Pentastiridius limbifer ( Hesse, 1925 )

Huang, Min & Holzinger, Werner E., 2010, Cixiidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) from Namibia, with records from neighbouring countries, Zootaxa 2717, pp. 34-52 : 46-47

Pentastiridius limbifer ( Hesse, 1925)

Figs 4 , 26 , 84–89

Oliarus limbifer Hesse, 1925: 151 ( Namibia: Mafa, Ongandjera) Pentastiridius limbifer (Hesse) , Van Stalle 1986a: 88

Material examined. Namibia, 1 male, 2 females, Nakatwa, Mudumu Game Reserve, 18°11’S, 23°25’E, 8– 13.iii.1992, E. Marais and M. Pusch; 1male, Kaudom Camp, Kaudom Game Reserve, 18°30’S, 20°44’E, 22– 25.ii.1992, E. Marais and M. Pusch; 1 male, Simanya Okavango River, Rundu Dist., 17°33’17”S, 18°32’30”E, 23– 24.i.1998, Kirk-Spriggs and Marais, light trap riverine forest; 1 male, 3 females, 80km W Rundu, Okavango, SE 1719Cc, 2.iii.1973; 1 female, Leeupan, Kaudom Game Reserve, 19°03'S, 20°39'E, 25.ii.1992, E. Marais and M. Pusch; 1 female, 10 km S Rundu, Kavango, 18°08'S, 19°41'E, 12.i.1993, E. Marais; 1 female, Mariental District, Viljoenskroon 507, 25 °10'S, 19°58'E, 29.iii–5.iv.1998, G. Olivier, Malaise Trap (all NMNW). Description. See Van Stalle (1986a: 88)

Distribution. Namibia, Angola, Zaire, Zambia.

FIGS 78–83. Pentastiridius sudanicus . 78. aedeagus, ventral view; 79. same, dorsal view; 80. dextral basal process of the aedeagus, maximum view; 81. male genital segment from the left; 82. male genital styles; 83. male anal tube from dorsal [specimen from Uniab Delta Area, Skeleton Coast Park]

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 13. Habitus photographs, dorsolateral view. 1. Duilius tenuis, female; 2. Pentastiridius moestus, male; 3. P. sudanicus, male; 4. P. limbifer, male; 5. Eumecurus incompletus, male; 6 E. kibuyanus, male; 7. E. decempunctatus, male; 8. E. mashonanus, male; 9. E. brachycephalus, male; 10. Atonurus meridianus, male; 11. E. hottentottus, female; 12. A. namibianus, male; 13. E. eryx, female. Scale bar A = 1 mm for figs 1 – 6, scale bar B = 1 mm for figs 7 – 13.

FIGURES 22 – 28. Head in dorsal view. 22. Eumecurus zairensis [specimen from Malawi]; 23. Pentastiridius sudanicus [specimen from Uniab Delta Area, Skeleton Coast Park]; 24. Eumecurus hottentottus [specimen from Starkberg, Etosha Nat. Park]; 25. Pentastiridius moestus [specimen from Popa Falls, Kavango]; 26. P. limbifer [specimen from 80 km W Rundu, Okavango]; 27. Eumecurus incompletus [specimen from 80 km W Rundu, Okavango]; 28. Eumecurus skofitschii [holotype]; Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 84 – 89. Pentastiridius limbifer. 84. aedeagus, ventral view; 85. same, dorsal view; 86. dextral basal process of the aedeagus; 87. male genital segment from the left; 88. male genital styles; 89. male anal segment, ventral view [specimen from Nakatwa, Mudamu Game Reserve].