Paranataretus juwayriyae El-Sonbati, 2023

El-Sonbati, Saad A., Wilson, Michael R. & Al Dhafer, Hathal M., 2023, A new leafhopper genus with description of a new species of Scaphoideini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from Saudi Arabia, Zootaxa 5339 (1), pp. 88-94 : 92-93

Paranataretus juwayriyae El-Sonbati sp. n.

( Figs 1–16 )

Body length: 5.2–5.6 male, 5.6– 6 female.

Description: Vertex with 7 pale yellowish marks on anterior half above eyes (6 at margin form rectangle shape, 2 tiny spots on middle), and 10 on posterior half below eyes, 2 on each side touching margin of eyes, 4 (2 large and 2 small) lateral of whitish median line, and 2 in between. Mesonotum with 6 whitish marks (2 large medially, 2 median size laterally, and 2 small below pronotum margin). Scutellum with 3 whitish marks at its corners, and 2 large fused spots on center. Forewing with regular white spots at both claval margins ( Fig. 1 ). Frontoclypeus width almost equal to gena width directly below eyes. Lorum widely separated from genal margin ( Fig. 3 ). Pronotum with posterior margin almost straight ( Fig. 1 ). Forewing with regular white spots at both claval margins ( Fig. 1 ).

Male genitalia: Anal tube shorter than pygofer in lateral view. Pygofer brownish, with dark brown at lateral margin, with several scattered macrosetae posteriorly, side lobes broad, without processes, with membranous area covered with short setae ( Fig. 13 ). Subgenital plate triangular, elongate, with uniseriate row of macrosetae laterally, and without scattered macrosetae at apical half ( Fig. 11 ). Style with weak preapical lobe ( Fig. 9 ). Aedeagus curved, with narrow and curved laterally ( Fig. 5 ).

Female genitalia: In addition to generic characters: Female 7 th sternite with sinuous hind margin with small notch in middle ( Fig. 18 ).

Materials examined. Holotype: ♁, KSA: Jazan: Fifa, Al Absia : 17°15.831’N, 43°06.498’E, 498 m, 31. III. 2014, vacuum, El-Sonbati, S. ( KSMA). Paratypes: 1♁ 3♀ same locality as Holotype (KSMA); 1♁ KSA: Al Baha: Shada Al Ala: 19°50.329’N, 41°18.604’E, 1563 m, 3. VI. 2014, light trap, Al Dhafer, H.; Fadl, H.; Abdel-Dayem, M.; El-Torkey, A.; El-Gharbawy, A.; El-Sonbati, S. (NMWC); 1♁ same but Asir: Abha, Raydah: 18°11.695’N, 42°23.818’E, 1897, 26. IV. 2014 (KSMA); 1♀ same but, 31. VII. 2015, 18°11.618’N, 42°23.420’E, 1772 m; 1♀ same but, 18°11.749’N, 42°23.345’E, 1614 m (NMWC).

Distribution. Saudi Arabia (present study) ( Fig. 19 ).

Diagnosis. This species is similar to P. brevis Gnezdilov, 2020 comb. n. but can easily be distinguished with the following characters: Vertex pale yellowish with 17 marks. Forewing with regular white spots at both claval margins ( Fig. 1 ). Pygofer without dense tufts of moderate setae, without processes ( Fig. 13 ). Aedeagus curved, narrow and laterally curved ( Fig. 5 ). Female 7 th sternite with hind margin sinuous with small notch in middle ( Fig. 18 ).

Etymology. The patronym honors the first author’s daughter, Juwayriya Saad El-Sonbati.

Figures

FIGURES 1–4. Habitus of Paranataretus juwayriyae sp. n. 1. Dorsal view; 2. Lateral view; 3. Face; 4. Lateral view of head and thorax.

FIGURES 5–18. Paranataretus juwayriyae sp. n. 5–12. Male genital structures: 5. Aedeagus lateral view; 6. Apex of aedeagus dorsal view; 7.Aedeagus and connective lateral view (After Gnezdilov, 2020); 8. Apex of aedeagus dorsal view (After Gnezdilov, 2020); 9. Style; 10. Connective; 11. Subgenital plate; 12. Valve; 13. Pygofer; 14. Profemur, anterior view; 15–18. Female genital structure: 15. Third valvula; 16. Second valvula; 17. First valvula; 18. ♀, 7th sternite.

FIGURES 19–21. 19. Distribution of Paranataretus gen. n. spp. 20–21. Habitats and type localities of P. juwayriyae sp. n. 20. Jazan: Fifa, Al Absia: 17°15.831’N, 43°06.498’E; 21. Asir: Abha, Raydah: 18°11.695’N, 42°23.818’E.