Almunisna quadratosa, Huang & Zhang, 2007

HUANG, MIN & ZHANG, YALIN L., 2007, Almunisna Dworakowska (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Typhlocybini): a genus newly recorded from China with description of a new species, Zootaxa 1423 (1), pp. 67-68 : 67-68

2. Almunisna quadratosa , n. sp.

Figs. 1–10

Description. Face and crown ivory. Patches along anterior, lateral margin and middle line of crown, yellowish ochre, as well as patches on anterior and lateral margin and center of whitish pronotum, pronotum posterior margin brown laterally and red medially; streaks around basal triangles and spots anterad of transverse impression and lateral margin of scutellum red ( Fig. 1 ). Corium of forewing, from the level of clavus to base red and color of patch stronger at apical and distal end of brochosome field; clavus with 3 patches respectively on basal, middle and distal part reddish brown. Bases of longitudinal veins of hindwing infuscate.

1 st abdominal apodemes dark brown and reaching the half of 5 th sternite; 2 nd ones transparent and reaching the end of 5 th sternite ( Fig. 3 ).

Male genitalia: Hind margin of pygofer side slightly extended and rollbacked on middle line(Figs. 4,5). Subgenital plate swollen apically, with microsculpture on the base, and with a row of short rigid setae from subapical inner margin to the middle of outer margin ( Fig. 6 ). Connective laminate ( Fig. 7 ). Paramere with subapical tooth short, heel-like ( Fig. 8 ). Aedeagal shaft close to dorsoatrium, apical processes directed ventrolaterad, subapical dorsal margin with two irregular laminate protrusions serrated laterally; apex quadrate in posterior view (Fig. 9,10).

Measurement: Male 2.88 mm long, including tegmen.

Type material. Holotype, ♂, CHINA: Fujian Province, Jianyang, Dazhulan , 27. x. 1974, coll. Fasheng LI. ( CAU)

Note. The new species is similar to A. bulbosa in shape of forewing and construction of male genitalia, but can be distinguished from the latter by: 1) corium of forewing covered by single red patch ( A. bulbosa has small irregular orange or yellow patches, spots and streaks); 2) subapical tooth of paramere smooth and heel-like ( Fig. 8 ), not spur-like as in A. bulbosa ; 3) distal processes of aedeagus curved ventrolaterad ( Fig. 9 ).

Etymology. The specific name derived from the Latin word quadratosa, referring to the shape of the apex of the aedeagus.

Figures

FIGURES 1–10. Almunisna. quadratosa n. sp. 1. anterior dorsum (crown, pronotum and scutellum in dorsal view). 2. hindwing. 3. abdominal apodemes. 4. pygofer side, lateral view. 5. hind part of pygofer. 6. subgenital plate. 7. connective. 8. paramere. 9. aedeagus, posterior view. 10. aedeagus, lateral view.