Sophonia sandakanensis (Baker)

Viraktamath, C. A. & Wilson, Michael R., 2018, New species of the leafhopper genera Sophonia and Stenotortor (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Evacanthinae) from the Oriental region, Zootaxa 4378 (3), pp. 356-366 : 360

Sophonia sandakanensis (Baker)

Figs 2, 3 , 13, 14 .

Pseudonirvana sandakanensis Baker, 1923: 390 . Lectotype ♂, [USNM, Examined]. Sophonia sandakanensis (Baker) : Viraktamath, 1992: 265, figs.112–117.

Crown with paired small reddish spots joined at midline at apex, one median and two lateral stripes continued onto pronotum, orange. In some males, posterior half of pronotum orange, median stripe continued onto scutellum. Forewing with three fuscous oblique stripes on coastal area in apical half of forewing, black spot when present very tiny dot-like.

Male genitalia. As described by Viraktamath (1992), but with the following additional features. Aedeagus with apex of shaft strongly anteriorly curved, apex membranous, processes of the aedeagus some times unequal.

Material examined. INDONESIA: 5♂, 6♀, Kalimantan Tengah, Mentaya, Hilir, Selatan, Samuda Besar, 11 Km S Samuda, i.2004, ex Sticky Trap ; 1 ♂, Kalimantan, Sticky Trap, v. 2001 ( BMNH, NMWC, UASB) .

Remarks. The holotype of the species illustrated by Viraktamath is a teneral specimen. As a result some of the unsclerotized parts were not properly depicted. The shaft apex is strongly anteriorly curved and the apical processes are sometimes unequal.

Figures

FIGURES 1–11. Species of Sophonia and Stenotortor, dorsal habitus and label data. 1. Stenotortor picta sp. nov., holotype male; 2–3. Sophonia sandakanensis (Baker), male and female, respectively; 4. Sophonia similis sp. nov. holotype male; 5. Stenotortor acuta sp. nov. holotype male; 6–7. Stenotortor incocarpi Baker, paralectotype male; 8–9. Stenotortor madangensis Evans, holotype male; 10–11. Stenotortor subhimalaya Viraktamth & Wesley, holotype male.

FIGURES 12–24. Species of Sophonia and Stenotortor, faces and female genitalia. 12. Sophonia picta sp. nov.; 13–14. Sophonia sandakanensis (Baker), male and female; 15. Sophonia similis sp. nov.; 16. Sternotortor acuta sp. nov.; 17. Stenotortor incocarpi Baker; 18. Stenotortor madangensis Evans; 19. Stenotortor subhimalayana Viraktamath & Wesley; 20– 24. Sophonia picta sp. nov., female genitalia:20.Sternites VI and VII, ventral view; 21–22.Valvula I; 23–24.Valvula II.