Tozzita Kramer, 1964

Gonçalves, Clayton Correa, Marques-Costa, Ana Paula & Ale-Rocha, Rosaly, 2013, A new species of Tozz ita Kramer (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Neocoelidiinae) and first record of Tozzita ips Kramer from Brazil, Zootaxa 3682 (2), pp. 270-276 : 271

Tozzita Kramer, 1964

Tozzita Kramer, 1964: 261 , 267–268 (key, description); 1967: 39 (comments, key); Oman et al., 1990: 257, 364 (catalogue); Freytag & Sharkey, 2002: 255 (citation, species number); Dietrich, 2003: 701 (distribution); Marques- Costa, 2008: 24, 89–92, 232–233, 258, 265 (key to neocoelidiine genera, redescription, distribution, illustrations, photos, neocoelidiine phylogeny).

Diagnosis. Crown and pronotum with broad median longitudinal brown band of irregular shape and apex of head with rounded black spot (Figs 01–02, 13); crown, in dorsal view, longer than wide, angled apically; thin transverse carina between crown and frons; ocelli distinct, near anterior margin of crown but posterior to carina (Figs 0 1, 03); clypeus with lateral margins converging apically (Fig. 02), in lateral view, with a slight tuberosity (Fig. 03); posterior margin of pronotum broadly indented, V-shaped (Fig. 01); venation of forewings indistinct, except by claval suture and apical cells, with four apical cells and three anteapical cells (Fig. 04); male pygofer with apex spatulate, strongly flattened dorsoventrally (except in T. bifida sp. nov.) (Fig. 05); connective V-shaped (Fig. 09); aedeagus with shaft tapering, with one or two pairs of apical or preapical processes ( Figs 10–12 ); anal tube sclerotized basally, with pair of large basal processes hook-shaped, strongly flattened (Fig. 05). ( Kramer, 1964; Marques-Costa, 2008).

Redescription. Crown and pronotum with broad median longitudinal brown band of irregular shape and apex of head with rounded black spot.

Head. Crown approximately quadrangular, slightly produced anteriorly, slightly longer than wide; anterior margin arched and angled, with slender carina at transition between crown and frons; lateral margins, adjacent to eye, elevated but not carinate; surface often smooth and flat; coronal maculae visible; coronal suture indistinct. Ocelli large, located on crown, near anterior margin and closer to compound eyes than to midline. Antennal ledges, in lateral view, oblique and carinate. Antennal flagella as long as total body length, including forewings. Frons two times longer than maximum width; in lateral view, slightly convex; without swelling or carina; muscle impressions absent. Frontogenal sutures not reaching ocelli, ending on antenna ledge, just above base of antennae. Apical margin of maxillary plates reaching or slightly surpassing the apex of clypeus. Lora half moon-shaped, apical margin not reaching apex of clypeus. Genae incompletely covering episternum, latter with apex visible. Epistomal suture distinct, complete and straight. Clypeus broad, with lateral margins converging apically.

Thorax. Pronotum wider than head; lateral margins rounded, posterior margin emarginate and inverted Vshaped; dorsopleural carina complete. Mesothorax, in ventral view, moderately swollen. Mesonotum smooth, as long as wide, preapical groove distinct. Forewing about 3.5 times longer than maximum width, apex rounded; without pits, semi-hyaline or hyaline; venation indistinct, except for claval suture and apical cells; with four apical cells, all approximately rectangular, fourth apical cell wider than others, third apical cell more distant from the base of wing than second and fourth apical cells, latter cells approximately equidistant from base of wing; three anteapical cells visible only at apex; appendix restricted to first apical cell. Hind wing with R4+5 and M1+2 preapically convergent, fused at apex, forming single vein. Hind leg with femoral setal formula 2+2+1. Posterodorsal setal tibial row (PD) with fine and long setae, close together, without intercalary microsetae, distributed throughout length of tibia; anterodorsal row (AD) with long spiniform setae, with bases prominent, and with two or more intercalary microsetae between successive macrosetae distributed along entire length of tibia; anteroventral row (AV) with short setae, without intercalary microsetae, present only at apical half of tibia; posteroventral row (PV) densely bristled, with short fine setae at base, progressively lengthening towards apex, setae distributed along entire length of tibia. First tarsomere as long as combined length of two distal tarsomeres, plantar surface with two parallel rows of microsetae.

Abdomen. Male genitalia. Pygofer broad basally, tapering towards apex; without macrosetae; apex usually spatulate (except in T. bifida sp. nov.). Subgenital plates almost completely fused except at apex; without apical dorsal tooth. Style moderately long; apical lobe developed or not; apex slightly curved ventrally. Connective Vshaped; articulated to aedeagus and not bifurcated at articulation point. Aedeagus with shaft long and slender, with one or more pairs of apical processes and with apical gonopore. Anal tube sclerotized at base, with pair of basal processes strongly sclerotized.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 12. Tozzita bifida sp. nov., male holotype: 0 1, head, pronotum and mesonotum, dorsal view; 0 2, head, frontal view; 0 3, head, pronotum and mesonotum, lateral view; 0 4, forewing; 0 5, pygofer and anal tube, lateral view; 0 6, valve and subgenital plates, ventral view; 0 7, valve and subgenital plates, lateral view; 0 8, style, lateral view; 0 9, connective and styles, dorsal view; 10, aedeagus, lateral view; 11, aedeagus, dorsal view; 12, aedeagus, posterodorsal view.