Cleotychini Emeljanov, 1997

Constant, Jérôme & Semeraro, Linda, 2024, Cleotychini planthoppers from Perth region in Western Australia: The new genus Femotyche gen. nov., and more … (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Dictyopharidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 968, pp. 98-118 : 100

Tribe Cleotychini Emeljanov, 1997

Genera included (type species)

Cleotyche Emeljanov, 1997 ( Cleotyche mariae Emeljanov, 1997 )

subgen. Cleotyche Emeljanov, 1997 ( Cleotyche mariae Emeljanov, 1997 )

subgen. Griseotyche Constant, Semeraro & Moir, 2022 ( Cleotyche blanda Emeljanov, 2011 )

Femotyche gen. nov. ( Femotyche kerryae sp. nov.)

Identification key to the genera and subgenera of Cleotychini

1. Profemora with a strong tooth in ventroapical angle ( Figs 1A–B, D , 2A–B, D ); vertex more than 2.5 times as long as wide ( Figs 1G , 2F ) ........................................................... Femotyche gen. nov.

– Profemora without tooth in posterodistal angle, only with tubercles along posterior margin ( Constant et al. 2022: fig. 1a–d); vertex less than 2.2 times as long as wide ( Constant et al. 2022: fig. 1a–d) ................................................................................................................ Cleotyche Emeljanov, 1997

2. Ground colour pale grey ( Constant et al. 2022: fig. 16a); transverse white stripe on frons continuing laterally along body, becoming less distinct on abdomen ( Constant et al. 2022: fig. 16b–c); no white band along apical margin of tegmina ( Constant et al. 2022: fig. 16a) ........ Cleotyche (Griseotyche)

– Ground colour dark brown ( Constant et al. 2022: fig. 1); no transverse white stripe on frons nor lateral white stripe along side of body ( Constant et al. 2022: fig. 2c); white band along apical margin of tegmina ( Constant et al. 2022: fig. 1) ........................................................ Cleotyche (Cleotyche)

Figures

Fig. 1. Femotyche kerryae sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (WAM). A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, ventral view. C. Habitus, lateral view. D. Habitus, perpendicular view of frons. E. Habitus, anterolateral view. F. Metatibia and tarsus, ventral view. G. Head and thorax, dorsal view. H. Frons, perpendicular view. I. Head and thorax, lateral view. Red arrows showing tooth in ventroapical angle of profemur.

Fig. 2. Femotyche kerryae sp. nov., paratype, ♀ (WAM). A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, ventral view. C. Habitus, lateral view. D. Habitus, perpendicular view of frons. E. Habitus, anterolateral view. F. Head and thorax, dorsal view. G. Frons, perpendicular view. H. Head and thorax, lateral view. I. Metatibia and tarsus, ventral view.