Andes dossenus 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 : 46

Andes dossenus Löcker , sp. nov.

( Figs 1 A–C, 4)

Types. Holotype, ɗ, AUSTRALIA, Qld: 3 km ENE Mt Tozer, 12.44S 143.14E, 28.vi.–4.vii.1986 (T. Weir & A. Calder) (ANIC), Paratypes, AUSTRALIA, Qld: 3 ɗ, 5 Ψ, same data as holotype (ANIC), 1 ɗ, 2 Ψ, 9 km ENE of Mt Tozer, 12.43S 143.17E, Iron Range Nat. Park, malaise trap, 10.vii.1986 (D.C.F. Rentz) (ANIC), 2 ɗ, 2 miles NE Mt Lamond, Iron Range, N.Qld, ex malaise trap, 22.xii.1971 (D.K. McAlpine & G.A. Holloway) (AMS), 1 ɗ, Middle Claudie River, mv lamp, 29.vi.1982 (M.A. Schneider & G. Daniels) (UQIC), 3 ɗ, Middle Claudie River, Iron Range, N.Qld, 22.x.1974 (M.S. Moulds) (AMS), 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ, Claudie River, 1 mile W. Mt Lamond, 13.xii.1971 (AMS), 1 ɗ, Claudie River near Mt Lamond, N.Qld, 3.vi.1966 (D.K. McAlpine) (AMS), 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ, Gordon Creek, Iron Range, 1.5 km East Cook’s Hut, 12.43S 143.19E, N.Qld, swept in rainforest, 8.v.1981 (S.F. McEvey) (ANIC).

Etymology. The species name is the Latin word for clown and refers to the spotted colouring on the face.

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

Morphology. Body length: ɗ 3.8–4.7 mm, Ψ 4.8–5.7 mm.

Head: Vertex 0.5–0.8 x as long as wide. In lateral view, vertex and frons forming curve, head at junction of vertex and frons no more than slightly produced. Frons 2.6–3.7 x longer than wide; median carina incomplete, covering 1/4 to 1/2 of length of frons; lateral carinae no more than slightly extending laterally, no more than partly concealing base of antennae; median ocellus separated from frontoclypeal suture by no more than its own diameter. Rostrum distinctly surpassing hind coxae.

Thorax: Forewing 2.7 x longer than wide; CuA1+CuA2 forking 1/3–1/4 away from apex of clavus; costa with 11–16 tubercles. Hind leg: tibia with 2–4 small to medium sized lateral spines; 1st tarsomere with 7–9 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 4 D–E; genital styles and ventromedian process as in Figs 4 F–G. Aedeagus ( Figs 4 A–C): phallotheca with long, moderately wide cucullus, shaped as in Fig. 4 A, lower rim of cucullus slightly serrated, in left lateral view pointed ( Fig. 4 A); flagellum unarmed; virga elongated, sinuate.

Remarks. Andes dossenus shares the spotted colouring on the face with A. moaensis . It differs from A. moaensis in the shape of the cucullus and the absence of ridges on the phallotheca.

Figures

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

FIGURE 4. Andes dossenus: A – C aedeagus, (A) left lateral (B) right lateral (C) ventral; D, E anal tube; F, G genital styles.