Pedionis

Zhang, Bin, 2010, New species of macropsine leafhopper genus Pedionis Hamilton (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) from China, with a key to Chinese species, Zootaxa 2484, pp. 53-60 : 55

Key to males of the genus Pedionis in China (male)

1. Pygophore caudodorsal margin with small spinelike process or serrate dorsally and with teeth subdorsally.............. 2

- Pygophore caudodorsal margin without small spine or serrations dorsally ................................................................. 4

2. Pygophore caudodorsal margin serrated and with teeth ( Fig. 4 A) ........................................................... P. lii sp. nov.

- Pygophore either produced into acutely angled process or with spinelike process ( Fig. 6 A)...................................... 3

3. Aedeagal shaft sinuately curved in lateral view ( Fig.6 C) ................................................................ P. yunnana sp. nov.

- Aedeagal shaft slightly curved in lateral view ................................................. P. rufoscutellata Huang & Viraktamath

4. Dorsal margin of aedeagal shaft with triangular lobelike projection in lateral view ( Fig. 5 C) ........ P. s p i n a t a sp. nov.

- Dorsal margin of aedeagal shaft without triangular lobelike projection ...................................................................... 5

5. Aedeagal shaft with lateral margins finely serrated near apex .............................. P. clypellata Huang & Viraktamath

- Aedeagal shaft with lateral margins smooth ................................................................................................................ 6

6. Style apex with dorsal finger-like projection ( Fig. 6 B); aedeagal shaft apex not strongly reflexed anteriorly, arrow head-shaped................................................................................................................................................................... 7

- Style apex broad, with angular projection dorsally; aedeagal shaft apex strongly reflexed anteriorly, with one subapi- cal tubercle on either side laterally ......................................................................................................... P. stigma Kuoh

7. Aedeagal shaft in dorsal aspect gradually narrowed towards apex, in lateral aspect less sinuately curved................... ..................................................................................................................................................... P. contrasta Hamilton

- Aedeagal shaft bulbous near base, then of uniform width, abruptly narrowed to acute apex, in lateral aspect, strongly sinuate ........................................................................................................................................ P. mecota Liu & Zhang

Figures

FIGURE 4. Pedionis (Pedionis) lii sp. nov. A, pygofer, subgenital plates and valve, lateral view; B, style, lateral view; C, aedeagus and dorsal connective, lateral view; D, aedeagus and dorsal connective, caudal view; E, connective, lateral view; F, connective, ventral view.

FIGURE 5. Pedionis (Pedionis) spinata sp. nov. A, pygophore, subgenital plates and valve, lateral view; B, style, lateral view; C, aedeagus and dorsal connective, lateral view; D, aedeagus and dorsal connective, caudal view; E, connective, lateral view; F, connective, dorsal view.

FIGURE 6. Pedionis (Pedionis) yunnana sp. nov. A, pygophore, subgenital plates, lateral view; B, style, lateral view; C, aedeagus, dorsal connective, lateral view; D, aedeagus and dorsal connectives, caudal view; E, connective, lateral view; F, connective, dorsal view.