Salka cerviprocessa, Song, Yue-Hua & Li, Zi-Zhong, 2012

Song, Yue-Hua & Li, Zi-Zhong, 2012, Seven new species of the leafhopper genus Salka Dworakowska (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) from China, Zootaxa 3430, pp. 50-60 : 51-52

Salka cerviprocessa sp. nov.

( Figs 1–8 )

Description. Vertex yellow, with large irregular central blackish brown patch. Eyes black. Pronotum blackish brown, with two semilunar sordid white impressions medially surrounded by three oval light spots and a narrow yellowish fascia at hind margin. Scutellum brownish yellow, with basal triangles blackish brown ( Fig. 1 ). Face light yellow, without spots or patches. Fore wing dark brown, with some areas along inner margin, CuA, 1st and 2nd apical cells light brown and brochosome field darker ( Fig. 2 ).

Male abdominal apodemes not exceeding 3rd sternite ( Fig. 3 ).

Male genitalia: Pygofer dorsal appendage little curved ventrally, with apex truncate. Subgenital plate with 2 macrosetae on outer surface and row of short stout setae along upper margin ( Fig. 4 ). Style in dorsal view with marginal minute furrows at apex ( Fig. 5 ). Aedeagus shaft short, slightly S-shaped bent in lateral view, with single large atrial bifurcate process; dorsal apodeme well developed, concave at apex; gonopore subapical on ventral surface ( Figs 6, 7 ). Connective Y-shaped, with distinct central lobe ( Fig. 8 ).

Specimen examined. Holotype: 3, CHINA, Hainan Prov., Jianfengling, 11-VII-2007, coll. Yuehua Song.

Measurement. Male length 2.8 mm (including wing).

Remarks. This species is similar to S. singularis Zhang, Yang & Huang (2009) , but differs in having the aedeagus with a single large bifurcate atrial process; the aedeagal shaft tubular, S-shaped in lateral view ( Fig. 6 ); the dorsal apodeme concave apically ( Fig. 7 ); and the apex of the pygofer dorsal appendage truncate ( Fig. 4 ).

Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Latin prefix “ cervi- ” and Latin word “ processa ”, referring to the aedeagus with a large antlerlike atrial appendage ( Fig. 6 ).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Salka cerviprocessa sp. nov. 1. Head and thorax, dorsal view. 2. Forewing. 3. Abdominal apodemes. 4. Pygofer, lateral view. 5. Style, dorsal view. 6. Aedeagus, lateral view. 7. Aedeagus, dorsal view. 8. Connective.