Recognized by the following combination of characters: labial segment II subdivided medially or subapically; lateral margin of pronotum somewhat elevated; scent gland efferent system broad, occupying entire ventral margin of metepisternum; endosoma with a characteristic sclerotized basal sac with a relatively broad, ringlike structure apically (AR = apical ring) that is composed of numerous denticles and spiculi (Figs 16–17, 21–22, 26–27, 32–33, 37–38, 42–43); left paramere with a long, protruding sensory lobe (SL) (Figs 18–19, 23–24, 28–29, 34–35, 39–40, 44–45).

STRUCTURE, TEXTURE, AND VESTITURE (Figs 1–15). Macropterous, elongate oval. Head. Elongate horizontally, conical; antennal segment I gradually thickened toward apex, covered with sparse, short, adpressed setae and sometimes covered with a few bristlelike, protruding setae apically; segment II weakly broadened toward apex, covered with moderately dense, semirecumbent setae and sometimes with sparse, bristlelike, protruding setae on apical half; segments III and IV thin, with diameter about twice as thin as diameter of segment II, mixed with long, moderately dense, semirecumbent setae and with a few, bristlelike, protruding setae; labium thin, reaching medial part of abdomen or beyond; segment I subdivided near medial part, extending beyond base of head to anterior edge of xyphus; segment II subdivided subapically. Thorax.Pronotum. Trapezoidal; collar present, thin; humeral angle usually furnished with single, bristlelike, rather long, protruding seta; calli moderately convex, broad, occupying anterior two thirds of pronotum; lateral margin usually strongly carinate and somewhat elevated, rarely weakly carinate and not elevated; posterior margin arcuate. Mesoscutum and scutellum. Mesoscutum well exposed; scutellum flattened or weakly convex. Thoracic pleura. Proepisternum and proepimeron shiny; remaining pleura matte; scent gland efferent system broad, occupying entire ventral margin of metepisternum. Hemelytron. Usually covered with very short, relatively dense, adpressed, black setae, rarely with sparse, relatively long, protruding setae; membrane with major cell nearly rectangular, minor cell clearly present. Legs. Relatively long; profemur usually with several protruding, thick, relatively long setae on inner surface; tarsus bisegmented; tarsomere II subdivided medially; pretarsal claw toothed subapically.

Male genitalia.Aedeagus (Figs 16–17, 21–22, 26–27, 32–33, 37–38, 42–43). Ductus seminis thin, with an outer wall fine and membranous; base of endosoma with a sclerotized sac (BSC), occupying one third to almost half of endosoma, enveloping sclerotized part of ductus seminis inside endosoma (DSS), with a large, not fully closed apical ring (AR) composed of tiny spiculi or/and denticles; secondary gonopore distinct; endosoma usually with 1–3 bundles of distinct spicules (SP1, SP2, and SP3); base of endosoma sometimes with an irregular, sclerotized fig (BP = basal fig); medial portion of endosoma often with a large sclerite (MS = medial sclerite); apical portion of endosoma with 1-2 large sclerites (dextrolateral sclerite = DLS and a sinistrolateral sclerite SLS). Left paramere (Figs 18–19, 23–24, 28–29, 34–35, 39–40, 44–45). Apical process: dorsal view: extreme apex strongly narrowed, usually rounded and weakly curved; paramere body: dorsal surface with bundle of thick, protruding setae; sensory lobe: convex and stout.

Xenocylapidius is differentiated from other genera of Cylapinae primarily by the presence of the characteristic sclerotized sac at the base of endosoma (BS = basal sac) with the apical portion composed of numerous denticles and spiculi (AR = apical ring) surrounding well developed sclerotized part of ductus seminis inside endosoma (DSS) (Figs 16–17, 21–22, 26–27, 32–33, 37–38, 42–43) and by the large, stout sensory lobe (SL) of the left paramere (Figs 18–19, 23–24, 28–29, 34–35, 39–40, 44–45). In other Cylapinae the endosoma is usually furnished with more or less developed sclerotized part of the ductus seminis (DSS) (e.g. Carvalho and Fontes 1968; Carvalho and Lorenzato 1978; Cassis et al. 2003; Wolski 2010, 2013; Wolski and Henry 2012, Wolski and Gorczyca 2012, 2014) but it never is embraced by the basal sac (BS) as in Xenocylapidius.

Xenocylapidius is superficially similar to Peritropis Uhler, primarily in sharing elevated lateral margins of pronotum but can be easily distinguished by the shape of the male genitalia.

