Xenovarta

Xing, Ji-Chun & Li, Zi-Zhong, 2015, Species checklist for the tribe Vartini Zahniser & Dietrich, 2013 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from China, with description of a new species, Zootaxa 3931 (3), pp. 438-442 : 439-440

Key to species of Xenovarta (males) from China

1. Aedeagal shaft symmetrical............................................................................. 2

- Aedeagal shaft asymmetrical............................................................................ 3

2. Aedeagal shaft with pair of distally hooked basal processes (see Viraktamath, 2004: Figs.175,176)............... X. acuta

- Aedeagal shaft with pair of subapical processes (see Duan & Zhang, 2013: Fig.1 E, F)............................ X. lui

3. Aedeagus with well-developed dorsal process near midlength (see Duan & Zhang, 2010: Fig.1 F–G)......... X.longicornis

- Aedeagus without dorsal process near midlength.............................................................4

4. Pygofer side with subuliform process at ventroposterior margin (see Xing, Dai & Li, 2011: Fig. 5 )............. X. subulata

- Pygofer side without process at the ventroposterior margin..................................................... 5

5. Aedeagal shaft with sickle-shaped subapical process, gonopore located at 1/3 length of aedeagal shaft in lateral view ( Figs.7, 8 ).................................................................................... X. falcata sp. nov.

- Aedeagal shaft with fingerlike subapical processes, gonopore located at 1/5 length of aedeagal shaft in lateral view (see Virak- tamath, 2004: Figs.160,161, 162)................................................................. X. ankusha

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 10. Xenovarta falcata sp. nov. 1. ♂, dorsal view; 2. ♂, lateral view; 3. ♂, head and thorax, dorsal view; 4. ♂, face; 5. Male pygofer side, lateral view; 6. Valve and subgenital plate, ventral view; 7. Aedeagus, lateral view; 8. Aedeagus, ventral view; 9. Connective. 10. Style, dorsal view.