Salka lamellipenia Lin & Zhang, 2023

Lin, Shuanghu, Zou, Hongfen, Huang, Min & Zhang, Yalin, 2023, Taxonomic study of the leafhopper genus Salka Dworakowska (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Erythroneurini) from China, with descriptions of seven new species, Zootaxa 5228 (4), pp. 394-410 : 400-401

3. Salka lamellipenia Lin & Zhang sp. nov.

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Description. Crown milky with a relatively small black round patch, extended from base to apex, coronal suture developed, exceeding 1/2 length of crown. Eyes gray. Face slightly flat in profile. Other features as in generic description ( Figs 1i, j, k, l ).

Male 2S abdominal apodemes extending to posterior part of sternite III ( Fig. 5b ). Anal tube without appendage ( Fig. 5a ).

Pygofer dorsal appendage bifurcated medially, lower branch much shorter than upper branch; ventral appendage absent ( Figs 5a, c ). Pygofer side with several rigid setae of different sizes scattered on distal part and group of medium sized setae gathering at cephalo-ventral angle ( Fig. 5a ). Pygofer ventral appendage with apex exceeding posterior margin of pygofer lobe ( Fig. 5a ). Subgenital plate expanded subbasally and contracted medially, with 4 macrosetae medially, row of microsetae along outer margin from subbase to apex, subbasal microsetae larger and forming a group ( Fig. 5a ). Style apex foot-like with short acute heel and quite short toe ( Figs 5e, f ). Aedeagus with dorsal apodeme rudimentary, preatrium developed, aedeagal shaft inverted S-shaped and extremely compressed, without process, gonopore subapical on ventral surface ( Figs 5g, h ).

Measurement. Male 3.13–3.15mm, female 3.18–3.20mm.

Material examined. Holotype: ♁, CHINA, Hunan Prov., Chenzhou, 2020.VII, coll. Deliang Xu ; Paratypes: 2♀, same data as holotype .

Remarks. This new species is similar to S. fujiwara , but has the aedeagal dorsal apodeme rudimentary, the aedeagal shaft inverted S-shaped and the connective with central lobe developed.

Etymology. This specific epithet combines the Latin “lamella” and “penis”, referring to the extremely compressed aedeagal shaft.

Figures

FIGURE 1. a–d. Salka delphiura Lin & Zhang sp. nov. e–h. Salka dipteriga Lin & Zhang sp. nov. i–l. Salka lamellipenia Lin & Zhang sp. nov. m–p. Salka limboserrata Lin & Zhang sp. nov. q–t. Salka aequilonga Lin & Zhang sp. nov. u–x. Salka longipenia Lin & Zhang sp. nov. a, c, e, g, i, k, m, o, q, s, u, w. dorsal view; b, f, j, n, r, v. lateral view; d, h, l, p, t, x. face.

FIGURE 5. Salka lamellipenia Lin & Zhang sp. nov. a. pygofer, lateral view; b. abdominal apodemes; c. pygofer dorsal appendage; d. connective; e. style, ventral view; f. style, lateral view; g. aedeagus, lateral view; h. aedeagus, ventral view.