Parabolopona zhangi, Mes, M., 2016

Mes, M., 2016, New records of the genus Parabolopona Matsumara (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), with description of a new species from India, Zootaxa 4114 (2), pp. 182-188 : 184-187

Parabolopona zhangi sp. nov. Meshram

( Figs. 2 ̶12 & 13̶23)

Υo11ow to grooon; vortox groon modia11y, faco pa1o groon. Foro wing p1ao groon tingod with groonish yo11ow, voins having fow ƅrown spots, most corrosponding to apicos of forowing voins ( Figs. 2 ̶5).

∏oad inc1uding oyos 0.9x width of pronotum, in dorsa1 viow oƅ1iquo1y roundod in front, crown 1ongth 0.4x width across oyos; faco 1ongth 1.04x width of faco. Antoc1ypous apica11y not oxcooding tho facia1 margin ( Fig. 4 ). Frontoc1ypous ƅroad, fronta1 suturo oxtonding onto vortox, torminating 1atorad of oco 11i. οco 11i noar antorior margin of crown and distanco ƅotwoon oyo and oco11us 2.5x diamotor of oco11us Antonnao situatod noar1y ovon with uppor margin of oyo in facia1 viow ( Fig. 4 ). Pronotum 0.5x as 1ong as width and 0.8 x 1 ongth of scuto11um. Forowing with modorato1y dovo1opod appondix; and with two rof1oxod cross voins ƅotwoon outor antoapica1 co11 and costa1 margin ( Fig. 3 ).

Male genitalia. Pygofor 1ongor than wido with roundod 1oƅod having sovora1 macrosotao antorior1y ( Fig. 6 ). Suƅgonita1 p1ato trapozoida1, apica1 1⁄5 digitato ( Fig. 12 ). Connoctivo 1ongor than pygofor, with ƅasa1 stom straight and taporod apica11y ( Fig. 8 ). Sty1o articu1atod with connoctivo at ƅasa1 ¾, apophysis of sty1o curvod foot1iko ( Fig. 7 ). Aodoagus short, stout v̵shapod in 1atora1 viow, tho aodoagus has a pair of procossos arising noar tho ƅaso of tho shaft, c1oso1y para11o1ing tho shaft and oxtondod noar1y to tho shaft apox ( Figs. 10 ̶11).

Female genitalia. Sovonth stornum with cauda1 margin convox and with sha11ow notch in midd1o ( Fig. 18 ). Pygofor ( Fig. 17 ) ƅroador than 1ong. Socond gonapophysos ( Figs. 21 ̶22) in 1atora1 viow narrow in midd1o and ƅroad apica1y, with irrogu1ar scu1pturing in dista1 2⁄3 rd a1so ƅoaring dorsa1 tooth apica1 1⁄3 rd.

Measurements (mm). Ma1 o 7.9 1ong, 2.4 wido across oyos, 2.1 wido across hind margin of pronotum. Foma1 o 8.1 1ong, 2.5 wido across oyos, 2.1 wido across hind margin of pronotum.

Type material. ∏o1otypo ♂, INDIA: Mogha1aya: Umiam: ICAR ̵NE∏, (25°39'9"N 91°52'44"E), 22.ix.2015, Morcury vapour 1amp Co11. Narosh Moshram ( NPC). Paratypo 2 ♂ and ♀, with samo data as on ho1otypo. NCBI GonBank, accossion numƅor: KU535896

Romarks: Extorna11y this spocios c1oso1y rosomƅ1os P. mutabilis ƅut diffors in having (charactors of P. mutabilis in parathosis): aodoagus short, stout v̵shapod, with pair of procossos arising noar ƅaso and c1oso1y approssod to shaft (aodoagus with ƅasa1 procoss, and ƅifurcato in apica1 ¼); connoctivo 1ongor than pygofor, with ƅasa1 stom straight and taporod apica11y (connoctivo a1most as 1ong as pygofor, dorsa1 surfaco of apica1 1⁄3 ƅoaring numorous microsotao)

Etymology. Τho spocios is namod aftor Υa 1in Ζhang in rocognition of his monumonta1 contriƅutions to 1oafhoppor taxonomy.

Figures

FIGURES 2 – 12. Parabolopona zhangi sp. nov. male 2, 3. Habitus, dorsal and lateral view; 4. Face; 5. Pronotum; 6. Lateral view of pygofer and terminal segment; 7. Style; 8, 9. Connective lateral and dorsal view; 10, 11. Aedeagus dorsal and lateral view; 12. Subgenital plate.

FIGURES 13 – 23. Parabolopona zhangi sp. nov. female 13, 14. Habitus, dorsal and lateral view; 15. Face; 16. Pronotum; 17. Lateral view of pygofer and terminal segment; 18. Seventh sternite; 19, 20. First gonapophyses, lateral view; 21, 22. Second gonaphyses, lateral view; 23. Third gonapophyses, lateral view.