Midoria hastifera, 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 : 63

Midoria hastifera sp. nov.

Figs 21–24 , 33, 36

Description. Head, pronotum and scutellum dark brown. Median length of vertex about as long as half width between eyes or scutellum ( Fig. 33 ). Face black ( Fig. 36 ).

Male genitalia: Paramere long, anterior portion longer and more slender than caudal portion, caudal portion somewhat robust, apex strongly recurved medioventrally, with some macrosetae near recurved area ( Figs 21, 22 ). Connective T-shaped with dorsomedial keel ( Figs 21, 22 ). Aedeagus shaft laterally compressed, with process arising from each side of posterior margin basally, halberd-shaped ( Figs 21, 22 ). Pygofer side ovoid, with long posterior process arising from ventral margin, ( Fig. 23 ).

Other characteristics are as shown in Figs 21–24 , 33, 36 .

Measurement. Length (including tegmen): 3, 6.1 mm.

Hosts. Unknown.

Type material. Holotype 3, CHINA: Yunnan, Lushui, Pianma, 9–10 May 2010, coll. Li Hu ( GUGC).

Remarks. This species is similar to Midoria hamulata sp. nov., but can be distinguished by the shape of the male pygofer side, the shape of the paramere and the shape of the aedeagal ventrosubapical processes ( Figs 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23 ).

Etymology. The species name is derived from the shape of the aedeagal shaft processes (hastate, hastatus).

Figures

FIGURES 13 – 24. Male genitalia of Midoria species. 13 – 16. Midoria hamulata sp. nov., aedeagus, connective and paramere, ventral view and laterla view, Male pygofer side, lateral view, subgenital plate; 17 – 20. same, Midoria torsiva sp. nov.; 21 – 24. same, Midoria hastifera sp. nov..

FIGURES 25 – 36. 25. Midoria denticulata sp. nov. (3); 26. Midoria deplanata sp. nov. (3); 27. Midoria zunyiensis sp. nov. (3); 28. Midoria denticulata sp. nov. (3), face; 29. Midoria deplanata sp. nov. (3), face; 30. Midoria zunyiensis sp. nov. (3), face; 31. Midoria hamulata sp. nov. (3); 32. Midoria torsiva sp. nov. (3); 33. Midoria hastifera sp. nov. (3); 34. Midoria hamulata sp. nov. (3), face; 35. Midoria torsiva sp. nov. (3), face; 36. Midoria hastifera sp. nov. (3), face.