Macropsis anufrievi Tishetshkin

Tishechkin, Dmitri Yu., 2015, Taxonomic study of Central Asian species of the genus Macropsis Lewis, 1836 (Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Macropsinae). III: Descriptions of two new willow-dwelling species, new synonym, annotated check-list, and key to species, Zootaxa 3985 (1), pp. 31-52 : 35-37

Macropsis anufrievi Tishetshkin sp. n.

Figs. 38–61

Material examined. Holotype, ♂, Tajikistan, Hissar Mtn. Range, left bank of Sardai-Miyen River 2 km upstream from Ramit Village, 6. VIII. 1991, G.A. Anufriev ( ZMMU); paratypes: same locality and date, 3 ♂, 4 ♀ ( ZMMU), 3 ♂, 3 ♀ ( ZIN), 2 ♂, 7 ♀ (coll. Anufriev); Tajikistan, Hissar Mtn. Range, Sardai-Miyen River in the environs of Ramit Village, 4. VIII. 1991, from narrow-leaved willow, G.A. Anufriev, 4 ♂, 2 ♀, 1 nymph ( ZMMU), 4 ♂, 8 ♀, 1 nymph ( ZIN), 6 ♂, 3 ♀, 1 nymph (coll. Anufriev); Tajikistan, the southern end of Darvaz Mtn. Range, Dashtidzhum Nature Reserve, Khodzhamard River 4–5 km downstream from Kavok Village, 18. VIII. 1991, G.A. Anufriev, 2 ♂, 4 ♀ ( ZMMU), 3 ♀ ( ZIN).

FIGURES 38–61. Macropsis anufrievi sp. n. 38–42―male abdominal apodemes of the 2nd tergite; 43–47―the 2nd sternite; 48– 52―penis, lateral view; 53–54―pygofer process; 55–59―end of style; 60–61―2nd valvulae of ovipositor.

FIGURES 62–88. Macropsis elaeagni Em. (62–79): 62―penis, lateral view ( M. elaeagni , after Dubovskiy, 1966); 63―end of style ( M. elaeagni , after Dubovskiy, 1966); 64―penis, lateral view ( M. cyanescens , after Dubovskiy, 1966); 65―end of style ( M. cyanescens , after Dubovskiy, 1966); 66―male 2nd abdominal apodemes; 67–71―penis, lateral view (males from the same sample, Kara-Bulak East of Isfana, South Kyrgyzstan); 72–75―end of style (males from the same sample, Kara-Bulak East of Isfana); 76–77―penis and the end of style of the same male (Batken, South Kyrgyzstan); 78–79―end of style (males from the same sample, Ferghana Mtn. Range, North-East of Bazar-Korgon, Kyrgyzstan). Macropsis elaeagnicola Dub. (80–88): 80– 82―male abdominal apodemes of the 2nd tergite; 83–84―the 2nd sternite; 85–86―penis, lateral view; 87–88―end of style.

Description. Body bright green, forewings transparent with green veins, in male dark abdominal terga visible through forewings.

Abdominal apodemes of 2nd tergite in male comparatively narrow, slightly bent inwards and separated by broad round notch (Figs. 38–42). Sternal apodemes bent ventrally, strongly convergent, with narrow or only slightly expanded tips, separated by small round notch (Figs. 43–47).

Penis in side view wide, with distinct extension at bend (Figs. 48–52). Pygofer processes with tips slightly bent forward (Figs. 53–54). Styles of typical shape (Figs. 55–59). 2nd valvulae of ovipositor with 2–4 preapical teeth each (Figs. 60–61).

Body length (including tegmina): ♂, 3.5–3.9 mm; ♀, 4.1–4.7 mm.

Nymph bright green, densely pubescent with short white setae, abdominal crest low, almost even.

Diagnosis. Belongs to the group of willow-dwelling uniformly green cryptic species. Differs from all other species from this group by the strongly ventrally bent and convergent sternal apodemes separated by a small round notch.

Host. Salix sp. (“narrow-leaved willow” according to the labels under the part of type series).

Calling signal. Unknown.

Distribution. Tajikistan: Hissar and Darvaz Mtn. Ranges.

Etymology. This species is named after Prof. Georgiy Anufriev, famous for his excellent contribution to the systematics of the Palaearctic Auchenorrhyncha .