Scamandra vanvyvei pelengana, Constant, 2013

Constant, Jerome, 2013, <p class = " HeadingRunIn "> <strong> The Oriental lanternfly genus <em> Scamandra </ em>: new species and taxonomical notes (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae) </ strong> </ p>, Zootaxa 3709 (2), pp. 134-148 : 139

Scamandra vanvyvei pelengana ssp. n.

Figs 10A–E ; 16 .

Etymology. The name of the subspecies refers to its locus typicus: Peleng Island off Sulawesi.

Type material. Holotype, ♀: [Coll. I.R.Sc.N.B., Indonesia, Peleng Island , xi.2008, I.G.: 31.318] ( RBINS) . Paratypes: 2 ♀: same data ( RBINS). Coordinates of Peleng Island : 1°24′S 123°10′E

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

Distribution. Known from Peleng Island of Sulawesi.

Description. LT: ♀: (n = 3): 30.3 mm (30.0–30.5).

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. 10 C–D ); labium surpassing hind trochanters ( Fig. 10 B ); pedicel of antennae kidney-shaped with flagellum inserted dorso-laterally; ratio BV/LV: 4.0; BF/LF: 1.05.

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. 10 C, D ); ratio BT/ LP + LM: 1.23; LM/LP: 1.59.

Tegmina: brown 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; sometimes greenish markings between yellow band and C-shaped marking, and on clavus; membrane dark brownblack with veins white and green and base whitish; pale whitish spot along sutural margin, after clavus ( Fig. 10 A ); 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. 10 B ); ratio LTg/BTg: 2.12.

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

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. 10 B ).

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

Figures

FIGURE 16. Distribution map. Scamandra hermione:; S. huangi: ¤; S. vanvyvei: ª; S. vanvyvei pelengana: o; S. lumawigi: -; S. mucorea: ⌧; S. jakli: •; S. stanjakli: Ɨ.

FIGURES 9–10. 9. Scamandra vanvyvei; 10. S. vanvyvei pelengana. A. habitus, dorsal view; B. habitus, ventral view. C. vertex, pro and mesonotum, dorsal view; D. frons, normal view; E. habitus, lateral view.