Pandara parallela, Silva & Gonçalves & Takiya, 2024

Silva, Marcelo Peixoto Gomes Da, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa & Takiya, Daniela Maeda, 2024, Review of Pandara DeLong & Freytag (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini), raised to generic status, including three new species and an identification key, Zootaxa 5463 (2), pp. 247-261 : 254-260

Pandara parallela sp. nov.

( Figs 4 , 5 , 6J–M )

Diagnosis. Male pygofer ( Fig. 4G ) dorsal margin moderately concave; posterior margin rounded. Style ( Fig. 4K ), in lateral view, with basal subtriangular protrusion on ventral margin. Aedeagus ( Figs 4L–M ) shaft flattened dorsoventrally; with two pairs of preapical processes: dorsal pair short, posteroventrally directed, and ventral pair bifid with dorsal ramus shorter than ventral ramus, both ventrally directed. Female sternite VIII ( Figs 5E, 5G ) with median lobe prominent, slightly emarginated medially.

Total Length. Males, 7.0–8.0 mm (n=8); females, 7.3–8.2 mm (n=7).

Description. External morphological characters as in generic description.

Coloration. Color pattern as in generic description.

Male terminalia. Sternite VIII, in ventral view ( Fig. 4E ), approximately 1.3 times wider than long. Valve, in ventral view ( Fig. 4F ), about 1.3 times wider than long; posterior margin rounded. Pygofer, in lateral view ( Fig. 4G ), approximately 1.5 times longer than high; dorsal margin distinctly concave preapically; posterior margin rounded; apical dorsal process ( Fig. 4H ) semicircular. Subgenital plates, in lateral view ( Fig. 4G ), not extending to apex of pygofer; in ventral view ( Fig. 4I ), approximately 4.1 times longer than maximum width; inner lateral margin slightly convex, outer lateral margin slightly concave in apical half; apex acutely rounded. Connective, in dorsal view ( Fig. 4J ), approximately half length of styles. Style, in lateral view ( Fig. 4J ), with outer lobe with rounded apex; ventral margin with subtriangular protrusion at basal third of blade. Aedeagus ( Figs 4L–M ) shaft flattened dorsoventrally; with two pairs of preapical processes: dorsal pair short, approximately one-tenth of length of shaft, posteroventrally directed, apexes acute, and ventral pair bifid with rami subparallel at base, not crossed, ventral ramus longer than dorsal one and closest to shaft in caudal view.

Female terminalia. Sternite VII ( Figs 5E, 5G ) slightly longer than previous sternite; 1.9 times wider than long; lateral angles rounded; posterior margin excavated laterad of prominent median lobe, median lobe slightly emarginated medially. Pygofer, in lateral view ( Figs 5F, 5H ). moderately elongate, about 1.4 times longer than maximum height; apex broadly rounded; macrosetae distributed on apical half. First valvifer ( Fig. 5I ) subrectangular, twice higher than long; posterior margin slightly concave. First valvula, in lateral view ( Fig. 5I ) long, about 5.5 times longer than high; moderately curved dorsally at apical half; higher at middle third and narrow at base and apex; dorsal sculptured area beginning on apical half, its apical portion ( Fig. 5J ) striate; blade apex acute. Second valvifer ( Fig. 5M ) higher than long. Second valvula of ovipositor ( Fig. 5K ) slightly curved dorsally at apex, approximately 6.2 times longer than maximum height; apical portion ( Fig. 5L ) of dorsal margin with about ten small and irregular teeth; blade apex tapered and acute. Gonoplac ( Fig. 5M ) three times longer than high; dorsoapical margin short; ventral margin with few short setae; apex ( Fig. 5N ) truncated.

Distribution. Brazil (Amazonas) and French Guiana.

Etymology. The specific name refers to ventral preapical processes of the aedeagus with rami (VPP-dr and vr) that are subparallel at base and do not cross the other in lateral view.

Material examined. Male holotype: “ French Guiana \ Bélvédère de Saül \ 02.IX.2010 \ SEAG leg.\ Window trap (V4)” ( DZRJ)

Paratypes: 1f, with the same data as the holotype, ( DZRJ) ; 3f, ibidem, except “ 30.III.2010 ” ( DZRJ) ; 2m, ibidem, except “ 06.X.2010 ” ( MNRJ) ; 2f, ibidem, except “ 21.X.2010 ” ( INPA) ; 2m, 1f, ibidem, except “ 05.XI.2010 ” ( DZUP) ; 2m, “ Brazil: AM, Ipixuna , Rio Gregório , Com. \ Lago Grande no Seringal do Recreio \ 07°10’06’’S 70°49’06”W 145m\ 18-23.V.2011, Malaise. Cavichioli, Gonçalves,\ Rafael & Takiya” ( INPA) ; 1m, ibidem, except “ 17-23.V.2011, light trap \ Cavichioli, Gonçalves & Takiya” ( DZRJ) .

Notes. Pandara parallela sp. nov. is most similar to P. inca sp. nov. in having the style ventral margin with protusion, aedeagus with dorsal preapical processes moderately long and ventral preapical processes bifid with rami ventrally directed. However, Pandara parallela sp. nov. differs from the latter and all other species of the genus by its pygofer with dorsal margin not angled; style with ventral protrusion at basal third; and ventral process of the aedeagus with rami not crossing the other in lateral view.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Pandara parallela sp. nov. male holotype. A, head and thorax, dorsal view. B, head, ventral view. C, head and thorax, lateral view. D, forewing. E, sternite VIII, ventral view. F, valve, ventral view. G, pygofer, valve, and subgenital plate, lateral view. H, right pygofer lobe, dorsal view. I, subgenital plate, ventral view. J, Connective and styles, dorsal view. K, style, lateral view. L, aedeagus, caudolateral view. M, aedeagus, caudal view. DPP: dorsal preapical process. VPP-dr: ventral preapical process, dorsal ramus. VPP-vr: ventral preapical process, ventral ramus. Scale bars: A–C = 1 mm; D = 2 mm; E–G, I–M = 0.5 mm; H = 0.3 mm.

FIGURE 5. Pandara parallela sp. nov. female paratype. A, head and thorax, dorsal view. B, head, ventral view. C, head and thorax, lateral view. D, forewing. E, posterior portion of abdomen, ventral view. F, posterior portion of abdomen, lateral view. G, sternite VII, ventral view. H, pygofer and anal tube, lateral view. I, first valvifer and first valvula, lateral view. J, apical portion of first valvula, lateral view. K, second valvula, lateral view. L, apical portion of second valvula, lateral view. M, second valvifer and gonoplac, lateral view. N, apical portion of gonoplac, lateral view. Scale bars: A–C = 1 mm; D = 2 mm; E–I, K, M = 0.5 mm; J, L, N = 0.2 mm.

FIGURE 6. Habitus of Pandara species. A─C, Pandara eleganta DeLong & Freytag, 1972, male holotype (OSUC 0169576). A, dorsal view. B, lateral view. C, specimen labels. D─E, Pandara eleganta DeLong & Freytag, 1972, male. D, dorsal view; E, lateral view. F─G, Pandara inca sp. nov., male holotype. F, dorsal view. G, lateral view. H─I, Pandara indivisa sp. nov. male holotype. H, dorsal view. I, lateral view. J─M, Pandara parallela sp. nov., male holotype. J, dorsal view. K, lateral view. female paratype. L, dorsal view. M, lateral view. Scale bars = 2.0 mm.