Midoria denticulata, Li, Yu-Jian & Li, Zi-Zhong, 2011

Li, Yu-Jian & Li, Zi-Zhong, 2011, Descriptions of six new species of Midoria (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Ledrinae) from China with a key to the species of the genus, Zootaxa 2897, pp. 57-63 : 58

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.207765

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3505734

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E86429-A318-FFDC-E2AD-C1C6F62C1F46

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scientific name

Midoria denticulata
status

sp. nov.

Midoria denticulata View in CoL sp. nov.

Figs 1–4 View FIGURES 1 – 12 , 25, 28 View FIGURES 25 – 36. 25

Description. Head, pronotum and scutellum dark brown, with any dark green luster. Median length of vertex about as long as half width between eyes, shorter than scutellum ( Fig. 25 View FIGURES 25 – 36. 25 ). Face black ( Fig. 28 View FIGURES 25 – 36. 25 ).

Male genitalia: Paramere long, anterior portion shorter than caudal portion, caudal portion somewhat robust, apex strongly recurved medioventrally, with some macrosetae near the recurved area ( Figs 1, 2 View FIGURES 1 – 12 ). Connective Tshaped with dorsomedial keel ( Figs 1, 2 View FIGURES 1 – 12 ). Aedeagus shaft compressed, with two flat pellucid ventral processes arising from basal area, dorsal margin serrate ( Figs 1, 2 View FIGURES 1 – 12 ). Pygofer side rounded, with long posterior process from ventral margin ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1 – 12 ).

Other characteristics are as shown in Figs 1–4 View FIGURES 1 – 12 , 25, 28 View FIGURES 25 – 36. 25 .

Measurement. Length (including tegmen): 3, 6.6 mm.

Hosts. Unknown.

Type Material. Holotype 3, CHINA: Guizhou, Zunyi, Suiyang, Kuankuoshui, 2–5 June 2010, coll. Zhang Bin.

Remarks. This species is similar to Midoria funebris (Jacobi) , but can be distinguished by the shape of the male pygofer side, the shape of the aedeagal shaft in side view and the shape of the aedeagal ventrosubapical processes ( Figs 1, 2, 3 View FIGURES 1 – 12 ).

Etymology. The species name refers to the serrate dorsal margin of the aedeagus.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Cicadellidae

Genus

Midoria

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