Neoreticulum attenuatum, Dai, Ren-Huai, Xing, Ji-Chun & Li, Zi-Zhong, 2012

Dai, Ren-Huai, Xing, Ji-Chun & Li, Zi-Zhong, 2012, A new species of the leafhopper genus Neoreticulum Dai in China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), with a key to species, Zootaxa 3180, pp. 57-60 : 59-60

Neoreticulum attenuatum sp. nov.

Figs. 1–10 .

Description. Color pattern of anterior dorsum and face as in Figs 1–3 . Vertex with black spots on anterior margin. Pronotum with some vermiculate brown flecks. Scutellum laterally with two yellownish spots.

External features as in generic description.

Male genitalia. Pygofer side longer than broad, narrowing to apex in lateral aspect, with 3-branched process on inner surface arising near dorsal margin ( Fig.4 ). Subgenital plate elongate, triangular, longer than valve ( Figs. 5, 6 ). Aedeagal shaft tubular and elongate, curved caudally with truncated apex, with a basal pair of slender, attenuate, lateral processes, almost extending to shaft apex ( Figs.7, 8 ).

Measurement. Length (including tegmen): Ə, 4.0mm.

Type material. Holotype Ə, China: Yunnan Province, Yingjiang County, Tongbiguan, 3 June 2011, coll. Yujian Li ( GUGC).

Diagnosis. This new species differs from other species of the genus in having the pygofer with 3-branched process on inner surface arising near dorsal margin, the basal processes of the aedeagal shaft slender and attenuate.

Etymology. The name of the new species refers to the attenuate processes at the base of the aedeagal shaft.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 3. Neoreticulum attenuatum sp. nov. 1. 3, dorsal view; 2. 3, face; 3. 3, lateral view.

FIGURES 4 – 16. Neoreticulum attenuatum sp. nov.: 4, Genital capsule, lateral view; 5, Valve, ventral view; 6, Subgenital plate, ventral view; 7, Aedeagus, ventral view; 8, Aedeagus, lateral view; 9, Connective; 10, Style, dorsal view. Neoreticulum transvittatum (Dai, Li & Chen): 11, Aedeagus, ventral view; 12, Aedeagus, lateral view. Neoreticulum trispinosum (Dai & Zhang): 13, Aedeagus, ventral view; 14, Aedeagus, lateral view (after Dai & Zhang, 2008). Neoreticulum lanceolatum (Dai & Zhang): 15, Aedeagus, dorsal view; 16, Aedeagus, lateral view (after Dai & Zhang, 2008).