Arytaina devia devia Loginova

Percy Csiro, Diana M., 2003, Legume-feeding psyllids (Hemiptera, Psylloidea) of the Canary Islands and Madeira, Journal of Natural History 37, pp. 397-461 : 442-443

Arytaina devia devia Loginova comb. rev.

Arytaina devia Loginova, 1976: 14 .

Arytainilla devia (Loginova) Hodkinson and Hollis, 1987: 11 , 42.

Adult

Colour. Generally brown or dark grey, though females exhibit more colour variation than males and are frequently lighter coloured (recently emerged adults may be green). The abdominal intersegment colour is yellow-green, and the thorax is paler chestnut with dark bands. Forewing membrane without distinct pattern but

apical cells have faint brown patches and small darker patches at the margin of cells cu, m and m, forewing veins mid-brown with dark spots at the apices where the

1 1 2 veins intersect the wing margin.

Description. Loginova (1976).

Nymph

Colour. Fifth pale grey-green or blue green with black tergites; terminal antennal segment darker brown.

Fifth instar measurements: (Specimens 7) BL: 1.6–1.9; BW: 1.08–1.23; WL: 0.57–0.6; CPL: 0.48–0.54; CPW: 0.7–0.76; RW: 0.16–0.17; HW: 0.66–0.77; AL: 0.93–1.02.

Fifth instar chaetotaxy. Head setae simple and narrowly capitate; antennal setae simple; ocular seta simple, dark, conspicuous; primary and secondary post-ocular setae distinctly capitate. Dorsal thoracic setae short simple and long capitate. Forewing pad macrosetae 9–14, distinctly capitate, surface and marginal (typically two to four surface setae with the remainder marginal); hindwing pad macrosetae five or six, distinctly capitate, surface and marginal; proximal setae distinctly capitate; simple microsetae scattered on the wing pad surfaces. Dorsal abdominal pre-caudal macrosetae present on anterior tergites, long capitate, caudal plate macrosetae, six, distinctly capitate; sectasetae absent; marginal abdominal setae (other than sectasetae) four pairs, distinctly capitate; pleurite setae paired capitate and simple. Legs with capitate setae present on femora and tibiae; foreleg with two capitate setae on tibia (one proximal, one distal); middle leg capitate setae on tibia four or five; hind leg capitate setae on tibia five or six.

Distribution. Canary Islands: Tenerife and La Gomera.

Material examined. Canary Islands, Tenerife: Holotype W (dry mounted) and 19 WX paratypes, Teide, Cañadas, 20 May 1947, H. Lindberg ( ZMH). 14 W, 16 X, 1 nymph, rd El Teide to Arafo 28°23∞N, 16°25∞W, 1250 m, 9 July 1997 ( DP 53 ). 5 W, 6 X, 1 nymph, above Vilaflor, 28°10∞30◊N, 16°39∞W, ca 1900 m, 10 May 1998 ( DP 188 ). 1 W, 2 X, 20 nymphs, rd Granadilla de Abona to Vilaflor, 28°08∞N, 16°37∞W, <1000 m, 28 July 2000 ( DP 342 ). La Gomera: 26 W, 30 X, 5 nymphs, rd Arure to Las Hayas, 28°7∞30◊N, 17°18∞30◊W, 900 m, 13 July 1997 ( DP 68 ).