Recognized by the dorsum mottled with brownish yellow (Fig. 1); the dark brown antennal segment II; the endosoma with two bundles of spiculi (SP1 and SP2); the medial sclerite (MS) long, weakly curved, tapering toward apex, sharply pointed; the sinistrolateral sclerite (SLS) large, occupying almost half of endosoma, strongly broadened basally, constricted medially; the clublike dextrolateral sclerite (DLS) (Fig. 16); and the right paramere sickle-shaped (Fig. 20).

Most similar to X. gemellus in sharing the brownish yellow mottling on dorsum (Figs 1, 5), the rounded extreme apex of apical process of left paramere when viewed dorsally (Figs 19, 35), and the sickle-shaped right paramere. This new species can, however, be distinguished by the dark brownish antennal segment and shape of the endosoma (Figs 16).

Male. COLORATION (Figs 1, 9). Dorsum mostly with mottled, brownish yellow coloration. Head. Vertex and frons mottled with dark brown and yellow; remainder of head dark red with yellow mottling; antennal segment I dirty yellow, with an indistinct, dark yellow tinge basally and with a reddish tinge occupying apical one third of inner surface; segment II dark brown; labium dark brown with indistinct, dirty yellow areas. Thorax.Pronotum. Collar yellow; calli dark brown, with broad, yellowish mottling; anterior margin weakly tinged with red medially; lateral margin and posterior lobe dark brown, tinged with red and dirty yellow; humeral angle and medial portion of posterior margin yellow. Mesoscutum and scutellum. Mostly reddish; mesoscutum weakly tinged with dark brown medially and with dirty yellow area bordering portion being depressed onto lateral margin; scutellum reddish with dirty yellow patch apically. Thoracic pleura. Proepimeron and proepisternum mostly dark brown with reddish areas; remaining pleura reddish, with indistinct yellowish areas. Hemelytron. Corium and clavus dark brown, mottled with yellow; cuneus dark brown, weakly tinged with red, inner angle yellow, apex with a small, dirty yellow patch; membrane fuscous with indistinct, dirty yellow areas. Legs. Procoxa dark brown, dirty yellow apically; meso- and metacoxae yellow; femora dirty yellow brown with reddish areas; tibiae dark brown; tarsi dirty yellow brown. Abdomen. Dark brown with large dirty yellow areas. STRUCTURE, TEXTURE, AND VESTITURE (Figs 1, 9). Head. Antennal segment II weakly broadened toward apex, covered with moderately dense, adpressed and semirecumbent setae, sparse on basal one-fifth of segment II and dense on remainder of segment. Thorax.Pronotum. Lateral margins sharply carinate, somewhat elevated. Mesoscutum and scutellum. Scutellum weakly convex. Hemelytron. Covered with short, relatively dense, adpressed, black setae.

Male genitalia.Aedeagus (Figs 16–17). Basal sac (BSC) occupying one third of endosoma; sclerotized portion of ductus seminis inside endosoma (DSS) ovoid; secondary gonopore nearly circular, not fully closed; basal fig (BP) irregular in shape; apex of endosoma with two bundles of spiculi (SP1 and SP2); medial sclerite (MS) long, weakly curved, tapering toward apex, sharply pointed; sinistrolateral sclerite (SLS) large, occupying almost half of endosoma, strongly broadened basally, constricted medially, and broadened, nearly cylindrical on apical half; dextrolateral sclerite (DLS) somewhat smaller than SLS, clublike. Left paramere (Figs 18–19). Apical process: lateral view: weakly tapering toward apex, obtuse apically; dorsal view: lateral margins weakly curved, extreme apex rounded; paramere body: dorsal view: weakly broadened toward apex; sensory lobe: massive, just slightly tapering toward apex, obtuse. Right paramere (Fig. 20). Sickle-shaped; apical process: long, thin, arcuate, just slightly narrowed toward apex; paramere body: thin, dorsal margin straight, ventral margin weakly arcuate.

♀/♂ (n=2, holotype measurements second). Body. Length 6.00/4.70, width 2.15/1.76. Head. Length 1.00/0.98, width 0.85/0.79, interocular distance 0.35/0.35. Antenna. Length of segment I 0.74/0.64, II 1.83/1.83 (III and IV missing in both specimens). Labium. Length of segment I 0.98/0.95 (II, III, and IV immeasurable in both specimens). Pronotum. Length 0.85/0.73, width of anterior margin 0.68/0.65, length of lateral margin 0.98/0.80, width of posterior margin 1.60/1.38.

