Revision of the Eurybrachidae XIV. The Australian genera Olonia Stål, 1862 and Stalobrachys gen. nov. (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha)
Author
Constant, Jérôme
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2018
2018-12-13
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journal article
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Olonia soulierae
sp. nov.
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Figs 3
,
47–49
Diagnosis
This species can be recognized by the following combination of characters:
(1) hind wings with orange marking (
Figs 47E
,
49E
)
(2) pro- and mesofemora and -tibiae largely black-brown (
Figs 47A–D
,
49A–D
)
(3) anal tube of male narrow and parallel-sided on basal ½, then ovate with posterior margin notched (
Fig. 48B
)
(4) centroventral part of gonostyli with long and narrow process, slightly sinuate basally and with apical hook pointing dorsally (
Fig. 48A, C
)
(5) laterodorsal part of gonostyli with hooked process curved lateroventrally (
Fig. 48A, C–D
)
(6) large size:
9.4–11.2 mm
Etymology
This species is dedicated to Dr Adeline Soulier-Perkins (MNHN), who collected a part of the type series.
Material examined
Holotype
AUSTRALIA
•
♂
;
Queensland
,
near Chillagoe Haunted Cave
;
17°06′ S
,
144°25′ E
; “Muséum Paris, Australie (Queensland) Près de Chilagoe Hounted Cave - Cave 1”, “S17°06′ E144°25′,
13.III.1997
, A. Soulier-Perkins & Th. Bourgoin rec..”, “QM-244702”;
QM
.
Paratypes
AUSTRALIA
• 2 ♂♂,
4 ♀♀
; same collection data as for
holotype
;
MNHN
• 1 ♂,
1 ♀
; same collection data as for
holotype
;
RBINS
•
1 ♀
; “
Australia
: Qld.,
Chillagoe Caves Nat. Park
, turnoff to
Royal Arch Cave
,
Au
97 – 49, 60, 63,
M. Asche
&
H. Hoch
,
19.III.1997
”;
ZMHB
.
Description
MEASUREMENTS AND RATIOS. LT: ♂ (n = 3):
9.8 mm
(9.4–10.1);
♀
(n = 5):
10.8 mm
(10.5–11.2); BV/LV = 4.0; BF/LF = 1.71; LP+LM/BT = 0.71; LTg/BTg = 2.1–2.3; LW/BW = 1.72.
Male
HEAD (
Fig. 47A–D
). Vertex concave, with anterior and posterior margins parallel, curved; dark brown variegated with yellowish in middle. Frons black-brown, slightly tinged with 2 transverse, irregular, variegated yellowish markings, more dorsal one not reaching sides. Clypeus elongate, dark reddish brown with 2 short, black, longitudinal lines at base, with apex darker. Genae yellowish with brown markings around eyes and under antennae. Labium brown, reaching metacoxae. Antennae black; scape short, ring-shaped; pedicel subcylindrical, slightly narrowing towards apex.
THORAX (
Fig. 47A–C
). Pronotum dark brown with some yellowish markings laterally; slightly transversely wrinkled posteriorly; obsolete median carina and 2 small impressed points on disc. Lateral fields of prothorax brown. Mesonotum dark brown with reddish markings along posterior margin, median yellowish spot along anterior margin and at apex of scutellum; slightly rugulose; median and peridiscal carinae weakly marked; median carina ending before scutellum; slight impression before scutellum. Red ventrally. Tegulae brown.
TEGMINA (
Fig. 47A, C
). Dark brown with small yellowish or reddish spots; bigger, whitish, slightly transverse spot on middle of clavus; large triangular white marking on costal margin on nodal line and a smaller one anterior to it; white marking at apicosutural angle. Maximum breadth at nodal line; costal margin slightly sinuate; apical margin obliquely rounded.
POSTERIOR WINGS (
Fig. 47E
). Brown with apical ½ black-brown; transverse, subtriangular white marking at apicocostal angle, extending on 5 cells; sutural margin broadly bordered with yellowish on basal half; orange marking between anal fold and vein CuA at about half length. Margin of anal area sinuate; sutural margin with 2 clefts, cubital one slightly marked.
LEGS (
Fig. 47A–D
). Pro- and mesocoxae reddish brown. Pro- and mesofemora black-brown with yellowish spots marking 2 obsolete rings. Pro- and mesotibiae black-brown with 3 obsolete ring-shaped yellowish markings, larger one near apex. Pro- and mesotarsi dark brown, with basal half of last segment yellow-brown. Metacoxae reddish; metafemora reddish with apex brown. Metatibiae brown, with 3 lateral spines yellowish basally and 8 apical, black-brown spines. Metatarsi brown with a ventral row of 6 black spines on first tarsomere.
Fig. 47.
Olonia soulierae
sp. nov.
, holotype, ♂.
A
. Habitus, dorsal view.
B
. Habitus, ventral view.
C
. Habitus, lateral view.
D
. Habitus, normal view of frons.
E
. Posterior wing.
Fig. 48.
Olonia soulierae
sp. nov.
, holotype, ♂, genitalia.
A
. Pygofer, anal tube and gonostyli, left lateral view.
B
. Anal tube, dorsal view.
C
. Pygofer and gonostyli, ventral view.
D
. Laterodorsal part of left gonostylus, dorsal view.
E
. Aedeagus, left lateral view.
F
. Aedeagus, dorsal view. Abbreviations:
An
= anal tube;
G
= gonostyli;
Py
= pygofer.
ABDOMEN. Bright red with genital segments black-brown.
MALE GENITALIA (
Fig. 48
). Posterior margin of pygofer in lateral view strongly sinuate, roundly projecting at dorsal ½, rather broad ventrally (
Fig. 48A, C
). Anal tube elongate, 2.25 times as long as broad, with basal ½ parallel-sided and narrower, then broadly ovate with posterior margin notched; slightly sinuate in lateral view; lateral margins slightly curved ventrally on apical ¾ (
Fig. 48A–B
). Gonostyli fused to nearly half length of centroventral part and projecting posteriorly (
Fig. 48A, C
). Centroventral part dorsoventrally flattened on basal ½, then abruptly narrowing and forming strongly elongated and narrow process, slightly diverging and ending in a small hook pointing dorsally; process slightly sinuate in lateral view (
Fig. 48A, C
). Laterodorsal part of gonostyli curved lateroventrally, hooked, with lateral process rather broad and moderately elongated, about as long as spoon-shaped process (
Fig. 48A, C–D
). Dorsal portion of phallobase with elongate process on each side, strongly narrowing on basal half in lateral view, then strongly hooked, pointing dorsally and slightly incurved (
Fig. 48E–F
). Ventral portion of phallobase along lateral margin of phallus on basal half, elongate and supassing phallus, crossing after it (
Fig. 48E–F
). Phallus dorsoventrally flattened, elongate, narrowing from base to apex (
Fig. 48E–F
).
Fig. 49.
Olonia soulierae
sp. nov.
, paratype, ♀.
A
. Habitus, dorsal view.
B
. Habitus, ventral view.
C
. Habitus, lateral view.
D
. Habitus, normal view of frons.
E
. Posterior wing.
Female
Similar to male, but darker; frons entirely black-brown; white markings on tegmina smaller; blackbrown area of posterior wings larger, orange marking reduced (
Fig. 49
).
Distribution and biology
This species is known from a series of ten specimens collected in Chillagoe in North
Queensland
(
Fig. 3
), in the Einasleigh Upland Savanna bioregion. Nine specimens were collected on a single day in March; hence, the species is probably not scarce in its habitat. No host plant is recorded.