Desudaboides rentzi, Constant, Jerome, 2010

Constant, Jerome, 2010, Review of the Australian genus Desudaboides Musgrave with descriptions of four new species (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae), Zootaxa 2351, pp. 39-48 : 46-47

Desudaboides rentzi n. sp.

Figs. 1G–H , 5 .

Etymology. rentzi : dedicated to my friend, Dr David Rentz (Kuranda, Queensland) who is one of the collectors of the holotype of the new species.

Material examined. Holotype Ƥ: [NT Lichtfield N.P., Florence Falls, M V, 13°03’S 130°47’E, 29 Oct. 1991, Wells & Rentz] ( NTM); paratype Ƥ: [12.46S 132.39E, 12 km NNW of Mt. Cahill, N.T. 20 May 1973, Upton & McInnes] ( ANIC); paratype Ƥ: [NT, Humpty Doo, 12 March 1994, N. Richardson, at U.V. light] ( RBINS) coordinates of Humpty Doo: 12°38'S 131°15'E; paratype Ƥ: [Beerimah, N.T. via Darwin. 5.xii.1974, A. Allwood.] [3754] ( NTM) coordinates of Berrimah: 12°25’S 130°55’E; paratype Ƥ: [12.44S 130.58E, Darwin River, 16km SW by S of Noonamah, 16.v.1974, N.T., T. Angeles & W. Mollah] [3755] ( NTM).

Diagnosis. The species is immediately recognized by the following combination of characters: (1) frons red, often with oblique carinae olivaceous, (2) hind wings with bright orange base, (3) abdominal tergites 3 to 8 red, (4) tegmina opaque, variegated brown.

Description. LT: Ƥ (n = 3): 17.3 mm (16.3–18.0).

Head: red, more or less marked with green and brown ( Figs. 1 G–H ); frons often with brown transverse line along superior margin of disc, and oblique discal carinae green-brown; infero-lateral angles of frons and baso-lateral angles of postclypeus marked with green-brown ( Fig. 1 H ); antennae orange to red; pedicel large, inflated, reniform ( Fig. 1 H ); ratio BV/LV = 4.8; BF/LF = 1.6.

Thorax: prothorax red more or less marked with green and brown, especially infero-lateral angles ( Fig. 1 G ); mesonotum red with brown markings on sides of disc ( Fig. 1 G ); ratio LP+LM/BT = 0.9; LM/LP = 2.1.

Tegmina: variegated orange-brown to brown with membrane opaque, hyaline in places, with brown confluent spots; costal cell marked with pale green and 4–5 dark brown patches ( Fig. 1 G ); ratio LTg/BTg = 3.3.

Hind wings: base largely orange limited by broad brown line extending from middle of costal margin, along basal half of sutural margin, to postero-basal angle; apex hyaline; veins brown, orange in orange zone ( Fig. 1 G ).

Legs: red; tibiae with 1-2 green-brown rings; apices of spines of hind legs black ( Fig. 1 G ).

Abdomen: bright red with basal tergites black ( Fig. 1 G ).

Biology. Two out of the five specimens have been caught at light trap.

Distribution ( Fig. 5 ). Arnhem Land, Northern Territory.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Distribution map of Desudaboides fuscomaculata, D. fletcheri and D. rentzi in Australia.

FIGURES 1 A – J. Desudaboides: habitus in dorsal view and frons in normal view. A – B, D. fletcheri. C – D, D. melindae. E – F, D. nigrifrons. G – H, D. rentzi. I – J, D. fuscomaculata.