Female. Similar to male in coloration, structure, texture, and vestiture.

Unknown.

Australia (Queensland) (Fig. 31).

The specific name is derived from the Latin “acutus”, meaning sharpened, and is used to denote the sharply pointed mesial process (MS) of the endosoma.

Holotype ♂: Malanda; Queensl[and] Mjöberg; Swedish Museum of Natural History Stockholm NHRS (NHRS); paratype 1 ♀: Glen Lamington Queensl[and] Mjöberg; Swedish Museum of Natural History Stockholm NHRS (NHRS).

Figures 1–8. 

Dorsal habitus color photographs of Xenocylapidius spp.: 1 X. acutipennis (holotype) 2 X. ater (holotype) 3 X. bimaculatus (holotype) 4 X. bioculatus (♀: Australia N. S. W., Manly nr Sydney, North Head 16–21.2., D. Shcherbakov 1997) 5 X. gemellus (holotype) 6 X. gressitti (holotype) 7 X. rolandi (holotype) 8 X. tamasi (♀: New Caledonia, Foret di Thi, 29.X.–1.XI.1967).

Figures 9–15. 

Color photographs of Xenocylapidius spp., lateral views: 9 X. acutipennis (holotype) 10 X. ater (holotype); 11. X. bimaculatus (holotype) 12 X. bioculatus (♀: Australia N. S. W., Manly nr Sydney, North Head 16–21.2., D. Shcherbakov 1997) 13 X. gressitti (holotype) 14 X. rolandi (holotype) 15 X. tamasi (♀: New Caledonia, Foret di Thi, 29.X.–1.XI.1967).

Figures 16–25. 

Male genitalia of X. acutipennis (16–20) and X. ater (21–25): 16, 21 Endosoma (dorsal view) 17, 22 Basal sac of endosoma (ventral view) 18, 23 Left paramere (left lateral view) 19, 24 Left paramere (dorsal view) 20, 25 Right paramere (right lateral view). APR = apical process of paramere; AR = apical ring of endosomal basal sac; BP = basal fig; BPR = basal process of paramere; BSC = basal sac; DLS = dextrolateral sclerite; DSS = sclerotized portion of ductus seminis inside endosoma; MS = medial sclerite; PB = paramere body; SL = sensory lobe; SLS = sinistrolateral sclerite; SP1 and SP2 = endosomal spiculi.

Figures 26–30. 

Male genitalia of X. bimaculatus: 26 Endosoma (dorsal view) 27 Basal sac of endosoma (ventral view) 28 Left paramere (left lateral view) 29 Left paramere (dorsal view) 30 Right paramere (right lateral view). APR = apical process of paramere; AR = apical ring of endosomal basal sac; BPR = basal process of paramere; BSC = basal sac; DSS = sclerotized portion of ductus seminis inside endosoma; PB = paramere body; SL = sensory lobe; SLS = sinistrolateral sclerite; SP1 = endosomal spiculi.

Figure 31. 

Distribution map of Xenocylapidius spp.

Recognized by the black dorsal coloration (Fig. 2); the antennal segment II with a yellow annulation apically (Figs 2, 10); the endosomal dextrolateral sclerite (DLS) nearly square on basal one third and triangular on apical two thirds (Fig. 21); the extreme apex of apical process of left paramere when viewed dorsally nearly conelike (Fig. 24); the sensory lobe (SL) of left paramere long, weakly arcuate in dorsal view (Fig. 24); and the right paramere with an apical process broadened with a narrow, nearly conelike process apically (Fig. 25).

Most similar to X. rolandi in sharing blackish dorsal coloration (Figs 2, 7). Xenocylapidius ater can, however, be easily distinguished by the lack of large white patches on hemelytron (Fig. 2), the coloration of antennal segment II (Figs 2, 10), and the shape of the male genitalia (Figs 21–25).

