Tettigometra (Tettigometra) sororcula Horváth, 1897

Mozaffarian, Fariba, Bourgoin, Thierry & Wilson, Michael R., 2018, Nomenclatural changes in the higher classification of the family Tettigometridae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) with description of a new tribe and new species and a review of the Iranian tettigometrid fauna, Zootaxa 4392 (3), pp. 469-490 : 485

Tettigometra (Tettigometra) sororcula Horváth, 1897

( Figs 19a–c and 35 )

Tettigometra sororcula Horváth 1897a: 90

T. sororcula Horváth : Dlabola 1994, Mozaffarian & Wilson (2011).

Material examined. Azerbaiejan-e Sharghi province : Kalibar, 38°51’47.5’’N, 46°58’35’’E, 1793m, 2.ix.2007, leg. Mozaffarian, 1 specimen ( HMIM).

Distribution. Western, southern and eastern Europe, western Asia and Iran ( Dlabola 1994). The species has already been recorded from Iran but without locality mentioned.We report here the only available locality for this species (Northwest of the country, fig. 35). It has been found at 1793 m altitude. Distribution of this species in the west of Iran appears to be in the continuation of the distribution of this species in Europe and western Asia.

Figures

FIGURES 18–23. Dorsal and lateral views of: 18a–c. Tettigometra pseudovitellina; 19a, b. Tettigometra sororcula; 20a, b. Tettigometrasulphurea; 21a, b. Tettigometra varia; 22a, b. Tettigometravirescens; 23a, b. Tettigometra vitellina.

FIGURES 24–39. Distribution maps in Iran: 24. Tettigometra pantherina 25. Tettigometra hexaspina 26. Tettigometra longicornis 27. Tettigometra eremi 28. Tettigometra macrocephala 29. Tettigometra sordida 30. Tettigometra costulata 31. Tettigometra angulata 32. Tettigometra demavenda 33. Tettigometra impressifrons 34. Tettigometra pseudovitellina 35. Tettigometrasororcula 36.Tettigometra sulphurea 37. Tettigometra varia 38. Tettigometra virescens 39. Tettigometravitellina.