Pseudolycoriella consectaria sp. n. (Fig. 4 A–C)

Type locality: Australia, Queensland, Mt Lewis, 37 km WSW of Port Douglas, 16°35´S, 145°16´E .

Holotype: Male, 8.viii.1997, rain forest, Malaise trap, leg. J. Seymour, in ANIC.

Paratypes: 1 male, 13.vi.1997, same locality, leg. J. Seymour, in PABM; 1 male, 29.vi.1997, same locality, leg. J. Seymour, in PWMP .

Description. Male. Head: Ovoid, mouth parts somewhat elongate; eye bridge 4 facets wide; antennae brown; 4 th flagellomere with a l/w index of 2.0, with rather short neck, surface somewhat rough, hairs as long as half of the diameter of the basal node; palpus 3-segmented; basal segment with 2 bristles and a patch of short sensilla. Thorax: Brown; scutum with three darker stripes, short dorsocentral and a few more robust lateral hairs; scutellum with 4 longer marginal hairs; postpronotum bare. Wing brownish, with distinct veins; R 1 = 3/4 R; R 5 with ventral macrotrichia in the distal third; C = 2/3 w; y = x, with 1–2 macrotrichia; Cu-stem rather short; posterior wing veins without macrotrichia. Haltere short, with darkened knob; legs yellowish; fore tibiae at the inner apex with a distinct row-like patch of bristles and a semicircular border; spurs of middle and hind tibiae of same size, brownish and as long as the diameter of the apex; claws dorsally and ventrally toothed. Abdomen: Tergal and sternal hairs moderately long and dense; hypopygium brown, ventrally bare, the inner ventral margin of gonocoxites with rather long hairs; gonostylus elongate, narrow, apically rounded, with three short spines of the same size and a short whip-lash hair; tegmen longer than wide, pyramid-like; aedeagus short and strong. Body length: 2.5 mm.

Comments. The species is characterized by having a narrow gonostylus with 3 short spines and strongly toothed claws. It belongs to the Psl. triacanthula group sensu Mohrig (2013).

Distribution. Australia (Queensland).