Male. COLORATION (Figs 2, 10). Dorsum mostly blackish with small yellow and dirty yellow areas. Head. Black with yellowish patches; vertex with two yellow patches each situated behind each eye and with additional two longitudinal, yellow patches, each bordering inner margin of each eye, vertex also with a small yellow patch medioapically; frons with two groups of several small, yellowish patches, each situated laterally, near inner margin of eye, frons also with a small, yellow patch medioapically, nearly bordering base of clypeus; clypeus with a short, longitudinal, yellow patch basally; mandibular fig with two small, yellow patches basally, each bordering base of clypeus; mandibular fig also with a yellow line along entire length of ventral margin; ventral surface of maxillary fig and dorsal surface of gula, bordering maxillary fig with a relatively large, yellow patch; gula with a relatively large, yellow patch bordering ventral margin of eye; antenna black except for contrasting yellow annulation at apical one fifth of antennal segment II; labium black with an indistinct, dirty yellowish annulation medially. Thorax.Pronotum. Black with a broad, dirty yellow mottling on pronotal calli. Mesoscutum and scutellum. Black. Thoracic pleura. Blackish. Hemelytron. Blackish; base of embolium with a small, yellow patch. Legs. Pro- and mesocoxae black; metacoxa dirty yellow; femora black; mesofemur with a small, dirty yellow patch subapically; metafemur with relatively broad, yellow annulation subapically; tarsi dirty yellow. Abdomen. Blackish with indistinct, dirty yellowish areas. STRUCTURE, TEXTURE, AND VESTITURE (Figs 2, 10). Antennal segment II weakly broadened toward apex, covered with moderately dense, adpressed and semirecumbent setae, sparse on basal one-fifth of segment II and dense on remainder of segment. Thorax.Pronotum. Lateral margins sharply carinate, somewhat elevated. Mesoscutum and scutellum. Scutellum weakly convex. Hemelytron. Covered with very short, relatively dense, adpressed, black setae.

Male genitalia.Aedeagus (Figs 21–22). Basal sac (BSC) occupying one third of endosoma; sclerotized portion of ductus seminis inside endosoma (DSS) stout, with sinuate margins; basal fig (BSC) nearly cylindrical, thin, and sinuate at basal two thirds, nearly rectangular at apical one third; dextrolateral sclerite (DLS) nearly square on basal one third and triangular on apical two thirds. Left paramere (Figs 23–24). Apical process: lateral view: nearly cylindrical, weakly constricted medially; dorsal view: weakly tapering toward apex; extreme apex nearly conelike; paramere body: lateral view: dorsal surface covered with dense, long, protruding setae; dorsal view: sensory lobe: long, weakly arcuate. Right paramere (Fig. 25). Apical process: broadened with a narrow, nearly conelike process apically; paramere body weakly arcuate, covered with sparse, long, protruding setae.

Holotype ♂: Body. Length 5.3, width 2.15. Head. Length 1.0, width 0.88, interocular distance 0.35. Antenna. Length of segment I 0.71, II 1.82, III 0.62, IV (missing). Labium. Length of segment I 0.87, II 1.43, III 0.85, IV 0.7. Pronotum. Length 0.82, width of anterior margin 0.75, length of lateral margin 1.00, width of posterior margin 1.75.

Female. Unknown.

Unknown.

Australia (Western Australia) (Fig. 31).

The specific name is derived from the Latin “ater”, meaning black, and is used to denote the blackish dorsal coloration.

Holotype ♂: Australia, WA 06/85, 30 km nnw. Leonora 28.61799S, 121.19967E, 441 m, 30.1.2006, M. Baehr (ZSM).

Recognized by the chocolate brown dorsum with two large whitish patches, each situated near base of the hemelytron (Fig. 3); the medial sclerite (MS) stout, large, occupying almost half of endosoma, tapering toward apex, sharply pointed (Fig. 26); the extreme apex of apical process of the left paramere weakly arcuate, nearly conelike (Fig. 24); the right paramere with an apical process ovoid, with a basal, small, obtuse process dextrolaterally and paramere body rather thin, nearly cylindrical, and very weakly arcuate at apical half, strongly broadened at basal half (Fig. 30).

Most similar to X. rolandi in sharing a large, pale patch near base of hemelytron (Figs 3, 7). The present new species can, however, be distinguished by the chocolate brown dorsum (Fig. 3) and the shape of the male genitalia (Figs 26–30).

