Scamandra vanvyvei, Constant, 2013

Constant, Jerome, 2013, The Oriental lanternfly genus Scamandra : new species and taxonomical notes (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae) , Zootaxa 3709 (2), pp. 134-148 : 138-139

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3709.2.2
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5463057
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Scamandra vanvyvei
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Scamandra vanvyvei View in CoL sp. n.

Figs 9A–E View FIGURES 9–10 ; 16 View FIGURE 16 .

Etymology. The species is dedicated to Mr Alain van Vyve ( France) who provided the first specimens.

Type material. Holotype, ♀: [Coll. I.R.Sc.N.B., Indonesia, C E Sulawesi, Luwuk , iv.2008, Purchased from A. van Vyve, I.G.: 31.502] ( RBINS).

Paratypes (19): 1 ♀: same data, xii.2007 ( RBINS) ; 8 ♀: [Coll. I.R.Sc.N.B., Indonesia, E Sulawesi, Luwuk , vi.2007, exchange S. Jakl, I.G.: 31.970] ( RBINS) ; 8 ♀: [ Indonesie, E-Sulawesi, Luwuk, 2/09] ( MHNL) ; 1 ♀: [Luwuk, 3.07, C.E. Sulawesi] ( MHNL) ; 1♀: [Luwuk, E-Sulawesi, 3/07] ( MHNL) . Coordinates of Luwuk : 0°55'48.32"S 122°47'45.96"E GoogleMaps .

Additional material examined. 2 ♀: C E Sulawesi, Luwuk , ii.2008 ( CAVV) ; 1 ♀: idem, iv.2008 ( CAVV) ; 1 ♀: idem, xii.2007 ( CAVV) .

Diagnostic characters. (1) Tegmina dark green on corium and with a C-shaped black marking on nodal line ( Fig. 9 A View FIGURES 9–10 ); (2) hind wings with apex and sutural margin black-brown ( Fig. 9 A View FIGURES 9–10 ); (3) numerous veinlets visible on hind wings, suffused with blue-green on disc ( Fig. 9 A View FIGURES 9–10 ); (4) all legs red ( Fig. 9 B View FIGURES 9–10 ).

Distribution. Known from Sulawesi.

Description. LT: ♀: (n = 14): 30.8 mm (28.9–32.1).

HEAD. Red; cephalic process reaching or nearly reaching posterior margin of vertex; disc of vertex wrinkled with lateral and posterior margins carinate; frons coriaceous, covered with short golden hairs and with 2 longitudinal obsolete carinae on dorsal half, barely visible ( Figs. 9 C–D View FIGURES 9–10 ); labium surpassing hind trochanters ( Fig. 9 B View FIGURES 9–10 ); pedicel of antennae kidney-shaped with flagellum inserted dorso-laterally; ratio BV/LV: 4.0; BF/LF: 1.06.

THORAX. Pro- and mesonotum red as head; pronotum with 2 impressed points on disc and numerous minute black points; median carina obsolete, barely distinct; mesonotum wrinkled without carina ( Figs. 9 C–D View FIGURES 9–10 ); ratio BT/ LP + LM: 1.16; LM/LP: 1.94.

Tegmina: dark green with base of corium red and curved yellow band at mid-length, not extending beyong costal vein; irregular yellow markings along sutural margin of clavus; nodal line with C-shaped black marking in middle; membrane dark brown-black with veins white and green and base whitish; pale whitish spot along sutural margin, after clavus ( Fig. 9 A View FIGURES 9–10 ); ventrally coloured like dorsally except band of white waxy at level of dorsal yellow markings, and narrow band of white wax along nodal line ( Fig. 9 B View FIGURES 9–10 ); ratio LTg/BTg: 2.01.

Hind wings: base red; disc dark olivaceous green; membrane and sutural third dark brown-black; veinlets bluegreen on disc and white-green on brown-black parts ( Fig. 9 A View FIGURES 9–10 ); ventrally, a narrow band of white wax between disc and membrane ( Fig. 9 B View FIGURES 9–10 ).

Legs: entirely red; anterior femora very slightly inflated apically; hind tibiae with 5 lateral spines, basal one big and sharp, and 7 apical spines ( Fig. 9 B View FIGURES 9–10 ).

Abdomen: yellow-orange with external genitalia red ( Figs. 9 A, B View FIGURES 9–10 ).