Innobindus loriensis, Löcker, 2023

Löcker, Birgit, 2023, Six new species in the genus Innobindus Jacobi 1928 (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae: Brixiini), European Journal of Taxonomy 908, pp. 108-134 : 118-120

Innobindus loriensis sp. nov.

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Figs 1B–D , 4 , 10 , 14A

Diagnosis

Innobindus loriensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other species of Innobindus by the following combination of characters: frons near apical transverse carina very narrow (about 3 × the width of median ocellus of frons); lateral areas of frons whitish; phallotheca right lateral with a spine covering almost the entire length of phallotheca ( Fig. 10B–C ).

Etymology

Named after the Lorien Wildlife Refuge, where the holotype was collected.

Material examined

Holotype AUSTRALIA – NSW • ♂; Lorien [Wildlife] Ref.[uge] , 3km N Lansdowne nr Taree; [31°45′10″ S, 152°32′20″ E]; r[ain]for[est] margin, malaise [trap]; ASCU ASCTHE017059 .

Paratypes AUSTRALIA – NSW • 1 ♂; same collection data as for holotype; ASCU ASCTHE017064 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; ASCU ASCTHE017056 .

Description

COLOUR. Head light brown apart from whitish lateral parts of frons and vertex and whitish areas on genae. Pronotum whitish. Mesonotum mid brown, central area including carinae slightly paler. Forewings hyaline colourless, with numerous mid and dark brown markings, including a transverse brown band of varying width (widest at fork CuA1 and CuA2) in basal half of wing and a transverse brown band with a few pale patches covering the apex of wing; veins light to mid brown, tubercles generally darker than veins. Legs light brown. Body light to mid brown.

MEASUREMENTS. Body length: ♂ 5.78–6.1 mm; ♀ 7.3 mm.

HEAD. Vertex about 1.1× as long as wide; apical and subapical transverse carina straight; median carina of vertex covering ¼ to ½ of entire length of basal compartment. Frons 2.3–2.4× longer than wide at frontoclypeal suture, 1.9–2.1 × longer at widest part; maximum width of frons more than twice apical width, broadening over a short distance, lateral carinae slightly concave; frons near apical transverse carina very narrow (2–3× as wide as median ocellus of frons); lateral carinae of frons in facial view sinuate; in facial view at least half of antennal pedicel covered by strongly foliaceous lateral carinae that are distinctly extend laterally.

THORAX. Hind margin of pronotum acutely or obtusely angled or rectangular. Forewing 2.4–2.9× longer than wide; costal margin with 15 –20 tubercles; fork of ScP+RA and RP slightly basad of fork CuA1 and CuA2; crossvein r–m 1 basad of, or at same level as fork MP1+2 and MP3+4; transverse veinlet m–cu 1 where it inserts at CuA basad of transverse veinlet r–m 1; transverse veinlet m–cu 1 where it inserts at MP3+4 about same level as transverse veinlet r–m 1; icu, where it inserts at CuA, slightly distad of apex of clavus; RA bifid; MP3+4 bifid or trifid; crossvein m–cu 2 (delimiting subapical cell C4) distinctly distad of crossvein icua (delimiting subapical cell C5); nodus of y-vein distinctly distad of centre of clavus. Hind leg: tibia with6 apical spines and 4–8 very small to medium-sized lateral spines; 1 st tarsomere with 7 apical teeth and no platellae; 2 nd tarsomere with 8 apical teeth, no platellae, but up to 3 very fine setae.

MALE GENITALIA. Anal tube as in Fig. 10D–E . Pygofer and genital styles as in Fig. 10F–G : ventromedian process of pygofer wide, subtriangular. Shaft of genital style with a distinct indentation; in ventral view genital styles very long and narrow. Aedeagus ( Fig. 10A–C ): phallotheca left laterally with a short, strongly sclerotised spine (b), bending about 90 degrees in distal half, ventrally with a medium-sized, strongly sclerotised, slightly curved spine (c) and right laterally with a very long, strongly sclerotised spine (d), covering almost entire length of phallotheca. Flagellum with a slightly sclerotised spine (a).

FEMALE GENITALIA ( Fig. 1B–D ). Segment IX truncate, with rounded edges, with a flat disc bearing a strongly elevated median carina and one semicircular carina on each side, running from ovipositor to anal tube. Anal tube long (2–3× longer than wide in lateral view). Ovipositor protruding further caudally and dorsally than anal tube (including anal style). Anal style slightly longer than remainder of 11 th segment.

Distribution

Mid north coast of New South Wales ( Fig. 14A ).

Figures

Fig. 1. Female genitalia. A. Innobindus gimani sp. nov., ♀, paratype (MLM MLM01006), ventral view. B–D. I. loriensis, ♀, paratype (ASCU ASCTHE017056). B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D. Caudolateral view.

Fig. 4. Innobindus loriensis sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (ASCU ASCTHE017059). A. Habitus. B–D. Head and thorax.

Fig. 10. Innobindus loriensis sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (ASCU ASCTHE017059). A. Aedeagus, left lateral view. B. Aedeagus, ventral view. C. Aedeagus, right lateral view. D–E. Anal tube. F–G. Genital styles.

Fig. 14. Known distribution of species of Innobindus Jacobi, 1928. A. artus group and I. oppositus sp. nov. B. licinus group. C. multimaculatus group.