Kapsa (Rigida) imminuta Yang & Zhang

Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui & Zhang, Yalin, 2013, Taxonomic study of the genus Kapsa Dworakowska with a new subgenus, and new combinations and records for Tautoneura Anufriev (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Erythroneurini), Zootaxa 3630 (1), pp. 117-142 : 134

7. Kapsa (Rigida) imminuta Yang & Zhang sp. nov.

( Figs 2 e–h, 11)

Description. Body ( Fig. 2 e, f) yellow-whitish. Coronal suture ( Fig. 2 g) visible basally, not reaching midlength of vertex. Face ( Fig. 2 h) long.

Abdominal apodemes ( Fig. 11 a) short but broad, extended to 4th sternite. Base of anal tube appendage ( Fig. 11 b, c) broad, apical hook short and slim.

Pygofer dorsal appendage ( Fig. 11 b, c) slightly curved ventrad, relatively broad near apex. Subgenital plate ( Fig. 11 b, e) with 4 macrosetea. Paramere ( Fig. 11 f, g) apex straight, preapical lobe small. Connective ( Fig. 11 h) with lateral arms short, manubrium long. Aedeagal shaft ( Fig. 11 i, j) broadened apically, denticulate near tip, without process; preatrum small; gonopore large in hind view, subapical, ventral.

Measurement. Body length: males 2.9–3.0mm.

Material examined. Holotype: 3, China: Yunnan Prov., Fengqing County, 1600m, 29 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska. Paratypes: 23, same data as holotype.

Remarks. This species is similar to K. alba Dworakowska , but has the pygofer dorsal appendage broad near its apex, the anal tube appendage with its apical hook short, the apical part of the paramere short and straight, the connective narrower, and the aedeagus with the apical part much broader.

Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Latin word “imminutus”, referring to the shortened hook of the anal tube appendage.

Figures

FIGURE 11. Kapsa (Rigida) imminuta Yang & Zhang sp. nov. a. abdominal apodemes; b. genital capsule; c. pygofer dorsal appendage and anal tube appendage, lateral view; d. subgenital plate, paramere, connective and the 9 th sternite, dorsal view; e. subgenital plate, dorsal view; f. paramere, lateral view; g. paramere, dorsal view; h. connective; i. aedeagus, lateral view; j. aedeagus, caudal view.

FIGURE 2. a – d. Kapsa (Rigida) furcata Cao & Zhang sp. nov.; e – h. Kapsa (Rigida? imminuta Yang & Zhang sp. nov.; i – l. Kapsa (Rigida? megaprocessa Cao & Zhang sp. nov.; m – p. Kapsa (Rigida) serrata Cao & Zhang sp. nov.