Opsius tigripes (Lethierry)

El-Sonbati, Saad A., Wilson, Michael R. & Dhafer, Hathal M. Al, 2020, The Tamarix feeding Leafhopper genus Opsius Fieber, 1866 (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Opsiini) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 67 (1), pp. 1-12 : 1

Opsius tigripes (Lethierry)

Athysanus tigripes Lethierry 1876a: 87; Lethierry 1876b:15

Opsius tigripes Vilbaste 1962: 140; Nast 1972: 325; Dlabola 1979: 131

Specimens examined.

KSA. Wadi Al Ammariyah ; Hofuf, 8.IV.-23.V.77. Büttiker, 15Ex. (examined but not available to be illustrated in present study)

Distribution.

Afghanistan, Iran, Russia ( Metcalf 1967); Saudi Arabia ( Dlabola 1979) (Figs 75 , 76 ).

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to O. heydeni but the males can be distinguished by the aedeagal shafts and basal process slightly divergent throughout its length, with the aedeagal shafts being shorter than the basal process, and the basal process not straight and curved preapically.

Figures

Figures 75 - 79. 75, 76. Distribution of Opsius spp. 75. World distribution (point indicates presence in the country). 76. Local distribution; 77 - 79. Habitats of Opsius spp. 77. Locality: Muzahimiyah, Al Khararah: 24 ° 24.35 ' N, 46 ° 14.67 ' E; 78. Locality: Abha, Sad Abha: 18 ° 19.32 ' N, 42 ° 31.00 ' E; 79. Type locality: Jazan, Wadi Jazan: 17 ° 01.275 ' N, 42 ° 59.187 ' E.