Destinoides Cai & He, 2000

Huang, Weijian & Zhang, Yalin, 2019, Two new species in the genus Destinoides (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae, Ledrinae) from China, with DNA barcoding data, Zootaxa 4711 (3), pp. 571-578 : 572-573

Genus Destinoides Cai & He

Destinoides Cai & He, 2000: 57

Type species: Destinoides fasciata Cai & He , by original designation (= D. latifrons (Walker)) .

Diagnosis. Destinoides is similar to Petalocephala and Destinia but can be distinguished by: crown shorter, about half as long as wide, longer than pronotum in the middle (crown of Destinia shorter than pronotum); body more robust; pronotum without lateral extensions ( Tituria , Thlasia , Dusuna and Neotituria with lateral extensions); pronotum not declivous or humped; lateral margins of crown immediately in front of eyes usually parallel to convergent; scutellum longer than pronotum (similar to Destinia , scutellum of Petalocephala usually shorter than pronotum); pygofer without process on upper hind angle ( Destinia with a horizontal process); style slender and flat (style of Destinia thick), curved ventrally at apex, with a small subapical tooth laterally (style of Petalocephala without any tooth).

Description. Body medium to large (9–15mm) and robust. Lateral margins of head and pronotum dark. Dorsum densely punctate, acinose ( Figs. 1–6 ).

Head about as wide as pronotum, flat; longer than anterior margin of scutellum. Crown smooth, slightly convex, produced forward, anterior margin angulate, setae absent. Coronal suture complete and distinct ( Figs. 1, 4 ). Ocelli welldeveloped, near posterior margin of crown, equidistant from eye and each other ( Figs. 1, 4 ). Head approximately as long as half width between eyes, concave in lateral view ( Figs. 1, 2, 4, 5 ). Clypeal suture distinct. Frontoclypeus narrow and convex, broadened medially; frontoclypeus apical extension not well-defined. Anteclypeus small, distinctly convex, parallel-sided and extending beyond gena. Lora and genae flat ( Figs. 3, 6 ). Antennae slightly longer than eye, extended nearly to margin of face; antennal ledges not distinct ( Figs. 3, 6 ). Proepisternum large and quadrate ( Figs. 3, 6 ). Pronotum broad and flat, anterior margin slightly convex, posterior margin slightly concave ( Figs. 1–6 ). Scutellum triangular, shorter than head. Scutellar suture distinct, reaching lateral margin ( Figs. 1, 4 ). Forewing punctate, venation regular in basal area, reticulate apically; appendix reduced ( Figs. 2, 5 ). Hind wings hyaline, fully-developed. Pro- and mesothoracic leg chaetotaxy reduced. Hind femur macrosetal formula 2 + 1; hind tibia with 5 to 8 stout and enlarged setae perpendicular to axis of leg anterodorsally (AD); posterodorsal (PD) setae short and fine; anteroventral (AV) and posteroventral (PV) setae shorter and finer.

Male 8th sternite about as long as 7th sternite, posterior margin strongly concave medially ( Figs. 13 , 20 ). Male pygofer almost triangular, without macrosetae; ventroposterior margin with dorsally directed process ( Figs. 10 , 17 ). Subgenital plates ligulate and depressed, fused at base, tapered to rounded apex, with numerous short setae on ventral surface ( Figs. 11 , 18 ). Aedeagal shaft tubular or slightly lamellate, curved dorsally, generally with single and paired processes arising terminally ( Figs. 7, 8 , 14, 15 ). Style slender and flat, curved ventrally at apex, with a small subapical tooth laterally ( Figs. 7, 8 , 14, 15 ). Connective short, T-shaped ( Figs. 7–9 , 14–16 ).

Distribution. China, India.

Figures

FIGURES 1–6. 1–3. Destinoides hainanensis sp. nov. Holotype: 1. habitus, dorsal view; 2. habitus, lateral view; 3. face; 4–6. Destinoides rubeus sp. nov. Holotype: 4. habitus, dorsal view; 5. habitus, lateral view; 6. face; Scale bars = 1mm.

FIGURES 7–13. Destinoides hainanensis sp. nov. 7. aedeagus, ventral view; 8. aedeagus, style and connective, lateral view; 9. connective, dorsal view; 10. pygofer side, lateral view; 11. subgenital plate, ventral view; 12. anal tube, lateral view; 13. male 8th sternite, ventral view. Scale bars = 1.0mm (Figs. 7–8, 10–13); 0.4mm (Fig. 9).

FIGURES 14–20. Destinoides rubeus sp. nov. 14. aedeagus, ventral view; 15. aedeagus, style and connective, lateral view; 16. connective,dorsal view; 17. pygofer side, lateral view; 18. subgenital plate, ventral view; 19. anal tube, lateral view; 20. male 8th sternite, ventral view. Scale bars = 1.0mm (Figs. 14–15, 17–20); 0.4mm (Fig. 16).