Goniopsara mystica (Melichar, 1899)

(Figs 28–30)

Goniopsis mystica Melichar, 1899: 292 .

Goniopsara mystica: Metcalf (1952): 226.

Diagnostic characters modificated by Melichar’s original description and photos of Holotype:

Body fusco-testaceous. Vertex about 3.7 times wider at base than median length (Fig. 30), with tricarinae robust and flavius; moderately depressed on disc and near inner side of lateral margins; lateral margins laminately ridged. Frons fusco-testaceous (Fig. 29), darkly with transverse straminoeous fascia at apex, widest just below level of antennae; lateral margin distinctly elevate with sienna color at inner margins (Fig. 29). Clypeus broadly triangular, with robust median carina, median portion particularly convex with parallel dark brown oblique sculptures (Fig. 29). Antennae development, second segment subglobse (Figs 28, 29). Pronotum relatively short (Fig. 30), disc deeply concave on sides of the median carina, with two ablique dark brown speckles. Mesonotum large, rhombus, about 2.7 times longer than the length of vertex and pronotum together; disc slightly depressed, three longitudinal carinae elevated, median carina straight, submedian carinae curved inwards near anterior margin and joined with median carina at middle of anterior margin (Fig. 30). Tegmina subtranslucent (Figs 28, 30), more than twice as long as breadth, apical margin rounded, costal membrane narrow with seven or eight bombycinous transverse veins from base to middle, with a large irregular, dark brown bloch from costal margin to about middle of tegmen, apical area generally pale infumatus; transverse veins on apical part forming a subapical line, before which irregularly scattered reticulated transverse veins, but behind which terminated at a comparatively broad apical margin; longitudinal veins forked marginally; all longitudinal veins reddish-brown at basal two-thirds (Figs 28, 30). Wings hyaline, veins and apical margin (not reaching anal area) pale infuscate (Fig. 30). Veinations of both tegmina and wing as in Fig. 28 and Fig. 30. Thorax and abdomen flavotestsceous, legs flavotestsceous (Fig. 29). Fore and mid femora of leg with two brown rings (Figs 28, 29). Hind tibia slightly enlarged at apex; lateral margins black, with three lateral spines; tarsi brown.

Body length: male(including tegmen): 14.0 mm (by Melichar’s original description).

Type material examined. Holotype: male, Singapore, 1898 (examined from images only) Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.