Aguana, Melichar, 1926

Mejdalani, Gabriel, Domahovski, Alexandre C. & Cavichioli, Rodney R., 2019, The sharpshooter genus Aguana: taxonomic notes, two new species from Brazil, the female of A. imbricata, and updated key (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini), Zootaxa 4577 (1), pp. 91-102 : 101

Key to Aguana species

1a. Aedeagus without apical processes ( Fig. 39 ). Female sternite VII with posterior margin transverse and with emargination on each side of median dentiform projection ( Fig. 41 )........................................... A. picinguaba sp. nov.

1b. Aedeagus with apical processes. Female sternite VII not as above (unknown in A. russata )............................ 2

2a. Aedeagal processes extremely short ( Fig. 61 ). Sternite VII with posterior margin transverse and with slight median projection ( Fig. 62 )................................................................................ A. spitzi sp. nov.

2b. Aedeagal processes elongate. Sternite VII not as above (unknown in A. russata ).................................... 3

3a. Aedeagal processes unbranched ( Figs 11, 13, 15 ). Sternite VII with posterior margin convex and bearing median projection ( Fig. 20 )...................................................................... A. imbricata (Signoret, 1854)

3b. Aedeagal processes branched. Female unknown............................................ A. russata Young, 1977

Figures

FIGURES 30–40. Aguana picinguaba sp. nov., male. 30. Body, dorsal view. 31. Body, lateral view. 32. Face, frontal view. 33. Genital capsule, lateral view. 34. Pygofer process, ventral view. 35. Valve and subgenital plate, ventral view. 36. Connective and style, dorsal view. 37. Paraphyses, ventral view. 38. Aedeagus, lateral view. 39. Aedeagus, ventral view. 40. Surface of the membranous structure associated with the aedeagus.

FIGURES 41–50. Aguana picinguaba sp. nov., female. 41. Distal portion of abdomen (contour of sternite VII highlighted), ventral view. 42. Distal portion of abdomen, lateral view. 43. First valvifer, lateral view. 44. First valvifer and first valvula, lateral view. 45. Apical portion of first valvula. 46–48. Second valvula. 46. Lateral view. 47. Teeth at basal portion. 48. Apical portion. 49. Second valvifer and gonoplac, lateral view. 50. Apical portion of gonoplac.

FIGURES 51–61. Aguana spitzi sp. nov., male. 51. Body, dorsal view. 52. Body, lateral view. 53. Face, frontal view. 54. Genital capsule, lateral view. 55. Pygofer process, ventral view. 56. Pygofer process, posterior view. 57. Valve and subgenital plate, ventral view. 58. Connective and style, dorsal view. 59. Paraphyses, ventral view. 60. Aedeagus, lateral view. 61. Aedeagus, ventral view.

FIGURES 62–71. Aguana spitzi sp. nov., female. 62. Distal portion of abdomen (contour of sternite VII highlighted), ventral view. 63. Distal portion of abdomen, lateral view. 64. First valvifer, lateral view. 65. First valvifer and first valvula, lateral view. 66. Apical portion of first valvula. 67–69. Second valvula. 67. Lateral view. 68. Teeth at basal portion. 69. Apical portion. 70. Second valvifer and gonoplac, lateral view. 71. Apical portion of gonoplac.

FIGURES 1–15. Aguana imbricata (Signoret, 1854), male. 1. Body, dorsal view. 2. Body, lateral view. 3. Face, frontal view. 4. Genital capsule, lateral view. 5. Pygofer process, ventral view. 6. Pygofer process, posterior view. 7. Valve and subgenital plate, ventral view. 8. Connective and style, dorsal view. 9. Paraphyses, ventral view. 10. Aedeagus, lateral view. 11. Aedeagus, ventral view. 12–15. Variations in the aedeagal processes.

FIGURES 20–29. Aguana imbricata (Signoret, 1854), female. 20. Distal portion of abdomen (contour of sternite VII highlighted), ventral view. 21. Distal portion of abdomen, lateral view. 22. First valvifer, lateral view. 23. First valvifer and first valvula, lateral view. 24. Apical portion of first valvula. 25–27. Second valvula. 25. Lateral view. 26. Teeth at basal portion. 27. Apical portion. 28. Second valvifer and gonoplac, lateral view. 29. Apical portion of gonoplac.