
Timber Ck
50
51
2
2
paratype
[378,1071,1597,1623]
1967-12-01
1967-12-20
1967-12-01
ANIC
W. Vestjens
Australia
Tindal
50
51
1
1
paratype
1975-11-01
ANIC
M. S. Upton
Australia
-15.58
Borroloola
771
136.21
50
51
1
1
paratype
1975-10-28
ANIC
M. S. Upton
Australia
-16.28
Borroloola
769
136.09
50
51
2
2
paratype
1975-11-05
ANIC
M. S. Upton
Australia
-16.23
Surprise Ck
769
136.05
50
51
1
1
paratype