Kapsa (Rigida) Cao & 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 : 128

Key to males of Kapsa (Rigida) Cao & Zhang sgen. n.

1. Anal tube appendage rudimentary, small, not hooked at apex...................... K. apicispina Yang & Zhang sp. nov.

- Anal tube appendage well developed, hooked apically ( Figs 5 b, 6b, 8b, 9b, 10e, 11c, 12c, 13c)........................ 2

2. Anal tube appendage curved cephalad in larteral view................................ K. maculata Sohi & Mann, 1992

- Anal tube appendage curved caudad in lateral view ( Figs 5 b, 6b, 8b, 9b, 10e, 11c, 12c, 13c)........................... 3

3. Aedeagus without ventral process near base of shaft ( Figs 5 h, 6g, 11i, 13g)........................................ 4

- Aedeagus with unpaired ventral process near base of shaft ( Figs 8 h, 9g, 10j, 12i)................................... 7

4. Aedeagal shaft with ventral process near apex ( Figs 6 g, 13g)................................................... 5

- Aedeagal shaft without process ( Figs 5 h, 11i)............................................................... 6

5. Paramere forked apically, with apical and basal branch, aedeagal shaft with small thornlike process ventro-apically ( Fig. 6 e, g)...................................................................... K. aculeiformis Cao & Zhang sp. nov.

- Paramere bifurcated apically, with dorsal and ventral branch, aedeagal shaft with large serrated protrusion ventro-medially ( Fig. 13 e, g)................................................................ K. serrata Cao & Zhang sp. nov.

6. Apex of paramere straight, aedeagal shaft expanded in lateral view ( Fig. 11 f, i)......... K. imminuta Yang & Zhang sp. nov.

- Apex of paramere sinuate, aedeagal shaft not expanded in lateral view ( Figs 5 e, f, h).......... K. alba Dworakowska, 1981

7. Ventral process not extended to midlength of aedeagal shaft ( Figs 8 h, 9g)......................................... 8

- Ventral process surpassing midlength of aedeagal shaft ( Figs 10 j, 12i)........................................... 10

8. Paramere footlike apically, heel expanded, ventral processes of aedeagus rounded in lateral view ( Fig. 9 e, g)...................................................................................... K. explanata Cao & Zhang sp. nov.

- Paramere with second extension apically, ventral processes of aedeagus pointed in lateral view ( Fig. 8 h, i)............... 9

9. Aedeagal shaft expanded in lateral view, almost straight............................... K. minuta Dworakowska, 1994

- Aedeagal shaft not expanded in lateral view, obviously curved ventrad ( Fig. 8 h)........... K. brevis Cao & Zhang sp. nov.

10. Ventral process of aedeagus with broadened and concave apex in caudal view....... K. borealis Dworakowska & Sohi, 1978

- Ventral process of aedeagus pointed apically in caudal view ( Figs 10 k, 12j)....................................... 11

11. Paramere forked apically ( Fig. 10 h).............................................. K. furcata Cao & Zhang sp. nov.

- Paramere not forked apically ( Fig. 12 g)................................................................... 12

12. Aedeagus with base of ventral process broader than that of shaft in lateral view ( Fig. 12 i).................................................................................................. K. megaprocessa Cao & Zhang sp. nov.

- Aedeagus with base of ventral process slightly narrower than that of shaft in lateral view......................................................................................... K. simlensis Dworakowska, Nagaich & Singh, 1978

Figures

FIGURE 5. Kapsa (Rigida) alba Dworakowska, 1981 n. rec. a. abdominal apodemes; b. anal tube appendage and pygofer side, lateral view; c. subgenital plate, paramere, connective and the 9 th sternite, dorsal view; d. subgenital plate, dorsal view; e. paramere, dorsal view; f. apex of paramere; g. connective; h. aedeagus, lateral view; i. aedeagus, ventral view.

FIGURE 6. Kapsa (Rigida) aculeiformis Cao & Zhang sp. nov. a. genital capsule; b. pygofer dorsal appendage and anal tube appendage, lateral view; c. subgenital plate, paramere, connective and the 9 th sternite, dorsal view; d. subgenital plate, dorsal view; e. paramere, lateral view; f. connective; g. aedeagus, lateral view; h. aedeagus, ventral view.

FIGURE 8. Kapsa (Rigida) brevis Cao & Zhang sp. nov. a. genital capsule; b. pygofer dorsal appendage and anal tube appendage, lateral view; c. pygofer dorsal appendage and anal tube appendage, hind view; d. subgenital plate, paramere, connective and the 9 th sternite, dorsal view; e. subgenital plate, dorsal view; f. paramere, lateral view; g. connective; h. aedeagus, lateral view; i. aedeagus, ventral view.

FIGURE 9. Kapsa (Rigida) explanata Cao & Zhang sp. nov. a. genital capsule; b. pygofer dorsal appendage and anal tube appendage, lateral view; c. subgenital plate, paramere, connective and the 9 th sternite, dorsal view; d. subgenital plate, dorsal view; e. paramere, lateral view; f. connective; g. aedeagus, lateral view; h. aedeagus, ventral view.

FIGURE 10. Kapsa (Rigida) furcata Cao & Zhang sp. nov. a. forewing; b. hind wing; c. abdominal apodemes; d. genital capsule; e. pygofer dorsal appendage and anal tube appendage, lateral view; f. subgenital plate, paramere and connective, dorsal view; g. subgenital plate, dorsal view; h. paramere, lateral view; i. connective; j. aedeagus, lateral view; k. aedeagus, ventral view.

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

FIGURE 13. Kapsa (Rigida) serrata Cao & Zhang sp. nov. a. abdominal apodemes; b. genital capsule; c. pygofer dorsal appendage and anal tube appendage, lateral view; d. subgenital plate, dorsal view; e. paramere, dorsal view; f. connective; g. aedeagus, lateral view; h. aedeagus, ventral view.