Female. COLORATION (Figs 3, 11). Dorsum chocolate brown, with yellow areas. Head. Chocolate brown with whitish areas; posterior margin of vertex with two indistinct, dirty yellow patches, each situated mediolaterally, vertex also with two longitudinal, yellowish patches, each bordering inner margin of each eye and with a longitudinal, yellow stripe medially; frons with two yellow patches, each situated laterally and with yellow patch medioapically, bordering clypeus; clypeus with a short, longitudinal, yellow patch basally; mandibular fig with two small, yellow patches basally, each bordering base of clypeus, mandibular fig also with a yellow line along entire length of ventral margin; gula with relatively large, yellow patch bordering ventral margin of eye; antennal segment I chocolate brown with a yellowish annulation near base; segment II dirty yellow to brown, apical one third dark brown; segments III and IV dark brown; labium yellow, with fuscous areas. Thorax.Pronotum. Chocolate brown, with indistinct yellow mottling on anterior half of calli and with indistinct yellow stripe medially, originating from middle of pronotal calli and ending at posterior margin. Mesoscutum and scutellum. Chocolate brown with a pale patch apically. Thoracic pleura. Chocolate brown. Hemelytron. Chocolate brown with indistinct yellowish shades and more or less developed whitish areas; embolium with a small whitish patch basally and apically; corium and embolium with a large, whitish patch near base; cuneus with a small yellow patch apically; membrane chocolate brown, membrane venation whitish. Legs. Procoxa chocolate; meso- and metacoxae yellow; profemur chocolate brown; protibia brownish; protarsus dirty yellow. Abdomen. Brown with yellow areas. STRUCTURE, TEXTURE, AND VESTITURE (Figs 3, 11). Head. Antennal segment II weakly broadened toward apex, covered sparse, adpressed setae, sparse on basal one-fifth of segment II and dense on remainder of segment. Thorax.Pronotum. Lateral margins sharply carinate, somewhat elevated. Mesoscutum and scutellum. Scutellum weakly convex. Hemelytron. Covered with short, relatively dense, adpressed, black setae.

Male. Similar to female in coloration, structure, texture, and vestiture.

Male genitalia.Aedeagus (Figs 26–27). Basal sac (BSC) occupying one third of endosoma; apex of endosoma with a single bundle of spiculi (SP1); medial sclerite (MS) stout, large, occupying almost half of endosoma, tapering toward apex, sharply pointed. Left paramere (Figs 28–29). Apical process: lateral view: broadened basally, cylindrical at apical two-thirds, obtuse; dorsal view: lateral margins weakly sinuate; extreme apex weakly arcuate, nearly conelike; sensory lobe: smassive, just slightly arcuate, obtuse. Right paramere (Fig. 30). Apical process: ovoid, with a basal, small, obtuse process dextrolaterally; paramere body: rather thin, nearly cylindrical, and very weakly arcuate at apical half, strongly broadened at basal half, covered with a few long, protruding setae sinistrolaterally.

♀/♂ (n=3, holotype measurements in parentheses). Body. Length 4.30–4.70/4.00 (4.70), width 1.65–1.75/1.65 (1.75). Head. Length 0.70–0.82/0.88 (0.82), width 0.70–0.73/0.70 (0.73), interocular distance 0.32–0.33/0.30 (0.32). Antenna. Length of segment I 0.44–0.50/0.45 (0.50), II 1.20–1.35/1.25 (1.35), III 0.60–0.65/0.63 (0.65) (IV missing in examined specimens). Labium. I (holotype) 0.80 (remaining segments immeasurable in examined specimens). Pronotum. Length 0.65–0.68/0.65 (0.68), width of anterior margin 0.63–0.65/0.58 (0.65), length of lateral margin 0.73–0.75/0.78 (0.75), width of posterior margin 1.30–1.38/1.33 (1.38).

Unknown.

Australia (South Australia) (Fig. 31).

The specific name is derived from the Latin “bi”, meaning two, and “macula”, meaning spot, and is used to denote the presence of two large dorsal patches, each situated near base of each hemelytron.

Holotype ♀: Australien 78, Wilpena Pound, Flinders Range, SA, 25.12.1972, M. Baehr (ZSM). Paratypes 1 ♀ and 1 ♂: same data as for holotype (ZSM).

Recognized by the following set of characters: dorsum with a mottled, blackish yellow coloration (Fig. 4); apical half of antennal segment II with dense, fine, semirecumbent setae and with sparse, protruding, bristlelike setae; femora entirely blackish (Fig. 4).

Most similar to X. acutipennis, X. gemellus, X gressitti, and X. tamasi in sharing mottled dorsal coloration (Figs 1, 4, 5–6, 8). Xenocylapidius bioculatus can, however, be distinguished by the presence of bristlelike setae on the antennal segment II and the uniformly black coloration of femora (Fig. 4)

Unknown.

