Bruneastrum cardinale, Gnezdilov, 2015

Gnezdilov, Vladimir M., 2015, Description of a new genus and species of Hemisphaeriini from Brunei with an identification key to the Bornean species of the tribe (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55 (1), pp. 9-18 : 12-13

Bruneastrum cardinale sp. nov.

( Figs 1–14 )

Type locality. Brunei, Bukit Sulang, near Lamunin.

Type material. HOLOTYPE: ♁, labelled:“ Brunei, Bukit Sulang, nr Lamunin // N.E. Stork, 20.VIII.–10.IX.82, fogging, B.M. 1982–388 // Tree 3: Shorea johorensis Fox. Dipterocarp. ” ( BMNH, dry-mounted).

Description. Coloration. Metope and coryphe orange yellow, with red brown margins ( Figs 11, 14 ). Clypeus, paranotal lobes, and tegulae red brown. Genae light yellow. Scapus and pedicel dark brown. Pronotum orange yellow, with red brown anterior margin. Mesonotum light yellow medially, with red brown upper angles. Fore wings red brown, each with 3 light yellow spots: two oval ones (one on basal cell and another one on clavus near to wing middle) and one elongate and narrow running from wing middle to apex ( Figs 11, 12 ). Fore and middle legs including coxae red brown, corresponding tarsi light brown yellow. Hind tibiae with red brown margins, hind tarsi light yellow, apices of spines black. Abdomen and hind wings light brown yellow. Anal tube brown yellow.

Structure. See the description of the genus.

Measurements. Total body length (male): 4.1 mm.

Etymology. The name is derived from the Latin adjective cardinalis (-is, -e), meaning cardinal, referring to somewhat reddish coloration of the head of the species.

Figures

Figs 1–4. Bruneastrum cardinale gen. & sp. nov., holotype. 1 – fore wing; 2 – hind wing; 3 – metope and clypeus; 4 – coryphe.Abbreviations: cs – claval suture; mcm – median carina of metope; mcc – median carina of clypeus.

Figs 5–10. Bruneastrum cardinale gen. & sp. nov., holotype, male genitalia. 5 – penis, ventral view; 6 – genital block, lateral view; 7 – style, lateral view; 8 – style, dorsal view; 9 – anal tube, dorsal view; 10 – same, lateral view. Abbreviations: ac – anal column; cps – capitulum of style; hms – hind margin of style; laphp – latero-apical processes of phallobase; n – neck of capitulum; vlphl – ventro-lateral phallobase lobe; vphl – ventral phallobase lobe.

Figs 11–14. Bruneastrum cardinale gen. & sp. nov., holotype (BMNH), body length 4.1 mm. 11 – dorsal view; 12 – lateral view; 13 – frontal view; 14 – head in dorsal view.