Aconurella prolixa ( Lethierry, 1885 )

Naveed, Hassan & Zhang, Yalin, 2018, Taxonomic review of the leafhopper genus Aconurella Ribaut (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Chiasmini) from Pakistan with description of three new species, Zootaxa 4418 (1) : -

Aconurella prolixa ( Lethierry, 1885)

( Fig. 1 ; Plate I, A–C)

Thamnotettix prolixa Lethierry, 1885: 102 .

Thamnotettix minutus Haupt, 1917: 254 . Synonymized by Dlabola, 1963: 324.

Thamnotettix sanguisuga Lindberg, 1927: 88 . Synonymized by Metcalf, 1967: 1597.

Cicadula indica Pruthi, 1930: 54 . Synonymized by Khatri & Webb, 2010: 9.

Deltocephalus obtusus Metcalf, 1955: 266 . (nom. nov. for Deltocephalus simplex Haupt, 1927 , not D. simplex Van Duzee, 1892:304 )

Chiasmus karachiensis Ahmed, Qadeer & Malik, 1988: 13 , Figs 3A–J . Synonymized by Khatri & Webb, 2010: 9.

Chiasmus lobata Ahmed, Qadeer & Malik, 1988: 14 , Figs 4A–J . Synonymized by Khatri & Webb, 2010: 9.

Aconurella neosolana Rao & Ramakrishnan, 1990: 268 , Fig. 1 .Synonymized by Khatri & Webb, 2010: 9.

Aconurella prolixa Duan & Zhang, 2012: 31 , Figs 1A–H .

Length. Male: 2.6–3.1mm; female: 3.1–3.8mm.

Greenish-ochraceous (Plate I: A). Head broader than pronotum. Vertex with or without dark central spot, two transversely striae between eyes, with reduced or without markings. Frontoclypeus brownish, obliquely striae in the lateral regions (Plate I: C). Forewing macropterous.

Genitalia. Pygofer with darkly sclerotized part on posteroventral margin with small spines, dorsoapical margin with or without macrosetae ( Figure 1 : A–C). Connective Y-shaped with arms close together distally ( Figure 1 : G). Style with well developed claw-like apophysis, inner process longer than outer process, wide apart ( Figure 1 : F). Aedeagal shaft slightly curved dorsally ( Figure 1 : H).

Material examined. PAKISTAN: Punjab: 1♂, 1♀, Murree Hills, 2000m, 2016, coll. Hassan Naveed ; 10♂, 45♀, Lahore, 2016, Hassan Naveed; 23♂, 56♀, Ahmad pur sial, 2016, coll. Hassan Naveed; 10♂, 13♀, Lalian, 2016, coll. Hassan Naveed; 1♂, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa prov., Naran, 2500m, 2016, coll. Hassan Naveed ; 18♂, 29♀, Jhang, 2016, coll. Hassan Naveed; 6♂, 33♀, Hafizabad, 2016, coll. Hassan Naveed.

Distribution. Pakistan; Japan; India; China; France; Russia; Georgia; Azerbaijan; Serbia; Spain; Sudan; Iraq; France; Canary Islands; Italy; Romania; Portugal; Jordan; Saudi Arabia; Ethiopia.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Aconurella paraerebus sp. n. A. male pygofer side, lateral view; B: subgenital plate, ventral view; C: connective, dorsal view; D: style, dorsal view; E: aedeagus, dorsal view; F: aedeagus, lateral view; G: valve, ventral view; H: style apophysis, lateral view.

FIGURE 4. Aconurella naranensis sp. n. A. male pygofer side, lateral view; B: subgenital plate, ventral view; C: connective, dorsal view; D: style, dorsalview;E: styleapophysis apex,lateral view; F:aedeagus,dorsal view;G:aedeagus,lateral view; H: subgenital plate and valve, dorsal view

FIGURE1. Aconurella prolixa (Matsumura).(Figure by Duan Yani) A–C:male pygoferside,lateral view; D:subgenital plate, ventral view; E: valve, ventral view; F: style, dorsal view; G: connective, dorsal view; H: aedeagus, lateral view.