Varicopsella, Hamilton, 1980

Wang, Dongming & Zhang, Yalin, 2024, Taxonomy of the leafhopper genus Varicopsella (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Eurymelinae: Macropsini) with description of a new species from Thailand, Zootaxa 5506 (2), pp. 295-300 : 296-297

Key to species of Varicopsella (males)

Note. The following species are not included in the key: V. basilana and V. davaoensis (only known from the female).

1. Aedeagal shaft with the serrate rim in lateral view.................................................. V. odontoida

- Aedeagal shaft without the serrate rim in lateral view......................................................... 2

2. Pygofer with five short spinelike distal processes on inner surface of lobe ( Fig. 3A )....................... V. apecurvata

- Pygofer without five short spinelike distal processes on inner surface of lobe...................................... 3

3. Pygofer with one process on inner surface of lobe ( Fig. 3B )............................................ V. breakeyi

- Pygofer with two processes on inner surface of lobe.......................................................... 4

4. Dorsal connective upper part with tip trifid ( Fig. 3E )................................................... V. obtusa

- Dorsal connective upper part without tip trifid.............................................................. 5

5. Dorsal connective upper part with tip bifid................................................................. 6

- Dorsal connective upper part with tip sharp, not furcated...................................................... 7

6. Dorsal connective upper part with ventral preapical process ( Fig. 3C )..................................... V. elegans

- Dorsal connective upper part with dorsal preapical process ( Fig. 2H )............................. V. cornifera sp. nov.

7. Dorsal connective upper part with tip directed ventrally ( Fig. 3G )........................................ V. otanesi

- Dorsal connective upper part with tip directed dorsally ( Fig. 3D )....................................... V. luzonensis

Figures

FIGURE 2. Varicopsella cornifera sp. nov. A, male genital capsule, lateral view; B–C, aedeagus, ventral and lateral view; D, pygofer processes on ventral margin; E–F, connective, lateral and ventral view; G–H, dorsal connective, caudal and lateral view; I. style, lateral view.

FIGURE 3. A, F. pygofer and pygofer processes, lateral view and pygofer processes, ventral view; B–E, G. pygofer, aedeagus and dorsal connective, lateral view and pygofer processes, ventral view; A, V. apecurvata; B, V. breakey; C, V. elegans; D, V. luzonensis; E, V. obtusa; F, V. odontoida; G, V. otanesi (A. after Yang et al., 2017; B–E, G. after Hamilton, 1980; F. after Yang et al., 2016).