Australia (New South Wales, South Australia) (Fig. 31).

Holotype of X. australis ♀: Australia N. S. W., Manly nr Sydney, North Head 16-21.2., D. Shcherbakov 1997 (US); 1?: Mt. Gibraltar National Park, N.S.W., 24 Feb 1965, D.K. McAlpine; Eeastern scarp, c. 3000 ft.; Carvalho to Drake Coll 1993 (USNM).

Recognized by the mottled, brownish yellow coloration (Fig. 5); the dirty yellow antennal segment II (Fig. 5); the medial sclerite (MS) stout, occupying more than one third of endosoma, basal one third nearly rounded, apical two thirds tapering toward apex, sharply pointed apically; the endosomal sinistrolateral sclerite (SLS) relatively small, occupying one fourth of endosoma, bifurcate at basal one third, remainder of sclerite cylindrical, somewhat narrowed apically (Fig. 32); the extreme apex of apical process of left paramere rounded in dorsal view (Fig. 35); and the right paramere sickle-shaped (Fig. 36).

Most similar to X. acutipennis in sharing a brownish yellow mottling on dorsum (Figs 1, 5), the rounded extreme apex of apical process of the left paramere when viewed dorsally (Figs 19, 35), and sickle-shaped right paramere. This new species can, however, be distinguished by the dark dirty yellow antennal segment (Fig. 5) and the shape of the endosoma (Figs 32).

Male. COLORATION (Fig. 5). Dorsum dark brown with dirty yellow and whitish areas. Head. Dark brown dirty yellow; antenna dirty yellow; labium yellowish. Thorax.Pronotum. Dark brown dirty yellow. Mesoscutum and scutellum. Dark brown with a whitish patch apically. Thoracic pleura. Dark brown with brown and dirty yellow areas. Hemelytron. Brown, mottled with yellow; membrane grey, venation dirty yellowish white. Legs. Procoxa dark brown; meso- and metacoxa dirty yellowish; pro- and mesofemur dark brownish; remaining segments of pro- and mesoleg dirty yellow. Abdomen. Dirty yellow. STRUCTURE, TEXTURE, AND VESTITURE (Fig. 5). Head. Antennal segment II weakly broadened toward apex, covered with moderately dense, semirecumbent setae, sparse on basal one-fifth of segment II and dense on remainder of segment. Thorax.Pronotum. Lateral margins sharply carinate, somewhat elevated. Mesoscutum and scutellum. Scutellum weakly convex. Hemelytron. Covered with short, relatively dense, adpressed, black setae.

Male genitalia.Aedeagus (Figs 32–33). Basal sac occupying one third of endosoma, apical ring (AR) extended into long, irregular, apically broadened and serrate sclerite dextrolaterally; sclerotized portion of ductus seminis inside endosoma (DSS) arcuate, nearly cylindrical at basal two-thirds, apically extended into an irregular, nearly ovoid fig; apical one third of endosoma with two bundles of spiculi (SP1 and SP2); medial sclerite (MS) stout, occupying more than one third of endosoma, basal one third nearly rounded, apical two thirds tapering toward apex, sharply pointed apically; sinistrolateral sclerite (SLS) relatively small, occupying one fourth of endosoma, bifurcate at basal one third, remainder of sclerite cylindrical, somewhat narrowed apically. Left paramere (Figs 34–35). Apical process: lateral view: broadened and weakly arcuate basally, slightly tapering toward apex, obtuse apically; dorsal view: lateral margins weakly arcuate, extreme apex rounded; sensory lobe: stout, obtuse apically. Right paramere (Fig. 36). Sickle-shaped; apical process: relatively long, weakly curved and slightly tapering toward apex; paramere body: thin, arcuate.

Holotype ♂: Body. Length 5.50, width 2.00. Head. Length 0.88, width 0.77, interocular distance 0.33. Antenna. Length of segment I 0.75, II 1.8, III 0.75, IV (partly broken). Labium. Immeasurable in specimen examined. Pronotum. Length 0.83, width of anterior margin 0.68, length of lateral margin 0.90, width of posterior margin 1.70.

Female. Unknown.

Unknown.

Australia (Queensland) (Fig. 31).

The specific name is derived from the Latin “gemellus”, meaning twin, and is used to denote the similarity of this species to X. acutipennis.

Holotype ♂: QUEENSLAND, Cedar Creek, Mars 1910, E. Mjöberg (NHRS).

