Hamulotettix ungulatus, Dai, Wu & Zhang, Yalin, 2011

Dai, Wu & Zhang, Yalin, 2011, A new Oriental genus of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from China and Thailand, Zootaxa 3055, pp. 62-68 : 64-67

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.202723

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6190817

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/753A87C9-FFF2-3A03-FF58-F9ACFF4D3C97

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Hamulotettix ungulatus
status

sp. nov.

Hamulotettix ungulatus View in CoL sp. nov.

Figs. 1–21 View FIGURES 1 – 5 View FIGURES 7 – 14 View FIGURES 15 – 21 .

Measurements: Male 9.4–9.6mm long.

Ochraceous. Crown with submarginal red arcuate transverse band between ocelli interrupted medially and surrounding ocelli laterally, one pair of transverse brownish-red markings at posterior margin. Face with a submarginal arcuate thin band between eye and ocellus orange, scape and pedicel of antennae red. Pronotum yellowish with five more or less red merged markings along anterior margin and three longitudinal stripes on each side on posterior part. Scutellum with one median red longitudinal stripe ( Fig. 1 View FIGURES 1 – 5 ). Forewing hyaline ochraceous with red veins and markings in basal half base; with brown patches near apex of clavus and apical cells, brown vermiculate markings between veins ( Figs. 1–3 View FIGURES 1 – 5 ).

Male genitalia: Pygophore with segment IX elongate in lateral aspect and gradually narrowed posteriorly, caudal margin slightly truncate, with numerous macrosetae in caudal third ( Fig. 15 View FIGURES 15 – 21 ). Segment X long, strongly sclerotized dorsally, with long ventral process extended caudad, curved dorsomesad ( Fig. 16, 18 View FIGURES 15 – 21 ). Subgenital plates broad basally and abruptly narrowed to digitate apex, with many fine setae along lateroapical margin, without macrosetae ( Fig. 20 View FIGURES 15 – 21 ). Style with apical apophysis elongate, preapical lobe not prominent ( Fig. 21 View FIGURES 15 – 21 ). Connective Y-shaped, stem equal to arms ( Fig. 21 View FIGURES 15 – 21 ). Aedeagus articulated with connective; preatrium well developed; dorsal apodeme vestigial; shaft stout, slightly curved dorsad, with wide apical flange; gonopore apical; texture surrounding gonopore granular ( Fig. 17, 19 View FIGURES 15 – 21 ).

Material examined. Holotype, China 3, Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, Mengla, 670m, 1–5 May 1974, Zhou Yao and Yuan Feng; Paratype: 13, Yunnan, Menglun, 21 April 1982, Zhou Jingruo and Wang Sumei; 13, China, Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, Mengla, 640m, 21–30 April 1974, Zhou Yao, Yuan Feng and Hu Yinyue ( NWAF). 2 3, Thailand: Chayaphum, Phukeo, March 15, 1975, A. Samruadkit ( BMNH).

Etymology. The name of the new species refers to the ungulate ventral process at the apex of the aedeagal shaft.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Cicadellidae

Genus

Hamulotettix

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