Pyrops spinolae (Westwood, 1842)

Jiaranaisakul, Kawin, Voraphab, Itsarapong & Constant, Jérôme, 2023, Redescription of Pyrops condorinus with new distribution records from Thailand and notes on P. spinolae (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 136, pp. 1-15 : 12-14

Pyrops spinolae (Westwood, 1842)

Figs 1 B, D, F, H , 7-8

MATERIEL EXAMINED.

VIETNAM • 1 ♂; Quang Tri Province, Da Krong National Park ; 16°37′00″N, 106°47′00″ E; 5-10.VII.2011; J. Constant & J. Bresseel leg.; I.G. 31.933; RBINS .

MATERIEL EXAMINED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS.

THAILAND • 1 ex. ( Fig. 7A ): Surat Thani Province, Khlong Sok District ; 28.III.2021, K. Jiaranaisakul • 1 ex. ( Fig. 7 B ): Phetchaburi Province, Kaeng Krachan National Park ; 11.VI.2021; K. Jiaranaisakul • 1 ex. ( Fig. 7 C ): Chanthaburi Province, Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary ; 10.VII.2022; K. Jiaranaisakul • 1 ex. ( Fig. 7 D ): Chiang Rai Province, Wiang Pa Pao District ; 23.V.2022; K. Jiaranaisakul .

SUPPLEMENTARY DESCRIPTION.

Male terminalia: ( Fig. 8 ) Pygofer higher than long, with posterior margin weakly rounded, with a short ventral process directed posteriorly in lateral view ( Fig. 8A ). Gonostyli ( Fig. 8A, C ) elongate, 1.8 times longer than high in lateral view, not surpassing apex of anal tube; dorsal margin broadly rounded, ventral margin mostly straight; in lateral view, apical margin rounded with small rounded projection; fused ventrally on basal 1/6; lateral hooks of gonostyli short, moderately curved and pointing lateroventrally. Aedeagus ( Fig. 8 D-G) membranous with pair of elongate ventral endosomal processes widening on distal third ( Fig. 8 D, G ); connective rod-shaped ( Fig. 8 D ); tectiductus moderately developed, subtriangular with anterior margin concave in dorsal view, strongly concave ventrally ( Fig. 8 D-G). Anal tube ( Fig. 8 A-C) elongate and dorsoventrally flattened, 1.05 times longer than broad in dorsal view (about 1.4 times as broad as long in median line), broadest at 4/5 of total length ( Fig. 8 B ); lateral margins broadly rounded ( Fig. 8 B ) and apical margin deeply, roundly notched in dorsal view ( Fig. 8 B-C); anal column elongate and narrow, surpassing anal tube posteriorly ( Fig. 8 B-C).

NOTE.

This species shows different patterns of intraspecific variation on the tegmina. The specimen from Surat Thani Province shows brownish orange veins and veinlets ( Fig. 7A ). The tegmina of the specimen from Chiang Rai Province shows yellow spots ( Fig. 7 D ). The specimens from Phetchaburi and Chanthaburi Province are quite the same but the spots on the tegmina of the latter are smaller and not fused to transverse bands ( Fig. 7 C ).

Figures

Fig. 1. Diagnostic characters.A, C, E, G, Pyrops condorinus (Lallemand, 1960). B, D,F, H, P. spinolae (Westwood, 1842). A-B, head, dorsal view. C-D, forewing. E-F, frons and cephalic process, ventral view. G-H, head, lateral view.

Fig. 7. Intraspecific variation of Pyrops spinolae (Westwood, 1842). A, Surat Thani Province, Khlong Sok District; 28.III.2021. B, Phetchaburi Province, Kaeng Krachan National Park; 11.VI.2021. C, Chanthaburi Province, Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary; 10.VII.2022. D, Chiang Rai Province, Wiang Pa Pao District; 23.V.2022.

Fig. 8. Pyrops spinolae (Westwood, 1842), male genitalia, specimen from Vietnam, Quang Tri Province, Da Krong National Park. A-C, pygofer, gonostyli and anal tube. A, lateral view. B, dorsal view. C, ventral view. D-G, aedeagus. D, lateral view. E, dorsolateral view. F, dorsal view. G, ventral view.