Figures 32–41. 

Male genitalia of X. gemellus (32–36) and X. rolandi (37–41): 32, 37 Endosoma (dorsal view) 33, 38 Basal sac of endosoma (ventral view) 34, 39 Left paramere (left lateral view) 35, 40 Left paramere (dorsal view) 36, 41 Right paramere (right lateral view). APR = apical process of paramere; AR = apical ring of endosomal basal sac; BPR = basal process of paramere; BSC = basal sac; DSS = sclerotized portion of ductus seminis inside endosoma; MS = medial sclerite; PB = paramere body; SL = sensory lobe; SLS = sinistrolateral sclerite; SP1 and SP2 = endosomal spiculi.

Figures 42–46. 

Male genitalia of X. tamasi: 42 Endosoma (dorsal view) 43 Basal sac of endosoma (ventral view) 44 Left paramere (left lateral view) 45 Left paramere (dorsal view) 46 Right paramere (right lateral view). APR = apical process of paramere; AR = apical ring of endosomal basal sac; BPR = basal process of paramere; BSC = basal sac; DLS = dextrolateral sclerite; DSS = sclerotized portion of ductus seminis inside endosoma; PB = paramere body; SL = sensory lobe; SP1, SP2, and SP3 = endosomal spiculi.

Figure 47. 

Dorsal habitus drawing of X. rolandi (holotype).

Recognized by the following set of characters: dorsum with a mottled, dark brownish yellow coloration (Fig. 6); pronotal collar indistinct; femora entirely blackish, except for pale yellow annulation at basal one third of mesofemur.

Most similar to X. acutipennis, X. bioculatus, X. gemellus, and X. tamasi in sharing mottled dorsal coloration (Figs 1, 4, 5–6, 8). Xenocylapidius gressitti can, however, be distinguished by the coloration of femora.

Unknown.

New Caledonia (North Province) (Fig. 48).

Holotype ♀: New Caledonia, Col des Roussettes, 450-550 m, 4–6. II.63; J. L. Gressitt Collector (BPBM).

Figure 48. 

Distribution map of Xenocylapidius spp.

Recognized by the white head, with a fuscous vertex (Figs 7, 47); the blackish hemelytron with two large, white patches at base and at apex of corium (Figs 7, 47); the sclerotized portion of ductus seminis (DSS) composed of two parts: basal one, relatively long, gradually broadened toward apex and apical one, weakly ovoid basally and rounded apically; the apical half of endosoma composed of five strongly membranous lobes covered with tiny denticles; the endosomal sinistrolateral sclerite (SLS) small, nearly ovoid, with serrate margins (Fig. 37); and the apical process of right paramere tapering toward apex, with a subapical, short, obtuse process dextrolaterally (Fig. 41).

Most similar to X. bimaculatus in sharing large, pale patch near base of hemelytron (Figs 4, 7, 47). The present new species can, however, be distinguished by the blackish dorsum, with a large, white patch situated on hemelytron apically (Fig. 7, 47), and the shape of the male genitalia (Figs 37–41).

Male. COLORATION (Figs 7, 14, 47). Dorsum blackish with large white areas. Head. Mostly white; vertex fuscous; frons with two small, fuscous patches, each contiguous with inner margin of each eye and surrounding antennal insertion; gula blackish; antennal segments I and II fuscous; labial segment I blackish; remainder of labium dirty yellow. Thorax.Pronotum. Black. Mesoscutum and scutellum. Black. Thoracic pleura. Black. Hemelytron. Mostly black; corium and clavus with large, white patch near base; apex of embolium, apicolateral surface of corium, and medial portion of inner margin of cuneus with a large white patch; membrane dark grey. Legs. Procoxa black; meso- and metacoxae yellow, with a fuscous patch basally; femora and tibiae black; metafemur with a narrow, reddish annulation subapically and yellow, narrow annulation apically; metatibia with a yellow annulation basally and dirty yellow tinge at apical one third; tarsi dirty yellow. Abdomen. Black. STRUCTURE, TEXTURE, AND VESTITURE (Figs 7, 14, 47). Head. Antennal segment II weakly broadened toward apex, covered with moderately dense, semirecumbent setae, sparse on basal one-fifth of segment II and dense on remainder of segment, apical one fourth also with sparse, bristlelike, protruding setae. Thorax.Pronotum. Lateral margins incarinate, not elevated. Mesoscutum and scutellum. Scutellum flattened. Hemelytron. Covered with very short, relatively dense, adpressed, black setae.

