Rotigonalia Young

Leal, Afonso Henrique, Mejdalani, Gabriel & Creão-Duarte, Antonio J., 2016, A new species of Rotigonalia (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from Peru with a key to males of the genus, Zootaxa 4132 (2), pp. 275-278 : 277

Key to males of Rotigonalia Young

1. Aedeagus with pair of clawlike processes at apex ( Fig. 5 ) .............................................................................................................. 2

- Aedeagus without apical processes ................................................................................................................................................. 3

2. Pygofer 2.5x longer than wide; style apices directed outwards; body length 5.7–5.8 mm ............................ R. larissae Cavichioli

- Pygofer 1.5x longer than wide; style apices directed inwards ( Fig. 4 ); body length 9.5 mm ................................. R. regina sp. nov.

3. Aedeagus bicurved, in lateral view with basidorsal lobe bearing tuft of setae ............................................... R. curvula Cavichioli

- Aedeagus not as above ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4

4. Paraphyses with rami straight, in lateral view with apices broadened and truncate ........................................ R. olivacea Cavichioli

- Paraphyses with rami curved dorsally, with apices acute............................................................................ R. concedula (Melichar)

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 5. Rotigonalia regina sp. nov., male holotype. (1) Dorsal habitus; (2) pygofer, lateral view; (3) valve and subgenital plates, ventral view; (4) styles and connective, dorsal view; (5) anal tube, aedeagus and paraphyses, lateral view. Scale bars: (1) 1.0 mm; (2 – 5) 0.5 mm.