Microsargane apicata, Andrew Hamilton, K. G., 2016

Andrew Hamilton, K. G., 2016, Neotropical spittlebugs related to Neaenini (Hemiptera, Cercopidae) and the origins of subfamily Cercopinae, Zootaxa 4169 (2), pp. 201-250 : 213-214

Microsargane (s.s.) apicata sp.nov.

Etymology. apicata (adj.), at the tip.

Diagnosis. Thecal processes short, subequally forked in length, outer processes spatulate ( Fig. 51 C). Description. Dorsum unmarked brown, crown blackish; frons pale brown, clypellus darker, at least at base; tegmina pale brown, each with 4 unaligned white spots, 2 on costa (the second large and triangular) and 2 on contrasting blackish apical band; transverse preapical pale band inconspicuous with at least a trace of red. Styles as in M. mutans ( Fig. 53 E). Length: male 7.5 mm, female 8.5 mm.

Types. Holotype male, COLOMBIA: Rio Aguacatal , W. Cord[illeras] 2000 m, 7 [July?] 1912 (Fassl) . Paratype female, same data as holotype. Both types in SMFT .

Remarks. One male, COLOMBIA: Valle del Cauca, Bajo Anchicaya 400m, 23 Mar. 1984 (M. Suarez T.), in NCSU combines the color pattern of pronotum and tegmina in M. vittata with the dark head and the male genitalia of M. apicata , suggesting color dimorphism.

Figures

FIGURES 46 – 54. Male genitalia of nominate genus of Neaenini (46 – 49) and nominate subgenus of Microsarganini (50 – 54): 46, Neaenus natrix; 47, N. hystricosus; 48, N. (Neaniskus) gilli; 49, Helioptera gilvum; 50, Microsargane vittata; 51, M. apicata; 52, M. ornatipennis; 53, M. mutans; 54, M. cristata. A, lateral aspect of genital capsule and style; B, same, of theca; C, same in caudal aspect (with detail in Microsargane showing tips of processes in widest aspect); D, ventral aspect of subgenital plates, smaller scale; E, style, dorsal aspect.