Orosius albicinctus Distant, 1918

El-Sonbati, Saad A., Wilson, Michael R. & Al Dhafer, Hathal M., 2019, Revision of the leafhopper genus Orosius Distant, 1918 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Opsiini) in the Arabian Peninsula with the description of a new species, Zootaxa 4565 (1), pp. 37-48 : 44-45

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4565.1.2

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scientific name

Orosius albicinctus Distant
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Orosius albicinctus Distant View in CoL

( Figs 5–8 View FIGURES 1–20 , 24–26 View FIGURES 21–32 , 36–38 View FIGURES 33–44 , 48–50 View FIGURES 45–56 )

Orosius albicinctus Distant, 1918: 85 View in CoL

Orosius albicinctus Metcalf, 1967: 1670 View in CoL – Bindra, 1973: 28

Orosius albicinctus Dlabola, 1979: 131 View in CoL – Datta, 1988: 155

Thamnotettix filigranus Haupt, 1927: 30 View in CoL

Orosius filigranus Metcalf, 1967: 1672 View in CoL

Nesophrosyne filigranus Dlabola, 1963: 314 View in CoL

Nesophrosyne (Orosius) filigranus Linnavuori, 1964: 336 View in CoL

To Orosius albicinctus Ghauri, 1966: 236 View in CoL

Orosius aegypticus Khatri & Webb, 2010: 15 View in CoL View Cited Treatment — Khatri, et al., 2011: 24

Description. In addition to generic characters, the specific characters are:

Body length: 2.7–3.0 mm.

Male genitalia: Pygofer broadly rounded with median elongation posteriorly, with irregular setae over posterior half ( Fig. 38 View FIGURES 33–44 ); valve is free to pygofer, triangular shape, articulation of valve with pygofer pointed ( Fig. 49 View FIGURES 45–56 ); subgenital plate with one row of macrosetae near margin, with stout membranous finger-like process on mesal edge of posterior margin ( Fig. 37 View FIGURES 33–44 ); style bent small fingerlike with preapical lobe, apex inflated ( Fig. 36 View FIGURES 33–44 ); connective articulated with aedeagus, Y shape ( Fig. 26 View FIGURES 21–32 ); anal tube appendages articulated to posterodorsal margin of pygofer laterally, form end like spine, very long and narrowed, arising from base of anal tube ( Fig. 48 View FIGURES 45–56 ); aedeagal shafts arising from base, shafts with branches extended and with significantly diverging, apices of branches pointed, lateral view, shafts narrowed extend their length, branches length 3 times the base, base with a little projection ( Figs 24–25 View FIGURES 21–32 ).

Female genitalia: female 7th sternite approximately 3 times as broad at base as long medially, with sinuous posterior margin, posterior margin with lobe with median V-shape notch in middle ( Fig. 50 View FIGURES 45–56 ); numerous macrosetae on pygofer.

