Midoria deplanata, 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 : 58-60

publication ID

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3509628

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E86429-A318-FFDE-E2AD-C431F1FE19C8

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scientific name

Midoria deplanata
status

sp. nov.

Midoria deplanata View in CoL sp. nov.

Figs 5–8 View FIGURES 1 – 12 , 26, 29 View FIGURES 25 – 36. 25

Description. Head, pronotum and scutellum dark brown. Median length of vertex shorter than half width between eyes or scutellum ( Fig. 26 View FIGURES 25 – 36. 25 ). Face black ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES 25 – 36. 25 ).

Male genitalia: Paramere long, anterior portion slightly shorter and more slender than caudal portion, caudal portion obviously robust, apex strongly recurved medioventrally, with some macrosetae near the recurved area ( Figs 5, 6 View FIGURES 1 – 12 ). Connective T-shaped with high dorsomedial keel ( Figs 5, 6 View FIGURES 1 – 12 ). Aedeagus shaft compressed, with slender long process arising from each side of posterior margin basally pressed to sides of shaft ( Figs 5, 6 View FIGURES 1 – 12 ). Pygofer oblong, with long posterior process from ventral margin, base of process more straight ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 1 – 12 ).

Other characteristics as shown in Figs 5–8 View FIGURES 1 – 12 , 26, 29 View FIGURES 25 – 36. 25 .

Measurement. Length (including tegmen): 3, 7.1 mm.

Hosts. Unknown.

Type Material. Holotype 3, CHINA: Guizhou, Zunyi, Suiyang, Kuankuoshui, 2–5 June 2010, coll. Li Yujian ( GUGC).

Remarks. This species is similar to Midoria lamellata Li & Li , but can be distinguished by the shape of the male pygofer side, the shape of the aedeagal shaft in dorsal view and the shape of the aedeagal ventrosubapical processes ( Figs 5, 6, 7 View FIGURES 1 – 12 ).

Etymology. The species name refers to the flattened aedeagus.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Cicadellidae

Genus

Midoria

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