Limois westwoodii ( Hope, 1843 )

Wang, Wen-Qian, Constant, Jérôme & Qin, Dao-Zheng, 2020, Revision of the lanternfly genus Limois Stål, 1863 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae) with description of a new species from China, European Journal of Taxonomy 720, pp. 35-61 : 49-52

Limois westwoodii ( Hope, 1843)

Figs 8–10 , 15 E–I

Lystra westwoodii Hope, 1843: 133 .

Limois westwoodii – Stål 1863: 231. — Distant 1906: 200. — Metcalf 1947: 170. — Lallemand 1963: 55. — Nagai & Porion 1996: 22.

Diagnosis

(1) Frons with 2 longitudinal carinae ( Figs 8D , 9D, F ), cephalic process of vertex of moderate length, not surpassing anterior margin of pronotum ( Figs 8B, F , 9B, H ); (2) pronotum and mesonotum olivaceous, pronotum with one longitudinal broken black band on each side of median carina; mesonotum with 3 pairs of dark patches along anterior margin and one irregular patch on each lateral side ( Figs 8B , 9B ); (3) tegmina with a transverse irregular reddish brown band on basal half and ochraceous on costal area and basal ½ followed by some brown patches and spots in apical half on hyaline area ( Figs 8A, C, E , 9A, E, G ); hindwings sanguineous on basal ⅗ and hyaline on the apical ⅖, between them a sinuate brown fascia ( Figs 8A, C , 9A, E ); and (4) abdomen dark, posterior margin whitish on each segment ( Figs 8A , 9A ).

Material examined

Holotype

BANGLADESH • ♀ (see Fig. 9 A–H); Frederick John Parry leg.; OUMNH.

Additional material

MYANMAR • 1 Ƌ; Nat Ma Taung ; Oct. 2003; 2000 m; local collector leg.; RBINS (see Figs 8 A–F, 10A–F, 15E–I) .

CHINA • 1 ♀; Maku; 20 Nov. 1973; Yun-xing Gan leg.; NWAFU HO088506 • 1 ♀; locality unknown; 21 Dec. 1973; Yun-xing Gan leg.; NWAFU HO088507 .

Description

MEASUREMENTS. Body length: ♀ 12.5–12.6 mm; Ƌ 12.4 mm. Wingspan: ♀ 47.5–48.4 mm; Ƌ 47 mm.

MALE GENITALIA. Pygofer in profile with ventral margin slightly concave; laterocaudal margin slightly convex ( Figs 10A , 15E ). Anal tube moderate, apical margin truncate, intersection with dorsal margin at obtuse angle in lateral view, epiproct acutely angled apically, paraproct long, subulate in dorsal view ( Figs 10A, C , 15E ). Gonostyli subtriangular, apically rounded in lateral view ( Figs 10A , 15E ). Endosomal processes about 5.0 times as long as sheath, apical ½ exposed, apically sinuate and inflated ( Figs 10 D–F, 15G–I). Tectiductus unrecognizable in lateral view.

Distribution

China (Xizang), Bangladesh ( Hope 1843).

Figures

Fig. 8. Limois westwoodii (Hope, 1843), Myanmar, Nat Ma Taung, RBINS, adult male. A. Dorsal view. B. Head and thorax, dorsal view. C. Ventral view. D. Face. E. Left lateral view. F. Head and thorax, left lateral view (showing reflexed protuberance of the vertex). Photographs by J. Constant.

Fig. 9. Limois westwoodii (Hope, 1843) holotype, adult female. A. Dorsal view. B. Head and thorax, dorsal view. C. Labels. D, F. Face. E. Ventral view. G. Right lateral view. H. Head and thorax, right lateral view (showing reflexed protuberance of the vertex). Photographs by K. Child.

Fig. 10. Limois westwoodii (Hope, 1843), Myanmar, Nat Ma Taung, RBINS, male genitalia. A. Left lateral view (except phallic complex). B. Gonostylus, ventral view. C. Anal tube, dorsal view. D–F. Aedeagus. D. Dorsal view. E. Ventral view. F. Left lateral view. Photographs by J. Constant.

Fig. 15. Male genitalia. A–D. Limois sordida sp. nov., Shanxi, Ningwu, Mt. Luyashan, Ai-ping Dong leg., NWAFU. A. Left lateral view. B. Gonostylus, left lateral view. C. Aedeagus, dorsal view. D. Aedeagus, ventral view. – E–I. Limois westwoodii (Hope, 1843), Myanmar, Nat Ma Taung, RBINS. E. Left lateral view. F. Gonostylus, ventral view. G. Aedeagus, left lateral view. H. Aedeagus, dorsal view. I. Aedeagus, ventral view. – J–N. Limois emelianovi Oshanin, 1908, Vladivostok, Anufriev leg., RBINS. J. Left lateral view. K. Gonostylus, left lateral view. L. Aedeagus, left lateral view. M. Aedeagus, dorsal view. N. Aedeagus, ventral view.