Philippogalla modesta (Baker) Baker, 2017

Xue, Qingquan, Mckamey, Stuart H. & Zhang, Yalin, 2017, Philippogalla, a new genus for Philipposcopus modestus (Baker) from the Philippines, and a new species of Philipposcopus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Idiocerinae) from China, Zootaxa 4291 (1) : -

Philippogalla modesta (Baker) comb. n. ( Figs. 1 , 3 )

Pedioscopus modestus Baker, 1915: 333 , fig. 13.

Philipposcopus modestus (Baker) ; Maldonado-Capriles, 1972: 544.

Description. Length (including wings): male 3.5–3.6 mm; female 3.6–3.7mm.

Body ochraceous. Face yellowish; gena with dark brown markings on lateral margin; apex of anteclypeus brownish; ocelli pink ( Fig. 1 D). Pronotum brownish with dense yellowish spots ( Fig. 1 C). Mesoscutum with basal triangles brownish. Forewing transparent, with brownish median transverse band, apex brown, costal margin yellow, veins brownish and yellow ( Fig. 1 E).

Style apical half straight. Connective with broad anterior projection. Aedeagal preatrium straight, longer than shaft; dorsal apodeme triangular in lateral view ( Figs. 3 D–E).

Other characters are as described for the genus.

Specimens examined. Lectotype ♂, here designated. PHILIPPINES, Mindanao , Butuan, coll. Baker ( USNM) . 7♂♂ 6♀♀ (paralectotypes, here designated), PHILIPPINES, Mindanao , Butuan, coll. Baker ( USNM) . Other specimens: 1♂, PHILIPPINES, Mindanao , Davao, coll. Baker ( USNM) ; 1♂ 1♀, PHILIPPINES, Island of Basilan, coll. Baker ( USNM) ; 5♀♀, PHILIPPINES, Davao, Mindanao , coll. Baker ( USNM) ; 1♀, PHILIPPINES, Iligan, Mindanao , coll. Baker ( USNM) .

Remarks. This species was originally described from an unspecified number of specimens with original data "Mindanao, Butuan, coll. Baker." We designate a lectotype to stabilize the identity of the species. Maldonado-Capriles (1972) removed this species to Philipposcopus after he examined two female specimens from the type locality, deposited in the USNM, based on the shagreen crown and forewing with both subapical cells open. Maldonado- Capriles (1972) opted not to designate a lectotype because he was unable to examine male specimens from Baker's syntype series. Based on our examination of Baker's syntypes in the USNM of Philipposcopus modestus , we placed this species in the new genus. The male genitalia of this species are described here for the first time.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Philippogalla modesta A, habitus of male, dorsal view; B, habitus of male, lateral view; C, head and thorax of male, dorsal view; D, face of male; E, forewing of male; F, habitus of female, dorsal view; G, habitus of female, lateral view; H, head and thorax of female, dorsal view; I, face of female; J, first valvulae; K, second valvulae; L, apex of first valvulae; M, apex of second valvulae; N, female genitalia, ventral view.

FIGURE 3. Philippogalla modesta A, male pygofer, anal tube and subgenital plate, lateral view; B, connective, ventral view; C, connective, lateral view; D, aedeagus, lateral view; E, aedeagus, ventral view; F, style, lateral view.