Doratura marandica Dlabola, 1981

Bückle, Christoph & Guglielmino, Adalgisa, 2022, Revision of the genus Doratura Sahlberg (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) with particular regard to its distribution in Italy and description of four new species, Zootaxa 5112 (1), pp. 1-116 : 20-21

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( Figs 2D View FIGURE 2 ; 12 K, L View FIGURE 12 ; 13A, B View FIGURE 13 ; 14A–D View FIGURE 14 ; 19D View FIGURE 19 )

Doratura marandica Dlabola, 1981: 261

Diagnosis. The species displays styles ( Figs 14C, D View FIGURE 14 ), genital plates ( Figs 12K, L View FIGURE 12 ) and the morphology of the female pregenital sternite (19D) very similar to D. impudica . It is distinguished in particular by the aedeagus contour in lateral view ( Fig. 14A View FIGURE 14 ) and the presence of two rows of distinct spinules on the ventral aedeagus margin ( Fig. 14B View FIGURE 14 ).

Distribution ( Fig. 55B View FIGURE 55 ). The species is known only from few localities in northwestern Iran. We studied material from Markand, Ziaran, and Kandavan–Pass.

Remarks. In the description of D. iblea, D’Urso (1983) suggested on the basis of the aedeagus shape in lateral view ( Fig. 23G View FIGURE 23 ) some affinity of her new species to D. marandica . After the examination of the type material and some further specimens of D. marandica , however, it is clear that the ventrally strongly protruding aedeagus evolved in both species convergently, and D. marandica belongs not to the D. paludosa group but to the D. stylata group. In particular, it is closely related to D. impudica , with which it shares the size, general morphology and the shape of styles, genital plates and female pregenital sternite.

Ecology. For the type locality, steppic valley vegetation and grass vegetation are indicated in mountain areas, apparently from about 1300–2700 m ( Dlabola, 1981).

Phenology. The specimens were collected in the second half of June and the first half of July.