Longiaedeagus flavofasciatus, Wang & Wang & Dai, 2021

Wang, Xian-Yi, Wang, Jia-Jia & Dai, Ren-Huai, 2021, A new genus and new species of the leafhopper tribe Idiocerini (Hemiptera Cicadellidae: Eurymelinae), Zootaxa 4942 (1), pp. 146-150 : 147-149

Longiaedeagus flavofasciatus sp. nov.

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Description. Coloration. Ground coloration brown. Crown yellow, with two large black spots on apex, and with diffuse brown marking medially, eyes black frontoclypeus black, anteclypeus yellow ( Fig. 1A, B, E ). Pronotum mainly dark brown, base area yellowish ( Fig. 1A, E ). Scutellum brown yellow, mesoscutum brownish, with two black spots ( Fig. 1A, E ). Forewing brownish, with two yellowish patches on clavus, black apically ( Fig. 1A, F ). Legs ochraceous ( Fig. 1 B–E).

Male genitalia. Pygofer ventral margin curved inward apically. Style apex foot shaped with blunt lateral heel and sharper medial toe ( Fig. 1G ). Aedeagus shaft in lateral view nearly uniform in width, tapered in posterior view; anterior subapical process extended slightly more than half way from its base to gonopore ( Fig. 1H, I ).

Female genitalia. Second valvula with approximately 30–34 teeth along dorsal margin ( Fig. 2D, E ).

Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the yellow markings on the forewing.

Measurements (mm). Male: body length 3.3–3.5, face length 1.0–1.1, width 1.0–1.1; distance between ocelli 0.80–0.90; distance from ocellus to eyes 0.30–0.40; medial length of pronotum 0.45–0.50, width 1.1–1.20; scutellum length 0.45–0.55, width 0.75–0.85. Female: body length 3.9–4.2, face length 1.2–1.3, width 1.2–1.3; distance between ocelli 0.85–0.95; distance from ocellus next to eyes 0.35–0.45; medial length of pronotum 0.50–0.55, width 1.20–1.35; scutellum length 0.60–0.65, width 0.9–0.95.

Material examined. Holotype: ♂, China : Yunnan Province, Yingjiang County (97° 39′ 56″ E, 24° 35′ 57″ N; H: 1385 m), 31 May 2019, coll. Xianyi Wang & Qin Zuo ( GUGC) . Paratype, 2 ♂♂, same information as holotype. 4 ♀♀ same information as holotype except collected by Jiajia Wang & Chao Zhang. 2 ♀♀, CHINA: Yunnan Province, Baoshan City, Mt. Gaoligong (98° 48′ 03″ E, 25° 18′ 16″ N; H: 1581 m), 26 May 2019, coll. Qin Zuo ( GUGC) (No. IDW20007) .

Host plant. Myrica sp.

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Longiaedeagus flavofasciatus sp. nov. A, adult, dorsal view; B, face; C, hind tibia, posterior view; D, hind tibia, anterior view; E, adult, lateral view; F, forewing; G, pygofer; side and male subgential plate, lateral view H, style, aedeagus and connective, dorsal view I, aedeagus, lateral view. Scale bars: A–E = 1mm; G– I = 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 2. Longiaedeagus flavofasciatus sp. nov. A, female genitalia, ventral view; B, Sternite VII; C, first valvula of ovipositor, lateral view; D, apex of second valvula of ovipositor, lateral view; E, second valvula of ovipositor, lateral view.