Aulacizes conspersa Walker 1851

Dellapé, Gimena, 2016, Description of the female terminalia of twelve species of Proconiini and a key to genera from Argentina (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), Zootaxa 4117 (2), pp. 211-225 : 212-213

Aulacizes conspersa Walker 1851

Diagnosis. Crown and two-third anterior of pronotum yellow with a few dark spots reticulum-shaped; forewings dark with irregular yellow maculae, distal part of anteapical cells yellow; base of clypeus and genae with transverse dark line.

Female terminalia. Abdominal sternite VII, in ventral view ( Fig. 2 ), with lateral margins slightly convergent posteriorly, and posterior margin emarginate with a slight convex median process within emargination; surface with scattered microsetae. Pygofer, in lateral view, moderately produced posteriorly; surface with scattered microsetae distributed mostly on ventral and posterior regions. First valvifers, in lateral view, ovoid; with small spiniform processes on ventral region. First ovipositor valvulae, in lateral view, slightly broadened beyond basal curvature; dorsal sculptured area formed mostly by scale-like processes arranged in oblique lines; ventral sculptured area formed mostly by linear processes; apex obtuse with dorsal margin slightly concave ( Fig. 14 ), and denticles on ventral and dorsal margins. Second valvulae, in lateral view, broadened beyond basal curvature; dorsal margin of blade bearing 37 to 38 not continuous teeth, each tooth triangular with denticles on posterior margin ( Fig. 26 ); ducts not reach the teeth; apex rounded ( Fig. 38 ), with denticles on dorsal and ventral margins; preapical ventral prominence small but distinct. Gonoplacs, in lateral view, with small basal spiniform processes; scattered microsetae on ventral margin and a few strong setae on apical portion; apex rounded.

Material examined. ARGENTINA. Misiones: Iguazú, 1♂, II/1954, Hayward, Willink, Golbach cols. ( IFML); Caraguatay, 2♂, I/1960, Ronderos & Trotta cols.; National Park Iguazú, 2♂ 1♀, 9/XII/2008, water trap, Zamudio & Colleselli Gomez de Olivera cols.; San Pedro, 1♂ 1♀, 18/II/2012, hand collection, Dellapé G. col. ( MLP).

Distribution. Brazil and Argentina ( Young 1968): Misiones ( Paradell et al. 2012).

Figures

FIGURE 1 – 12. Abdominal sternite VII (ventral view): 1 — Aulacizes basalis, 2 — Aulacizes conspersa, 3 — Aulacizes insistans, 4 — Aulacizes obsoleta, 5 — Aulacizes quadripunctata, 6 — Cicciana latreillei, 7 — Pseudometopia amblardii, 8 — Stictoscarta sulcicollis, 9 — Tretogonia bergi, 10 — Tretogonia cribata, 11 — Tretogonia dentalis, 12 — Tretogonia notatifrons. Scale: 1 mm.

FIGURE 13 – 24. First valvulae of ovipositor, apex (lateral view): 13 — Aulacizes basalis, 14 — Aulacizes conspersa, 15 — Aulacizes insistans, 16 — Aulacizes obsoleta, 17 — Aulacizes quadripunctata, 18 — Cicciana latreillei, 19 — Pseudometopia amblardii, 20 — Stictoscarta sulcicollis, 21 — Tretogonia bergi, 22 — Tretogonia cribata, 23 — Tretogonia dentalis, 24 — Tretogonia notatifrons. Scale: 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 25 – 36. Second valvulae of ovipositor, teeth of dorsal margin (lateral view): 25 — Aulacizes basalis, 26 — Aulacizes conspersa, 27 — Aulacizes insistans, 28 — Aulacizes obsoleta, 29 — Aulacizes quadripunctata, 30 — Cicciana latreillei, 31 — Pseudometopia amblardii, 32 — Stictoscarta sulcicollis, 33 — Tretogonia bergi, 34 — Tretogonia cribata, 35 — Tretogonia dentalis, 36 — Tretogonia notatifrons. Scale: 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 37 – 48. Second valvulae of ovipositor, apex (lateral view): 37 — Aulacizes basalis, 38 — Aulacizes conspersa, 39 — Aulacizes insistans, 40 — Aulacizes obsoleta, 41 — Aulacizes quadripunctata, 42 — Cicciana latreillei, 43 — Pseudometopia amblardii, 44 — Stictoscarta sulcicollis, 45 — Tretogonia bergi, 46 — Tretogonia cribata, 47 — Tretogonia dentalis, 48 — Tretogonia notatifrons. Scale: 0.1 mm.