Amblysellus, Sleesman

Pinedo-Escatel, J. A., Becerra-Chiron, I. M., Torres-Moreno, R. & Pérez-Valencia, L. I., 2020, A new species of the grass-feeding leafhopper genus Amblysellus Sleesman (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from western Mexico, with a checklist and key to species, Zootaxa 4853 (2), pp. 292-300 : 294

Key to species of Amblysellus from Mexico

1 Aedeagus evenly curved dorsad............................................................. raygozai sp. nov.

- Aedeagus nearly straight or abruptly bent dorsad in distal half.................................................. 2

2 Crown with a slender black transverse stripe near anterior margin. Style apophysis expanded and truncate apically..................................................................................... copulus DeLong & Hamilton

- Crown with a broad band or spots on anterior margin. Style apophysis conical or angulate apically..................... 3

3 Crown without transverse band, only spots present on anterior margin. Style apophysis twisted or angulate.............. 4

- Crown with a broad irregular black band along anterior margin. Style with apex of apophysis broad, pointed, not twisted.............................................................................. macularis DeLong & Hamilton

4 Crown with circular spots. Style apophysis twisted. Aedeagal shaft broad in lateral view.... necopinus DeLong & Hamilton

- Crown with irregular spots. Style apophysis not twisted, angulate. Aedeagal shaft slender with preapical constriction in lateral view........................................................................ dedecus DeLong & Hamilton