Labramachaerota korupa, Bell, Adam J. & Cryan, Jason R., 2013

Bell, Adam J. & Cryan, Jason R., 2013, Two new genera of tube-making spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Machaerotidae: Enderleiniini), Zootaxa 3640 (1), pp. 57-69 : 61

Labramachaerota korupa sp. n.

( Figs 15 –28)

Type Locality. Korup National Park (N4°57’20.8” E8°49’36.8”), Southwest Province, Cameroon.

Diagnosis. Head prothorax and scutellum olive green; face a light yellow green; basal ¼ of forewing dark brown; only apical cells of forewing darkly pigmented; legs black.

Description. Head ( Figs 15–19 ): face light yellow-green; eyes dark ochre; antennal pedicel slightly spool shaped, with rings of lighter coloration at each end; vertex lightly punctate, lacking median carina. Thorax ( Figs 15, 18–21 ): body olive green; legs ( Fig. 18 ) dark brown to black; tegmen ( Figs 18–21 ) with basal ¼ dark brown, becoming hyaline in apical ¾; veins weakly pigmented, with apical cells having dark veins; clavus with anal veins connected by one crossvein. Genitalia: Male: Pygofer (Figs 22–23) heavily sclerotized, dorso-posterior scabrous area expanded into a toothed, spine-like process extending downward; subgenital plates (Figs 22–23) with rounded apex; aedeagus (Figs 24–25) cylindrical, lightly scaled, apex flat and blade-like; parameres (Figs 26–28) small, subtriangular in lateral view with long styli, apex with short setae. Female: unknown.

Measurements (mm). Body length: male 5.3; pronotal length: male 1.4; forewing length: male 4.6; maximum width of head, including eyes: male 1.68; width between humeral angles: male 2.2.

Distribution. CAMEROON: Southwest Province.

Remarks. Labramachaerota korupa represents one of the few species of Machaerotidae known from western Africa. The previously described West African machaerotid fauna included only Enderleinia spp.; morphologically, Labramachaerota differs greatly from Enderleinia .

Etymology. The species name “ korupa ” refers to Korup National Park, the type locality of the holotype.

Material Examined. Holotype 3 (dissected, DNA extracted, deposited at USNM), “ CAMEROON: Southwest; / Korup National Park; / along road in S part of Park / N 4°57'20.8" E 8°49'36.8" / 15–30 March 2009 / J.R. Cryan & G.J. Svenson”, “CER400 / JCRC 08–12–01–37 ”; “ HOLOTYPE / Labramachaerota korupa / Bell & Cryan”.

Figures

FIGURES 15 – 19. General body features of Labramachaerota korupa sp. n. (holotype). 15. Head and pronotum, dorsal view; 16. Head, front view; 17. Anteclypeus; 18. Lateral habitus; 19. Dorsal habitus.