Cordoliarus 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 : 12

Genus Cordoliarus Löcker , gen. nov.

Type species Cordoliarus mareebensis Löcker , sp. nov.

Etymology

The genus name is based on the Latin term ‘cordatus’ which means ‘heart­shaped’. It refers to the heart­shaped genital styles. Gender: masculine.

Morphology

Head: Vertex (total length) 1.7 times longer than wide; lateral carinae strongly elevated; subapical carina forking from lateral margin at more than 3/4 of total length of vertex; median carina 1/2–3/4 as long as median length of vertex. Position of maximum width of frons more or less around centre of frontoclypeal suture; lateral carinae of frons sshaped. Anteclypeus with well­developed median carina.

Thorax: Forewing with fork ScRA+RP distad of fork CuA1+CuA2; r­m crossvein distad of fork MA+MP; RP apically trifid; MA apically trifid; MP apically bifid; fork of Pcu+A1 more or less central within clavus. Hind leg: tibia with 3–4 lateral spines; 5 large and 1 very small apical tooth; 1 st tarsomere with 7 apical teeth and no platellae; 2 nd tarsomere with 7 apical teeth and no platellae.

Male genitalia: Genital styles heart­shaped with long, sclerotised, spinelike, dorsal process.

Distribution Queensland.

Remarks

The shape and carination of the head ( Figs 3B–D), i.e. the carination on the tip of the head ( Fig. 3C) and the heart­shaped genital styles ( Fig. 31E) are diagnostic for this genus.