Oristicta rosendaleorum Burwell & Theischinger, 2017

Burwell, Chris J., 2017, A second species of Oristicta Tillyard (Odonata: Isostictidae), Zootaxa 4323 (1), pp. 83-95 : 89

Oristicta rosendaleorum Burwell & Theischinger sp. nov.

( Figs 23–35 , 38 –41)

Holotype. ♂ QM Reg. No. T 202661, Qld : 15.92923 S / 144.69347 E Bonny Glen Station Site 2, Spring Creek, 425 m, 13 Mar 2017, C.J. Burwell leg., rocky creek, IN37341 (QM).

Paratypes. 1♀, QM Reg. No. T 202662, same data as holotype ; 1♀, QM Reg. No. T 202663, Qld 15.92923 S / 144.69347 E Bonny Glen Station Site 2, Spring Creek, 425 m, 15 Mar 2017, C.J. Burwell & R. Hobson leg., rocky creek, IN37342 ; 2♀♀ (subadults), QM Reg. No. T 202664, QM Reg. No. T 202665, Qld 15.863658 S / 145.008794 E, Springvale, nr Quinkan Bush Blitz Helipad 14, 197m, 15 Mar 2017, S.G. Wright & L.W. Popple leg., open woodland/rocky creek, IN37388 (all QM).

Etymology. The specific epithet rosendaleorum is the genitive plural of the Latinised name Rosendale, representing a dedication to Uncle Eric Rosendale and his daughter Barbara Rosendale-Collie on whose property, Bonny Glen Station, the new species was first collected.

We propose Elegant Wiretail as a common name for the new species.

Figures

FIGURES 23 – 30. Holotype male of Oristicta rosendaleorum sp. nov. (QMT 202661): (23) lateral; (24) head dorsal; (25) anterior section of thorax, dorsal; (26) head, thorax and anterior abdominal segments, lateral; (27) posterior abdominal segments, lateral; (28 – 30) terminalia: (28) dorsal; (29) ventral; (30) lateral. Photos by Geoff Thompson.

FIGURES 31 – 33. Paratype female of Oristicta rosendaleorum sp. nov. (QMT 202663): (31) lateral; (32) anterior section of thorax, dorsal; (33) terminalia, dorsal. Photos by Geoff Thompson.

FIGURES 34 – 35. Paratype female of Oristicta rosendaleorum sp. nov. (QMT 202662): (34) wings; (35) base of hindwing. Photos by Geoff Thompson.

FIGURES 36 – 39. Oristicta spp., male anal appendages, dorsal and lateral: (36 – 37) Oristicta filicicola Tillyard; (38 – 39) Oristicta rosendaleorum sp. nov.