Naevus

El-Sonbati, Saad A., Wilson, Michael R. & Al Dhafer, Hathal M., 2015, A new species of the leafhopper genus Naevus Knight, 1970 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Opsiini), from Saudi Arabia, Zootaxa 4059 (2), pp. 393-400 : 400

Key to males of Naevus species based on genitalia characters

Modified after Knight (1970)

1. Both shafts of aedeagus without basal processes, only apical processes present................................... 6

- At least one shaft of aedeagus with one or more basal processes................................................ 2

2(1). Shafts of aedeagus each with only one process basad of apex, pygofer broadly rounded posteriorly.................... 3

- Shafts of aedeagus each with two subparallel processes basad of apex, pygofer acutely rounded posteriorly... subparallelus

3(2). Shafts of aedeagus with more basad process sharply angled near its midlength, an elongate foramen near and parallel to poste- rior margin of shafts near midlength.............................................................. mandonius

- Shafts of aedeagus with more basad process linear, or nearly so, without foramen................................... 4

4(3) Shafts of aedeagus with a short secondary process on the more basad process.................................. pelta

- Shafts of aedeagus without secondary process............................................................... 5

5(4). Both apical process and a single subapical process appeared in lateral view, a subapical process symmetrically and short not reached to midshafts point...................................................................... dorsiplaga .

- Both apical process and a single subapical process disappeared in lateral view, a subapical process asymmetrically, only at right side ventroposteriorly, and reach to the midshafts point.............................................. hathali

6(1) Apical processes of approximately equal length.................................................... suakokoensis

- Apical processes with one at least twice length of other....................................................... 7

7(6). Apical processes with longer one directed ventrally, pygofer with membranous finger-like projection posteriorly.. suffuscus

- Apical processes with longer one directed medially, pygofer without membranous finger like projection posteriorly. variatus