Phaiojassus undulatus gen. et sp. nov.

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Figs. 1K, 5 U–X

Etymology

The species name refers to the undulate margin of the area of dark pigmentation on the forewing.

Material examined

Holotype

MADAGASCAR • ♂; “ MADAGASCAR: Province d’Antsiranana, dry forest, 7 km N of Joffreville, 426 m, 13–20 January 2007, 12° 27′ S, 49° 14′ E, California Acad. of Sciences, Coll: M. Irwin, R. Harin’Hala, malaise trap MA-01-07-15”; CAS.

Description

Length of male 7.6 mm (female unknown). Dorsum uniformly dark brown except for stramineous costal area of forewing, stramineous area with wider areas near base and at level of apex of clavus with narrower intervening area. Hind tibial rows PD, AD and AV with 19, 12 and 17 macrosetae, respectively. Style with apex of apophysis rounded, with slight dorsal preapical angle. Connective with anterior margin strongly produced and angulate. Aedeagus with shaft evenly curved dorsad, slender, tubular, tapered, gonopore apical; long, slender process arising preapically on left side of shaft and strongly recurved beyond shaft apex; second, broader acuminate process arising preapically on right side of shaft and not extended to shaft apex.