Specimens examined: 1♀ KSA: Riyadh: Education farm of KSU: 24°43'17.7"N 46°37'38.8"E, 24. I. 2009 GoogleMaps , light trap, A. I. Soffan; 2♀, same but Al Diriyah : 24°44'39.9"N 46°32'45.1"E, 12. IV. 2016 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, same but 24°11.00’N, 47°18.00’E, 7. III. 2012, El Sonbati, S. A.; 1♀, same but Derab farm: 24°41.86’N, 46°65.408’E, 18. IX. 2014 , H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El-Gharbawy, A. El-Torky, S. El-Sonbati; 2♀ 2♂ Rhodet khorim: 25°25.943’N, 47°13.863’E 572m, 7. I. 2012 GoogleMaps , S. El-Sonbati; H. Al Dhafer; 1♀ 5♂, same but 25°22.986’N, 47°16.712’E, 559m, 1. IV. 2012, light trap; 1♀ 1♂, same but 26. IV. 2012; 1♀ 1♂, same but 28. IV. 2012; 3♀ 5♂, same but 14. IV. 2012; 1♀ 5♂, same but 14. V. 2012; 1♂, same but 26. V. 2012; 1♂, same but 27. V. 2012; 1♀ 1♂, same but 13. XI. 2011; 2♀ 1♂ Muzahimiyah: Al Khararah : 24° 23’ 01’ N, 46° 41’ 14’’ E, 30. III. 2011 , light trap, Y. Aldrayhim, H. Al Dhafer, A. El-Gharbawy, H. Setyaningrum; 1♀, same but 31. X. 2011; 33♀, same but 17. IV. 2012, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El-Torky, A. Al-Ansi; 1♂ Deirab : 24°30'34.3"N 46°37'04.9"E, 31. X. 2010 GoogleMaps , light trap; 1♂, same but 19. XII. 2010; 1♂ Al Aflag: Al Naifiyah, Farshet Sheaal : 22°24.591’N, 46°35.555’E, 594m, light trap, H. Al Dhafer, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El-Torky, A. El-Gharbawy, A. Soliman GoogleMaps ; 1♂, same but 4. III. 2 015; 4♀ 4♂, same but 10. IV. 2015; 1♀ 8♂, same but 15. X. 2015; 9♀ 2♂, same but AzZulfi, Rhodet AlSabalah : 26°21.524’N, 44°59.010’E, 669m, 19.V. 2015 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, same but 14.X. 2009; 2♀ Al Magardah W. Yabah : 19°14.911’N, 41°47.255’E, 402m, 11. X. 2013 GoogleMaps , S. El- Sonbati, I. Rasool, M. Al-Harbi, S. Khan; 3♀, same but W. Talalea : 19°02.740’N, 41°46.333’E, 259m, 12. X. 2013 GoogleMaps , S. El- Sonbati; 5♀ KSA: Asir, Abha, Raydah : 18°11.749’N, 42°23.345’E, 1614m, 20. X. 2014 GoogleMaps , light trap, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El- Gharbawy, A. El-Torky, S. El Sonbati; 1♀, same but 24. II 2014, S. El Sonbati, R. Iftekhar; 1♀, same but 18°12.265’N, 42°24.744’E, 2820m, 20. II. 2014; 1♀, same but 18°11.679’N, 42°23.691’E, 1851m, 4. III. 2015; 2♀, same but 18°27.125’N, 42°10.770’E, 2734m, 2. XI. 2013; 1♀, same but Saloos Almanzar W. Baqrah : 18° 47.977’N, 42° 01.375’, 425m, 4. VI. 2014 , H. Al Dhafer, S. El Sonbati; 1♀ KSA: Al Baha, Shada Al Ala: 19°50.329’N, 41°18.604’E, 1563m, 15. II. 2014 GoogleMaps , light trap, H. Al Dhafer, H. Fadl, M. Abdel-Dayem, A. El- Gharbawy, A. El-Torky, S. El Sonbati; 2♀, same but 19°52.598’N, 41°18.672’E, 892m, 16. II. 2014; 2♀, same but 24. IV. 2014; 1♀, same but 19°50.575’N, 41°18.691’E, 1666m, 21. IV. 2014; 2♀, same but 19°50.710’N, 41°18.267’E, 1474m; 1♀, same but 23. VIII. 2014, M. Al Harbi, S. Shazaad; 3♀, same but 19°51.762’N, 41°18.089’E, 1225m; 8♀ 1♂, same but 19°51.066’N, 41°18.037’E, 1325m; 1♀, same but 3. VI. 2014; 1♀, same but 19°50.411’N, 41°18.686’E, 1611m, 22. VIII. 2014; 1♀, same but 17. X. 2014; 3♀, same but 18°47.511’N, 41°18.258’E, 3. XI. 2013; 1♀ 1♂ Jazan, Al Dayer : 17°20.19.1’N, 43°07.51.4’E, 1. V. 2014 , vacuum, S. El- Sonbati. 1 ♂ Oman: Al Mudhaibi, Samad Ashan , 22°49.62’N, 58°09.00’E, 28. VII. 2018 GoogleMaps , A. Al-Jahdhami.

Distribution: India, Pakistan, Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Uganda ( Ghauri, 1966; Fletcher, et al., 2016); Oceania: Norfolk Island ( Australia), Iraq ( Metcalf, 1967), Saudi Arabia ( Dlabola, 1980).

Ecology and biology. The most common Orosius species worldwide and known as a vector of various diseases e.g. Sesame phyllody phytoplasma and Chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus in different countries. The abundance of O. albicinctus is markedly higher in April in all localities in Saudi Arabia ( Figs 59–61 View FIGURES 57–62 ). Most specimens were collected from Jazan to north of Riyadh region by light trap. Most of these localities has a diverse flora of plants and determination of any host plant is not yet possible.

Diagnosis: O. albicinctus can be distinguished by the characters of the aedeagus, spine at base of anal tube and pygofer: aedeagal shafts branches extent with significant diverging, base with a little projection laterally ( Figs 24–25 View FIGURES 21–32 ); spine of anal tube very long and narrowed arising from base ( Fig. 48 View FIGURES 45–56 ); pygofer broadly rounded with median elongation posteriorly ( Fig. 38 View FIGURES 33–44 ).

VI

Mykotektet, National Veterinary Institute

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Cicadellidae

Genus

Orosius

Loc

Orosius albicinctus Distant

El-Sonbati, Saad A., Wilson, Michael R. & Al Dhafer, Hathal M. 2019
2019
Loc

Orosius aegypticus

Khatri, I. & Rustamani M. A. & Wagan M. S. & Ahmed, Z. 2011: 24
Khatri, I. & Webb, M. D. 2010: 15
2010
Loc

Orosius albicinctus

Datta, B. 1988: 155
Dlabola, J. 1979: 131
1979
Loc

Orosius albicinctus

Bindra, O. S. 1973: 28
Metcalf, Z. P. 1967: 1670
1967
Loc

Orosius filigranus

Metcalf, Z. P. 1967: 1672
1967
Loc

Orosius albicinctus

Ghauri, M. S. K. 1966: 236
1966
Loc

Nesophrosyne (Orosius) filigranus

Linnavuori, R. 1964: 336
1964
Loc

Nesophrosyne filigranus

Dlabola, J. 1963: 314
1963
Loc

Thamnotettix filigranus

Haupt, H. 1927: 30
1927
Loc

Orosius albicinctus

Distant, W. L. 1918: 85
1918
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