Procollina queretaroensis, Sanborn, 2007

Sanborn, Allen F., 2007, New species, new records and checklist of cicadas from Mexico (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Cicadidae), Zootaxa 1651, pp. 1-42 : 21-26

Procollina queretaroensis sp.n.

( figs. 35 –43)

Type material. — Holotype male: “ México: Queretaro, Km 8 Agua Zarca-La Neblina, 1090 msnm, N21 15 214 O99 0 5 296, 28–V–1998, E. Barrera ” ( UNAM). Paratypes: 2 males same data (1 UNAM, 1 AFSC).

Etymology. The species is named for the state in which the type series was collected.

Description

Coloration.—Ground color tawny, marked with fuscus and piceous ( fig. 35 ). The species may be green when alive as paratypes retain green markings.

Head ( fig. 36 ).—Not as wide as mesonotum. Fuscus line on each side of epicranial suture expanding laterally on posterior head and anteriorly to encircle lateral ocellus and connect across midline. Fuscus mark in anterior arm of epicranial suture and along midline of froms which connect to encircle median ocellus. Marks reduced and/or fuscus in paratypes. Cresent-shaped piceous mark lateral to lateral ocellus continuous with fuscus mark encircling lateral ocellus, fuscus extension to middle of vertex junction with anterior eye, piceous spot anterior to pronotum in line with imaginary posterior extension of cresent-shaped mark. Piceous dropshaped mark extending posterio-medially from posterior edge fo medial angle of eye. Two fuscus lines arching from medial supra-antennal plate to apex of dorsal postclypeus, lines reduced and medial dorsal postclypeus fuscus in paratypes. Irregular marking on ventral postclypeus in holotype, medial green spot in one paratype. Fuscus band at junction with anteclypeus, band expanded but incomplete medially in one paratype. Anteclypeus with median fuscus stripe, anterior lateral borders piceous. Tip of rostrum piceous. Lorum with piceous middle half of bortder with postclypeus connecting to middle of mark on lateral anteclypeus surrounding area of white pile. Transverse fuscus line extending slightly anteriorly and posteriorly on lateral border, mark extends across gena in paratypes. Fuscus mark on gena at medial junction with postclypeus. Sparse, short, black pile on anterior vertex, frons, dorsal postclypeus, and gena.

Thorax ( fig. 36 ).—Pronotum with fuscus fasciae lateral to midline expanding laterally anteriorly before terminating posterior to anterior margin and expanding posteriorly and terminating on anterior pronotal collar. Paramedian fissure piceous connecting to fuscus line, incomplete in one paratype. Comma-shaped mark curving laterally beginning about two-thirds posterior distance of paramedian fissure toward posterior lateral fissure. Lateral fissure piceous with mark extending to ambient fissure, continuing incompletely laterally along ambient fissure around lateral pronotum to anterior end of lateral fissure. Pronotal collar lateral margin edged in piceous, small transverse fuscus mark across midline. Sparse black pile on pronotal collar and ambient fissure, also on midline in one paratype. Mesonotum with central suscus fascia, expanding laterally to maximum width about midway between submedian sigilla and scutal depression, then retracting to midline terminating at level of scutal depression. Submedian sigilla fuscus except medial margin, marking reduced to medial third in paratypes. Paramedian fuscus fascia extending to posterior margin lateral of anterior arm of cruciform elevation, middle third incomplete. Lateral fascia equal to posterior half of anterior paramedical fascia mark. Scutal depression piceous, surrounded by fuscus spot. Spot extends anteriorly as line toward submedial sigilla and a line posteriorly over anterior arm of cruciform elevation continuing along posterior mesonotum connecting with posterior portion of paramedical fascia. Anterior extensions of spot absent in paratypes, posterior extension absent in one and not connecting to paramedical fascia in other paratype. Silver pile in depression between anterior arms of cruciform elevation. Short black pile on cruciform elevation, and in wing groove. Cruciform elevation tawny, green centrally in one and completely in other paratype. Ventral thorax tawny except fuscus anterior medial half of anepisternum 2, episternum 2, anterior half of katepimeron 2, and lateral edge of episternum 3. Anepisternum unmarked in one paratype.

Legs.—Tawny marked with fuscus and piceous. Proximal lateral and medial distal coxae fuscus with piceous termini. Fermora striped with fuscus . Fore femora primary spine against femur, secondary spineo blique, distal spine small, against femur, all piceous, lateral fuscus spot at three quarter distal length. Distal spine upright in one paratype. Tibiae and tarsals distal termini piceous. Tibial spurs fuscus with piceous tips. Claws with piceous tips. Femora and tibiae with fuscus pile.

