Gelastopsis insignis Kirkaldy, 1906

Figs 7, 14, 17A–E

Diagnosis

The species can be recognized by the following combination of characters: (1) black band of upper portion of frons with incomplete, median, pale yellowish, narrow stripe limited to upper half of black area (Fig. 14D); (2) hind wings wide (LW/BW = 1.6) with a well-developed anal lobe and vein A2 reaching to about ⅔ of lobe length (Fig. 14E); (3) anal tube in dorsal view strongly widening after basal ⅓, with two longitudinal strong ridges and with apical margin distinctly incurved (Fig. 17B); (4) gonostyli in lateral view with anterodorsal process upcurved and with distal hook (Fig. 17A).

Material examined

AUSTRALIA – Queensland • 1 ♂; Ransome Reserve; 27°29.6′ S, 153°11.1′ E; 10 m a.s.l.; 10 Nov. 2023; S. Wright leg.; sweeping Casuarina woodland; 51701; QM • 1 ♂; Illawena Station, Drewvale; 27°39′ S, 153°04′ E; 17 Feb. 2004; MV lamp; G. Monteith leg.; 11554; QM • 1 ♀; Gold Creek Reservoir; site 1; 27°27.9′ S, 152°52.5′ E; 23 Feb. 2004; 140 m a.s.l; QM party leg.; sweeping spotted gum open forest; 51879; QM • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; 29 Mar. 2004; C.J. Burwell leg.; 51977; QM • 1 ♂; Sandy Creek Conservation Area, Mount Cotton; site 1; 27.597° S, 153.248° E; 9 Feb. 2010; 40 m a.s.l.; QM Party leg.; MV lamp, open ironbark forest; 19708; QM • 1 ♂; Karawatha Forest; site 6; 27°37.6′ S, 153°05.4′ E; 30 Apr. 2003; 60 m a.s.l.; E. Volschenk leg.; sweeping eucalypt woodland; 51167; QM • 1 ♀; Boondall Wetlands, site 1; 27°20.4′ S, 153°04.5′ E; 1 Nov. 2003; QM Party leg.; night hand collection, Melaleuca woodland; 51718; QM • 1 ♂; Redcliffe Tableland; site 1; 21.123° S, 148.140° E; 13–18 Apr. 2012; 430 m a.s.l.; G. Monteith leg.; Malaise trap, open forest; 35225; QM • ♀; Barakula State Forest; site 3; 26.415° S, 150.682° E; 23–30 Nov. 2009; 402 m a.s.l.; G. Monteith and F. Turco leg.; Malaise trap; 19217; QM • 1 ♀; Gregory Developmental Road, 0.8 km N of Mount Jack; 19°20.0′ S, 145°35.8′ E, 27 Sept.–17 Dec. 2006; 480 m a.s.l.; QM Party leg.; pitfall trap, open forest; 14708; QM • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, 3 nymphs; Mount Walsh National Park; 25°33′37″ S, 152°03′21″ E; 14 Dec. 2019; J. Constant leg.; on Acacia sp.; RBINS • 1 ♂, 3 nymphs; Eurimbulla N.P., Ganoonga Noonga Lookout; 24°12′05″ S, 151°48′11″ E; 9 Dec. 2019; J. Constant, F. Martoni, M. Moir and L. Semeraro leg.; on Acacia sp.; RBINS.