Choriphyllum (sagrai) complex nov., 1838

Skejo, Josip, Yong, Sheyla, Bogic, Domagoj & Kasalo, Niko, 2023, Caribbean pygmy jumping leaves (Tetrigidae, Cladonotinae, Choriphyllini), Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 70 (1), pp. 129-141 : 129

Choriphyllum (sagrai) complex nov.

Composition and distribution.

The complex includes two morphologically similar species, C. sagrai and C. wallaceum sp. nov., endemic to Cuba.

Diagnosis

(Figs 1 , 3 ). Members of the Choriphyllum (sagrai) complex can be differentiated from their congeners by: (1) the caudal tip of the pronotum which reaches beyond the hind knees (reaches the tips of the knees in C. bahamense and C. saussurei ), (2) the shape of the caudal tip of the pronotum which is excised at an angle (excised vertically in C. bahamense ) and (3) the high, convex and sharply sloped crest (in C. saussurei , it is low, concave, sharply sloped and bears an undulation and in C. bahamense , it is of medium height, concave and moderately sloped, without an undulation).

Figures

Figure 1. Diversity of the Caribbean Pygmy Jumping Leaves, tribe Choriphyllini, genera Choriphyllum and Phyllotettix. All the specimens with available photographs are shown, representing the first variability assessment for the species of these genera. The scale bar represents 5 millimetres.

Figure 3. Annotated schematic pictorial key to genera and species of Choriphyllini. Specimens are not to scale; for size comparison see Fig. 1. The red line shows the position of the highest point of the pronotal crest. The blue arrow points to the anterior margin of the pronotum; the green arrow points to the posterior pronotal tip; and the purple arrow points to the caudal margin of the pronotal crest. Shown are silhouettes of the type specimens of each species. For C. sagrai, shown is the silhouette of Serville's (1838) drawing of the holotype. The capital sinus is marked in red and pointed out in grey.