Cyphotes quadrinodosa Fonseca & Diringshofen, 1959

Gonzalez-Mozo, Laura C. & Ware, Jessica L., 2023, Review of Cyphotes Burmeister, 1835 (Hemiptera: Membracidae) with the description of a related new genus, Zootaxa 5380 (6), pp. 501-525 : 511-512

Cyphotes quadrinodosa Fonseca & Diringshofen, 1959 reinstated comb.

( Figures. 2E, F ; 8D ; 9D ; 10D ; 12B, 12D )

Cyphotes quadrinodosos [sic] Fonseca & Diringshofen, 1969: 155 (New species, type loc.: Brazil, Santa Catarina: Rio Vermelho). Cyphotes quadrinodosus [sic] Fonseca & Diringshofen, 1969: 156; McKamey, 1998: 469 [Catalogued]; Sakakibara, 2005: 464 [comb. nov.: Aspona quadrinodosa ; photograph].

Description. (Modified from Fonseca & Diringshofen, 1959). Color. General color light brown, coronal suture, dorsal area of pronotum, and posterior pronotal process dark brown. Sculpture. Pubescent, pronotum with longitudinal and transversal elevated irregular lines (lines: denominated keels by Fonseca & Diringshofen, 1959) forming reticulate appearance. Head. Vertex and coronal suture grooved from superior margin until ocelli ( Fig. 8D ). Thorax. Pronotum. In lateral view, preapical part of posterior pronotal process (denominated protuberances by Fonseca & Diringshofen, 1959) with an elevated bilobulate hump (Fig. D); in dorsal view, posterolateral area of pronotum semicircular, abruptly narrowing in the posterior process ( Fig. 10D ). Forewing. with distinctive macula in apical cell IV ( Fig. 12D ) otherwise hyalin. Abdomen. Male. Unknown. Female. First Valvulae. Ventral interlocking device (VID), convex ( Fig. 12B ); ventral sculptured area (VSA) without preapical prominence. Second valvulae. without teeth on dorsal surface ( Fig. 12D ).

Measurements. Female (mm): Total length 8.52; head width 2.47; head length 1.78; pronotum length 7.47; width between humeral angles 3.47.

Distribution. Brazil.

Material examined. BRAZIL, S. Catharina, Corupa. (Hansa Humboldt) XI-1946. ( AMNH: 1 female). Photograph of Holotype, label information (Fonseca & Diringshofen, 1959: 157): “ BRAZIL, Santa Catarina, Rio Vermelho. Collection R.v. Diringshofen, Sao Paulo, Brasil” (MZS P: 1 female).

Comments. C. quadrinodosa is only recorded from Brazil. The pronotal sculpture is distinctively reticulate; contrasting with C. nodosa the posterolateral part of pronotum is semicircular abruptly narrowing to the posterior process. The head and pronotal morphology along with the absence of the forewing s crossvein support the reinstatement of Aspona quadrinodosa into Cyphotes . This species have only been reported in Santa Catarina, Brazil distributed in lower elevations from 75–339 meters.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Cucullate setae Darnini (Cyphotes-group). A. Posterior leg Allocyphotes flavus sp. nov.; B. Pro, meso and meta femur ventral view, Hypheodana acuta; C. Posterior leg Hypheodana acuta; D. Anterior leg Nasuconia sp.; Cyphotes quadrinodosa posterior leg: E. Tibia; F. Femur. Abbreviations: cs: cucullate setae; cs ar: cucullate setae anterior row; cs pr: cucullate setae posterior row; cx: coxa; fm: femur; tb: tibia; tr: trochanter. Scale. 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 8. Anterior view Cyphotes Burmeister. A. Holotype Cyphotes nodosa Burmeister.; B. Aspona gibosa Fonseca & Diringshofen, 1969 (DZPU); C. Aspona bullata Stål new. syn. of Cyphotes nodosa Burmeister (DZPU); D. Cyphotes quadrinodosa Fonseca & Diringshofen 1959 reinstated. comb. (MZSP).

FIGURE 9. Lateral view Cyphotes Burmeister. A. C. nodosa; B. A. gibosa; C. A. bullata; D. C. quadrinodosa.

FIGURE 10. Dorsal view Cyphotes Burmeister. A. C. nodosa; B. A. gibosa; C. A. bullata; D. C. quadrinodosa.

FIGURE 12. Female genitalia Cyphotes. Valvulae I A. C. nodosa; B. C. quadrinodosa; Valvulae II C. C. nodosa; D. C. quadrinodosa. Abbreviations: (DSA) dorsal sculptured area; (GON) gonoplac; (VID) ventral interlocking device; (RAM) ramus; (VSA) ventral sculptured area; (VL I) Valvifer I; (VL II) Valvifer II.