Poeciloterpa obscura Schmidt, 1927

Crispolon, Elorde Jr. S., Yap, Sheryl A. & Soulier-Perkins, Adeline, 2019, Revision of the endemic Philippine Poeciloterpa Stål (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) with description of four new species, Zootaxa 4608 (2), pp. 291-328 : 315-318

Poeciloterpa obscura Schmidt, 1927

( Figs 117–126 )

Poeciloterpa obscura Schmidt, 1927: 149 .

Schmidt (1927) described this species from a male but did not dissect it. We provide here, the detailed description and illustration of male genitalia ( Figs 121–125 ) of the type specimen and photographs of the habitus and labels ( Figs 117–120 ).

Male terminalia ( Fig. 121 ). In lateral view, pygofer ( Fig. 122 ) dorsal margin as long as the ventral margin, concave in middle and forming prominent posterodorsal angle, ventral margin regularly curved, posterior margin slightly undulated forming a slight hump in middle. Subgenital plate ( Fig. 123 ) on lateral view directed posterodorsally, largely tapered at last posterior third towards pointed apex, lateral plate pointing anteroventrally, intermediate plate present. Paramere ( Fig. 124 ) with dorsal margin straight, then produced in an acute angle then straight again to toward apex, ventral margin curved, set of very short setae located before acute angle and oriented dorsoposteriorly. Aedeagus ( Fig. 125 ) in lateral view with dorsal and ventral margins making both a break anteriorly then curving regularly towards, apical extension large and curled with a round tip oriented anteriorly, posterior protrusion large and hook-shaped with rounded apex oriented ventrally, posteroventral protrusion absent.

Type material examined. Holotype ♂: [Baguio, Benguet Baker], [21405], [Mus. Zool. Polonicum, Warszawa 12/45], [det. ex coll. Mus. Stettin.], [ Poeciloterpa obscura Schmidt ♂, Edm. Schmidt determ. 1924], [Typus], ( MIIZ).

Other materials examined. [Mount Kitanglad, 25-26 May ’84, 100– 150 m, S.G. Reyes], [ UPLBMNH, HEM 05012], 1 Ƌ ( MNH-UPLB).

Type Locality. Philippines: Luzon : Baguio, Benguet .

Distribution. Philippines: Luzon and Mindanao Islands ( Fig. 148 ).

Figures

FIGURES 148. Distribution Map

FIGURES 117–120. Poeciloterpa obscura, holotype. 117. Habitus, dorsal view. 118. Habitus, frontal view. 119. Habitus, lateral view. 120. Labels. Photographed by Laurent Fauvre © 2017 MNHN.

FIGURES 121–126. Poeciloterpa obscura, holotype. 121. Male terminalia, lateral view. 122. Pygofer and anal tube, lateral view. 123. Subgenital plate, lateral view, LP: lateral plate, IP: intermediate plate. 124. Paramere, lateral view. 125. Aedeagus, lateral view, ae: apical extension, pp: posterior protrusion, 126. Tegmina.