Molopopterus, Jacobi, 1910

Cao, Yanghui, Dietrich, Christopher H., Dmitriev, Dmitry A. & Zhang, Yalin, 2020, Taxonomic study of some Afrotropical erythroneurine leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), Zootaxa 4860 (3), pp. 301-351 : 327

Key to species of Molopopterus (males)

Note: M. mallyi ( Cogan, 1916) and M. nigriplaga Jacobi, 1910 , known only from females, are not included in the key. M. velox Vayssière, 1930 and M. binotatulus Vayssière, 1930 are excluded from Erythroneurini according to the illustrations of their wing venation. M. velox is moved to Empoascini as a species Incertae sedis. M. binotatulus is consistent with Typhlocybini in hind wing venation, but its forewing venation is unusual, therefore is considered as a species Incertae sedis within Typhlocybinae .

1 Aedeagus with pair of slender processes (may be very small) arising laterally at or near apex of shaft ( Figs 14g, h , 15g, h ).. 2

- Aedeagus without lateral pair of slender distal processes ( Figs 16f , 17h )......................................... 21

Figures

FIGURE 14. Molopopterus hastata. a. abdominal apodemes 2S; b. genital capsule; c. subgenital plate, style, connective and sternite IX; d. subgenital plate, dorsal view; e. style, dorsal view; f. connective; g. aedeagus, lateral view; h. aedeagus, ventral view.

FIGURE 15. Molopopterus parajota. a. abdominal apodemes 2S; b. genital capsule; c. subgenital plate, style, connective and sternite IX; d. subgenital plate, dorsal view; e. style, dorsal view; f. connective; g. aedeagus, lateral view; h. aedeagus, ventral view.

FIGURE 16. Molopopterus steeleae. a. abdominal apodemes 2S; b. genital capsule; c. subgenital plate, dorsal view; d. style, dorsal view; e. connective; f. aedeagus, lateral view; g. aedeagus, ventral view.

FIGURE 17. Molopopterus ugandica. a. abdominal apodemes 2S; b. abdominal apodemes 3T; c. genital capsule; d. subgenital plate, style, connective and sternite IX; e. subgenital plate, dorsal view; f. style, dorsal view; g. apex of style, lateral view; h. connective; i. aedeagus, lateral view; j. aedeagus, ventral view.