Tremapterus (Tremiziana)

Andrew Hamilton, K. G., 2015, A new tribe and species of Clastopterinae (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea: Clastopteridae) from Africa, Asia and North America, Zootaxa 3946 (2), pp. 151-189 : 184

Tremapterus (Tremiziana) gen.nov.

Etymology. arbitrary combination of letters, representing Trem [apterus] + [Patr] iziana (f).

Type-species. Tremapterus araneosus sp. nov.

Distribution. Savanna regions of Namibia and Botswana.

Diagnosis. Face brown, unmarked; markings of dorsum sexually dimorphic, darkest in male; crown unmarked, or with rufous longitudinal stripes as in subgenus Patriziana . Pronotum declivous, sparsely punctate, shiny; tegmina punctate, veins apically carinate, forming 2 small, nearly square cells at wing tips ( Figs 8 L, P); legs as in subgenus Abbalomba . Sexual dimorphism slight to considerable. Ovipositor tapered to pointed tip, with tooth on apical half of dorsal margin much before long, fused bases ( Figs 11 J–L). Length: 4–5 mm.

Included taxa: 4 species, all new to science.

Figures

FIGURE 8. Dorsal aspects of Tremapterus subgenera Patriziana (A – K) and Tremiziana (L – Q). A, Tremapterus janus; B, T. expurgatus sp. nov., holotype; C, T. wardi sp. nov., holotype; D, T. peregrinus; E, T. atalanta, holotype; F, T. brunneus; G, T. splendens sp. nov., holotype; H, T. izzardi sp. nov., holotype; J, T. turneri sp. nov., holotype; K, T. combae sp. nov., holotype; L, T. arenosus sp. nov., male holotype; M, T. caccabatus sp. nov., male holotype; N, T. oxythymus sp. nov., male holotype; O, same, female paratype; P, T. scapulata sp. nov., male holotype; Q, same, female paratype. Scale line: 1 mm.

FIGURE 11. Second valvulae of Taphrotylus (A), Sepullia (M – P) and Tremapterus subgenera Nyanja (B – G), Selenion (H), Tremiziana (J – L), and subgenus Abbalomba (Q – R). A, Taphrotylus insignificans, holotype; B, Tremapterus bimaculatus; C, T. humilis; D, T. perfasciatus; E, T. indecisus; F, T. scutellatus; G, T. virididorsum; H, T. longicaudatus, holotype; J, T. araneosus, paratype; K, T. scapulatus, paratype; L, T. oxythymus, paratype; M, Sepullia fuscolimbata; N, S. viridicollis; O, S. abyssinia; P, S. murrayi; Q, T. typicus; R, T. facialis. Scale line: 1 mm.