Ileopeltus

Godoy, Carolina, 2004, (Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), Zootaxa 608, pp. 1-4 : 3

Key to the male Ileopeltus Species of Mesoamerica

1 Pygofer without a process, or if present then extremely small .................................................. 2

­ Pygofer with a long, distinct process .......................................................................................... 3 2(1) Pygofer without a process ( Fig. 9 ) .................................................................. tethys (Van Duzee) ­ Pygofer with a short process on posterodorsal margin in lateral aspect ( Fig. 10 ) ....................... ...................................................................................................................... nanocanthus Cwikla 3(1) Posterior margin of pygofer broadly rounded apically with a process inserted on posteroventral margin ( Fig. 11 ) .............................................................................................. spinosus (DeLong) Posterior margin of pygofer not broadly rounded and without a process on posteroventral margin ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 4(3) Posterior margin of pygofer produced into a dorsally directed spine ( Fig. 12 ) ........................... ........................................................................................................................ dorsalu s (DeLong) ­ Posterior margin of pygofer produced into an acute posteriorly directed process ( Fig. 2 )........... ............................................................................................................................... similarus n. sp.

Figures

FIGURES 9 – 12. Ileopeltus: Pygofer lateral aspect: 9, I. tethys; 10, I. nanocanthus, 11, I. spinosus; 12, I. dorsalus.

FIGURES 1 – 8. Ileopeltus similarus, Godoy sp nov. (holotype). 1. dorsal habitus; 2. Pygofer; lateral view; 3. Pygofer; dorsal view without spines; 4. Subgenital plate and valve, ventral view; 5. Right style, dorsal view; 6. Connective and aedeagus, ventral view; 7. Aedeagus, lateral view; 8 female sternum VII, ventral aspect.