Male genitalia.Aedeagus (Figs 37–38). Basal sac (BSC) nearly square; sclerotized portion of ductus seminis of endosoma (DSS) composed of two parts: basal one, relatively long, gradually broadened toward apex and apical one, weakly ovoid basally and rounded apically; apical half of endosoma composed of five strongly membranous lobes covered with tiny denticles; apical portion of endosoma with a single bundle of short spiculi (SP1); sinistrolateral sclerite (SLS) small, nearly ovoid, with serrate margins. Left paramere (Figs 39–40). Apical process: lateral view: slightly tapering toward apex, very weakly curved subapically; dorsal view: strongly tapering toward apex; sensory lobe: stout, obtuse. Right paramere (Fig. 41). Apical process: tapering toward apex, thin; dorsal view: tapering toward apex, with subapical, short, obtuse process dextrolaterally; paramere body: dorsal surface with sparse, long, protruding setae.

Holotype ♂: Body. Length 4.75, width 1.70. Head. Length 0.80, width 0.70, interocular distance 0.33. Antenna. Length of segment I 0.65, II 1.48 (III and IV missing). Labium. Length of segment I 0.87 (II, III, and IV immeasurable). Pronotum. Length 0.60, width of anterior margin 0.63, length of lateral margin 0.70, width of posterior margin 1.32.

Female. Unknown.

Unknown.

New Caledonia (South Province) (Fig. 48).

We are happy to name this species after our friend and colleague and the collector of the type specimen Roland Dobosz (Upper Silesian Museum, Bytom, Poland).

Holotype ♂: New Caledonia (S), 22°16.8'S, 166°53.5'E, Pic du Grand Kaori, 26. 12. 2006, 240 m, night coll. (lamp & beating), leg. R. Dobosz & M. Wanat; 5915/1788, coll. (MNHN).

Recognized by the mottled, dark brown, dorsal coloration (Fig. 8), the femora mottled with dark brown and yellow (Figs 8, 15), the endosoma with three bundles of spicules: one situated medially, second subapically, and third apically (Fig. 42), the endosomal basal sac (BSC) occupying half of endosoma, entirely covered with small denticles (Figs 42–43), the endosomal dextrolateral sclerite (DLS) large, occupying nearly one third of endosoma, weakly broadened toward apex, hook-shaped apically (Fig. 42), the sensory lobe (SL) of left paramere short and obtuse in dorsal view (Fig. 45), the right paramere with apical process broadened, with long apical process, weakly tapering toward apex (Fig. 46).

Most similar to X. acutipennis, X. bioculatus, X. gemellus, and X. gressitti in sharing mottled dorsal coloration (Figs 1, 4, 5–6, 8). Xenocylapidius tamasi can, however, be distinguished by the coloration of femora. From X. acutipennis and X. gemellus it can be distinguished by the shape of the male genitalia (Figs 42–46).

Male genitalia.Aedeagus (Figs 42–43). Basal sac (BSC) occupying half of endosoma, entirely covered with small denticles; endosoma with three bundles of spicules: one situated medially, second subapically, and third apically; dextrolateral sclerite (DLS) large, occupying nearly one third of endosoma, weakly broadened toward apex, hook-shaped apically. Left paramere (Figs 44–45). Apical process: lateral view: very weakly broadened at basal two thirds, cylindrical at apical one third, blunt; dorsal view: basal half with sinistrolateral margin weakly convex and dextrolateral margin strongly convex, apical half tapering toward apex; sensory lobe: short and obtuse. Right paramere (Fig. 46). Apical process: broadened, with long apical process, weakly tapering toward apex; paramere body: relatively broad, arcuate.

Unknown.

New Caledonia (South Province) (Fig. 48).

Holotype ♀: New Caledonia, Col d’ Amieu, Ht. Rembtai; 19. I. 1977, leg. J. Balogh; holotype [red label]; Xenocylapidius tamasi gen et sp. n., det. J. Gorczyca, 1997 (HNHM).

2 ♂♂ and 1 ♀: New Caledonia, Mt. des Koghis, 300–600 m, 19. III. 1968; J.L. Gressitt & T.C. Maa Collectors, Bishop Museum; 1 ♀: New Caledonia, Foret di Thi, 29.X. – 1.XI.1967; J. & M. Sedlacek Collectors, Bishop (US).