Ozoliarus cuspidistylus Löcker, 2006

Löcker, Birgit, Fletcher, Murray J., Larivière, Marie-Claude & Gurr, Geoff M., 2006, The Australian Pentastirini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae), Zootaxa 1290 (1290), pp. 1-138 : 57-58

Ozoliarus cuspidistylus Löcker , sp. nov.

( Figs 15E–H, 38M–Q, 39A–B)

Type material

Holotype, ♂, AUSTRALIA, NSW: Cabramatta , near Sydney, sweeping in orchard, 28.xii.1965 (M.I. Nikitin) ( ASCU HE029347) , Paratypes, AUSTRALIA, NSW: 1 ♂, same data as holotype ( MJF) , 1 ♂, Cabramatta , 28.xii.1965 (M.I. Nikitin) ( MJF) , 1 ♂, Minto SW of Sydney, 19.–25.ii.1983 ( R. Morrison) ( ASCU) , 1 ♀, same data, 25.xii.1982 – 7.i.1983 ( ASCU) , 1 ♂, Tatura , 140 km N of Melbourne, at water trap, 30.i.1981 (J. Osmelak) ( ASCU) , 3 ♂, Rydalmere , 21.ii.1978 (M.J. Fletcher) ( ASCU) , 1 ♂, Blacktown , 9.x.1981 (G. R. Brown) ( ASCU) , 1 ♂, 1 ♀, same data, 26.ii.1983 ( ASCU) , 1 ♂, Wee Waa , 14.v.1990 (J. Clancy) ( ASCU) , 1 ♂, Moree , 1.x.1951 (A. Dyce) ( MJF) , 1 ♂, Bogan R. (J. Armstrong) ( AMS) , 1 ♂, Scheyville , pyrethrum knockdown, Eucalyptus crebra , i.1988 (H.F. Recher) ( ASCU) , 14 ♂, 4 ♀, Nyngan district , 1.–9.ii.1960 ( T. E. Woodward), 4 ♂, 1 ♀, Tottenham district, 9.ii.1960 ( T. E. Woodward) , AUSTRALIA, Qld: 1 ♂, Roma , 28.iii.1957 (E.F. Rick) ( ANIC) , 1 ♂, Gatton , 26.ix.1931 ( UQIC) , 1 ♂, Cairns , 1942 ( QM) , 2 ♂, Rockhampton ( SAM) , 1 ♂, same data, 1.x.1922 ( BPBM) , 1 ♂, Eidsvold , 6.x.1929 ( ANIC) , 1 ♂, Mt Robert , 5 km SW, 21.24S 148.27E, 800 m, brigalow, mv light, 23.x.2000 (S. Wright) ( QM) , 1 ♂, Gatton , 6.xi.1933 (F. A. Perkins) ( UQIC) , 3 ♂, 6 km N Taroom , 25.36S 149.46E, 200 m, 11.ix.1992 (G. Daniels) ( UQIC) , 1 ♂, Mungindi , 1.i.1972 (B. Cantrell) ( UQIC) , 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Biloela , 17.i.1947 (F. Kleinschmidt) ( UQIC) , 2 ♂, 5.3 km W Miles , 26.39.14S, 150.07.46E, dry creek, malaise trap, 15.–17.x.2001 (C. Lambkin, N. Starick) ( ANIC) , AUSTRALIA, SA: 2 ♂, Berri , ex sticky trap, 17.ii.–5.iii.2004 (P. Magarey) ( ASCU) , 1 ♂, Loxton , ex sticky trap, 11.ii.–8.iii.2005 (P. Magarey) ( ASCU) , 5 ♂, 1 ♀, Adelaide (N.B. Tindale) ( SAM) , 1 ♂, Musgrave Ra. , 12.5 km E Mitchell Knob, 26.08.02S 131.56.58E, malaise trap, 18.–21.x.1994 (Pitjantjatjara Lands survey) ( SAM) , AUSTRALIA, WA: 1 ♂, Northam , light trap, 28.ii.1983 (E.A. Henty) ( WADA) .

Etymology The Latin term ‘cuspido’ means ‘make pointed’. Named after the pointed tip of the

right genital style.

Colour

Body dark brown to black, carinae and clypeus paler, frons lateral with a white mark; legs mid brown; forewing hyaline colourless with brown marks along crossveins, veins light brown, tubercles dark brown (contrasting with veins), pterostigma mid to dark brown; abdominal sternites dark brown..

Morphology

Body length: ♂ 4.3–6.1 mm, ♀ 7.1–7.4 mm.

Head: Vertex (total length) 1.5–2.1 times longer than wide; basal emargination obtusely angled or rectangular. Postclypeus with evanescent or well­developed median carina. Rostrum reaching or surpassing hind coxae.

Thorax: Hind margin of pronotum obtusely angled. Mesonotum with well­developed median and sublateral carinae and evanescent or well­developed lateral carinae. Forewing 3.2–3.6 times longer than wide; costa with 10–20 tubercles; 9 apical cells.

Male genitalia: Anal tube as in Figs 38Q, 39A–B; pygophore and genital styles as in Figs 38O–P. Aedeagus ( Figs 38M–N): Phallotheca right lateral with a thick spine (a) pointing outwards; a large, flattened spine (b) ventral. Flagellum partly membranous with a long, very slender, sclerotised spine (A) arising left lateral near base of flagellum; and a slightly sclerotised spine (B) at apex of flagellum.