Devolana tuxcacuensis Pinedo-Escatel and Aguilar-Pérezı, 2019

Pinedo-Escatel, José Guadalupe Aguilar-Pérez ı Jorge Adilson & Valdez-Quezada, Brianda Catalina, 2019, Three new Mexican species of the endemic Athysanini leafhopper genus Devolana DeLong (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the tropical dry forest, Journal of Natural History 53 (33), pp. 2039-2056 : 2039-2056

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2019.1683244
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3664993
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03949824-997D-FF88-FEDF-2323FC6AFB6A
treatment provided by	Valdenar
scientific name	Devolana tuxcacuensis Pinedo-Escatel and Aguilar-Pérezı
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Devolana tuxcacuensis Pinedo-Escatel and Aguilar-Pérezı View in CoL sp. nov. ( Figures 1–3 View Figure 1 View Figure 2 View Figure 3 )

Description

Measurements. Length male 5 mmı and female unknown.

Male morphology. Overall colour light-yellowish dorsally with white venter ( Figures 1–2 View Figure 1 View Figure 2 ). Crown with black transverse band at apex extended laterally onto faceı and pair of tiny black spots next to eyes ( Figures 1 View Figure 1 (a) and 2). Face with upper-half yellowish and lower half white. Frontoclypeal and anteclypeal margins marked with black band extended dorsad over ocelli to midlineı multiple black transverse bands over frontoclypeal surface and anteclypeus with one dark-brown medial vertical line. Gena and lorum white with diffuse blackı yellow and brown minute spots ( Figure 1 View Figure 1 (b)). Forewing translucent over almost entire surface except with patches of yellowish opaque pigment near base of clavus and veins Cı Mı CuP and A dark brown ( Figure 1 View Figure 1 (c)). Legs white with black stripes along tibiae and across front femur.

Female. Unknown.

Male genitalia. Pygofer broad with macrosetae mixed with small setae beyond midlength ( Figure 3 View Figure 3 (a–b)). Valve slightly projected and roundedı articulated with pygofer and subgenital plates ( Figure 3 View Figure 3 (c)). Plate extended to apex of pygoferı with mix of fine and stout long setae along lateral margin ( Figure 3 View Figure 3 (d)). Style slender with basal and preapical lobe weakly developedı apophysis slender and slightly curved mesad ( Figure 3 View Figure 3 (h)). Connective Y-form ( Figure 3 View Figure 3 (i)). Aedeagus robustı short and curved with two long pairs of apical processes directed anterodorsad ( Figure 3 View Figure 3 (e–g)).

Immature stages. Unknown.

Type locality. Sierra de Tuxcacuescoı Jalisco ( Mexico)ı Figure 4 View Figure 4 .

Seasonality. This species occurs between September and October.

Etymology. The species epithet refers to the type locality.

Type material. Holotype male ( INHS) – MEXICO: Jaliscoı 13 km ESE Tuxcacuesco 900 mı 19°40 ʹ 6”N 104°1 ʹ 53”Wı 13 October 2001ı S. H. McKamey et al. Colls. ı fogging 1 E-T . Paratype male ( CAJAPE) – MEXICO: Jaliscoı Región Sierra de Amulaı Municipio Tuxcacuescoı Sierra de Tuxcacuesco a 5.5 km del pueblo Tuxcacuescoı 19°42 ʹ 02.1”N 104°01 ʹ 41.6” Wı 864 m. 08 de septiembre de 2018. Vegetación BTC. J. A. Pinedo-Escatel Col. Trampa de Luz [MEXJAL88] .

Remarks. This species is similar in dorsal appearance to D. youajla ı but D. tuxcacuensis differs in lacking lateral flanges on the aedeagal shaft ( Figure 3 View Figure 3 (f–g)).