Stictoscarta sulcicollis ( Germar 1821 )

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 : 218

Stictoscarta sulcicollis ( Germar 1821)

Diagnosis. Crown and pronotum red; forewings dark. Male: dorsal margin of pygofer, in lateral view, posteriorly elevated; aedeagus thin and elongated, curved dorsally, with a pair of fine apical processes.

Female terminalia. Abdominal sternite VII, in ventral view ( Fig. 8 ), with lateral margins slightly parallel, lateroposterior margins broadly rounded, and posterior margin with a short median triangular projection, and occasionally with a lateral small projection on each side; surface with scattered microsetae. Pygofer, in lateral view, produced posteriorly; surface with scattered microsetae and macrosetae 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 and ventral sculptured areas formed mostly by linear processes; apex acute and slightly curved upward ( Fig. 20 ), with denticles on dorsal margin. Second valvulae, in lateral view, broadened beyond basal curvature; dorsal margin of blade bearing 24 to 26 different teeth: proximal region with subtriangular teeth, without denticles, and distal region of valvulae with teeth rectangular, with denticles on dorsal margin ( Fig. 32 ); ducts not reach the teeth; apex narrowly rounded ( Fig. 44 ), with denticles on dorsal and ventral margins; preapical ventral prominence conspicuous. Gonoplacs, in lateral view, with strong setae on ventral margin and apical region; apex rounded.

Material examined. 1♂ 1♀, 23390 ( MACN).

Distribution. Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil and Argentina ( Germar 1821; Young 1968).

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.