Tegmina and wings ( fig. 35 )—Hyaline. Tegmina with eight apical cells. Venation tawny except node, median vein 1, distal radius anterior, radius posterior and subcostal veins fuscus . Tawny venation green in paratypes. Infuscation distal to junction of median vein and separation with median vein 3 + 4 and proximal to nodal line, over junction of cubitus anterior and cubitus anterior 2, node posterior into ulnar cell 2, proximal radius anterior 2 along radial crossvein, on radiomedial crossvein, distal median vein 1+2, and medial crossvein, mediocubital crossvein across cubitus anterior 1 bending proximally onto ambient vein, distal third of median veins 1–4, radius posterior and radius anterior 2 bending proximally onto distal half of ambient vein. Medial line of infuscation in apical cells 2–5. Basal membrane orange. Wings with six apical cells. Venation of wings tawny proximally, fuscus distally from cubitus anterior to radius anterior. Fuscus marks at base of wing. Anal cell 3 and anal cell 2 along anal veins 2 and 3 orange.

Operculum (figs. 38, 39).—Male operculum ochraceous, proximal third fuscus except border. Posterior border not reaching anterior border of segment II. Rounded medially and posteriolaterally with slight concavity on posteriolateral edge. Opercula well separated along midline not reaching middle of hind leg coxa. Meracanthus tawny with a fuscus base. Female opoerculum similar in shape and coloration except arching smoothly to meracathus.

Abdomen ( figs. 35, 37 ).—Dorsal abdomen tawny. Lateral border of tergite 1 along timbal cavity fuscus . Proximal half of anterior border of tergite 2 along timbal cavity fuscus . Black pile on lateral dorsolateral tergites extending across midline on tergites 7 and 8. Silver pile in middle of black pile on lateral tergite 2 becoming more medial on tergites 4–7. Timbal cover absent. Timbal with three ribs and timbal plate visible. Abdomen ventrally tawny with medial fuscus stripe on posterior borders of sternites III–VI. Sternites III–VI transparaent ventrally. Sternite VII in female sinuate posterior with medial notch edged in fuscus .

Male genitalia (figs. 40, 41).—Pygofer tawny, anterior medial spot and posterior fuscus . Caudal beak as tall as anal styles. Median uncus lobes curved ventrally at posterior tip. Lateral uncus lobe angling to median uncus lobe at two thirds median uncus lobe length. Claspers curve medially under posterior median uncus lobe forming an arch for aedeagus. Aedeagus white centrally, fuscus laterally.

Female genitalia (figs. 42, 43).—Tergite 9 tawny marked with fuscus on anterior lateral border, laterally and posteriorly along midline. Ventral posterior border piceous. Covered with long golden pile. Gonocoxite IX fuscus . Ovipositor and ovipositor sheath about two times length of dorsal beak. Tip of ovipositor piceous.

Measurements (in mm).— Male (n=1). Length of body: 22.92; length of fore wing: 28.90; width of fore wing: 9.48; length of head: 3.04; width of head including eyes: 6.14; width of pronotum including suprahumeral plates: 8.40; width of mesonotum: 6.58. Females (n=2), mean (with range) given for available specimens. Length of body: 20.99 (20.58–21.40); length of fore wing: 28.96 (28.92–29.00); width of fore wing: 9.40 (9.22–9.58); length of head: 3.12 (3.10–3.14); width of head including eyes: 6.24 (6.18–6.30); width of pronotum including suprahumeral plates: 8.47 (8.40–8.54); width of mesonotum: 6.63 (6.58–6.68).

Notes.— The other known species of Procollina Metcalf in Mexico is P. m e d e a Stål. Procollina queretaroensis can be separated from P. m e d e a by its smaller size and more expansive wing infuscations. Stål (1864) lists P. medea body length as 25 mm and wingspan as 70 mm, 10-20% larger than P. queretaroensis . The thoracic markings of P. queretaroensis are more expansive and the female abdomen not as globose as the specimen from Stockholm figured in Distant (1881).

Figures

FIGURE 35. Procollina queretaroensis n.sp. holotype male. Bar = 2 cm. FIGURE 36. Procollina queretaroensis n.sp. holotype dorsum. FIGURE 37. Procollina queretaroensis n.sp. holotype male timbal.