Superciliaris celebensis, Gnezdilov, 2022

Gnezdilov, Vladimir M., 2022, Review of the genus Superciliaris Meng, Qin & Wang, 2020 (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Issidae): from island endemic to wide Oriental distribution, European Journal of Taxonomy 826, pp. 80-93 : 84-86

Superciliaris celebensis sp. nov.

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Diagnosis

Generally dark brown. Metope and coryphe joined at nearly right angle (in lateral view). Metope without median carina but with weak sublateral carinae. Phallobase with median groove ventrally; each dorsolateral phallobase lobe with short horn-shaped process apically. Aedeagus with pair of long ventral hooks (4 / 5 of aedeagus length) arising subapically. Style with deeply concave hind margin. Male anal tube equally wide (in dorsal view).

Etymology

The species is named after the type locality.

Type material

Holotype INDONESIA • ♂; “ Sulawesi Utara / G. Mogogonipa / summit, 1008 m.” // “Dumoga-Bone N.P. / 20 May 1985.” // “R. Ent. Soc. Lond. / PROJECT WALLACE / B.M. 1985-10”; BMNH.

Description

Male

MEASUREMENTS. Total length: 3.5 mm.

STRUCTURE. Metope slightly depressed below upper margin medially, without median carina but with weak sublateral carinae running from upper margin to slightly beyond eyes and not reaching metopoclypeal suture ( Figs 2C , 4D ). Postclypeus flattened dorso-ventrally, with distinct median carina. Metope and coryphe joined at nearly right angle (in lateral view). Coryphe twice as wide as long at midline, with pair of weak lateral bulges and with three folds medially; anterior margin convex, with weak median notch; posterior margin weakly concave ( Fig. 2A ). Pronotum 0.5× as long as coryphe, depressed medially. Mesonotum more than 3× as long as pronotum, with fine median carina and pair of lateral bulges. Each forewing clavus with bulge basally. Femora and tibiae not flattened. Hind tibia with two lateral spines above middle and with five apical spines. First metatarsomere slightly longer than second one, but distinctly wider, with long setae ventrally, with two latero-apical and five intermediate spines. Second metatarsomere with two latero-apical spines only. Arolium of pretarsus nearly reaching claw apices (in dorsal view).

COLORATION ( Fig. 2 ). Eyes light, except dark brown to black in middle. Metope, coryphe, pro- and mesonotum dark brown, with dense light yellow dots. Clypeus, genae, scapus, rostrum, fore and middle legs dark brown. Pedicel dark brown, with light yellow sensory organs. Paranotal lobes of pronotum light brown yellowish, with dark brown margins. Forewings dark brown to black basally, each with light yellow spot at claval apex. Hind legs brown. Apices of leg spines black. Abdominal segments brown to dark brown, except light yellow hind margins of sternites IV–VII. Anal tube, pygofer and styles dark brown.

MALE TERMINALIA ( Fig. 6 ). Pygofer vertically elongate, with convex hind margins ( Fig. 6A ). Anal tube nearly 1.5× as long as wide, equally wide, slightly narrowing apically, with weakly convex posterior margin (in dorsal view) ( Fig. 6F ). Anal column long and narrow, not surpassing posterior margin of anal tube (in dorsal view). Phallobase vertically elongate, narrow, curved (in lateral view), with median groove ventrally; each dorso-lateral phallobase lobe truncate apically, with short horn-shaped process ( Fig. 6B–C ). Ventral phallobase lobe short and wide, widely and deeply concave apically ( Fig. 6C ). Aedeagus with pair of long and narrow, pointed ventral hooks (4 /5 of aedeagus length), with several notches apically. Hooks arising subapically and directed downwards. Connective with large cup and long handle. Style with deeply concave hind margin. Capitulum on short neck, with wide lateral tooth (in lateral view) ( Fig. 6D ), not narrowing apically (in dorsal view) ( Fig. 6E ).

Female

Unknown.

Remark

Currently Dumoga-Bone National Park is called Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park located in northern Sulawesi.

Figures

Fig. 2. Superciliaris celebensis sp. nov., ♂, holotype (BMNH), external view. A. Dorsal view. B. Lateral view. C. Frontal view. Scale bar = 1 mm.

Fig. 4. Superciliaris spp., external view (weak carinae and margins are indicated by dotted lines). A–C. S. anichkini sp. nov., ♂, holotype (ZIN). A. Half of face and left paranotal lobe, frontal view. B. Face, frontal view. C. Tegula and basal part of forewing, lateral view. D–E. S. celebensis sp. nov., ♂, holotype (BMNH). D. Face, frontal view. E. Tegula and basal part of forewing, lateral view. F–G. S. tawaiensis sp. nov., ♂, holotype (BMNH). F. Face, frontal view. G. Tegula and basal part of forewing, lateral view. Abbreviation: sc = sublateral carinae of metope. No to scale.

Fig. 6. Superciliaris celebensis sp. nov., ♂, holotype (BMNH), genitalia. A. Pygofer, anal tube, and basal part of penis, lateral view. B. Penis and connective, lateral view. C. Penis and connective, ventral view. D. Style, lateral view. E. Style, dorsal view. F. Anal tube, dorsal view. No to scale.