Cortona

Duan, Yani, Dietrich, Christopher H. & Zhang, Yalin, 2017, Revision of the South American grassland leafhopper genus Cortona Oman (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Deltocephalini) with description of four new species from Argentina, Zootaxa 4242 (2), pp. 359-371 : 361

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4242.2.8

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:45627BD8-8C24-42AB-9006-8F5484CFDB8B

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6052445

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F26887C3-DF5E-4B01-FF43-FB74DEC44BE8

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scientific name

Cortona
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Key to species of Cortona View in CoL Oman

1. Aedeagus in ventral view distinctly broadened at or beyond midlength ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 G); female sternite VII median lobe with dis- tinctly contrasting dark pigment and occupying less than half total width of sternite ( Fig. 11 View FIGURE 11 E–G).......................2

- Aedeagus in ventral view evenly tapered through most of length, at most only slightly broadened preapically ( Fig. 8 View FIGURE 8 E); female sternite VII median lobe without distinctly contrasting dark pigment and occupying more than half total width of sternite ( Figs 11 View FIGURE 11 H–I)...............................................................................................4

2. Aedeagal shaft in ventral view broad apically with deep emargination ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 G); female sternite VII median lobe trilobed at apex ( Figs 11 View FIGURE 11 E–F).....................................................................................3

- Aedeagal shaft in ventral view slender and tapered apically ( Figs 6 View FIGURE 6 E–F); female sternite VII with median lobe narrow and elongate ( Fig. 11 View FIGURE 11 G)..................................................................... Cortona silvai View in CoL sp. n.

3. Aedeagus with lateral appendages not extended to apex ( Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 F–G)................................. Cortona minuta View in CoL

- Aedeagus with lateral appendages extended nearly to apex ( Figs 4 View FIGURE 4 F–G)...................... Cortona catanachae View in CoL sp. n.

4. Aedeagus with apical appendages distinct, apex of shaft appearing bifid ( Fig. 8 View FIGURE 8 E)............ Cortona otamendiensis View in CoL sp. n.

- Aedeagus with apical appendages vestigial, apex appearing acuminate ( Figs 10 View FIGURE 10 C–D)............ Cortona concordica View in CoL sp. n.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Cicadellidae

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