Reticuluma eurya Fu & Zhang

Fu, Xiao & Zhang, Yalin, 2015, Description of two new species and a new combination for the leafhopper genus Reticuluma (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Penthimiini) from China, Zootaxa 3931 (2), pp. 253-260 : 256

Reticuluma eurya Fu & Zhang sp. nov.

( Figs. 1 E–H, 4A–H)

Description. Length (including wings): male 3.5–3.8mm; female 3.6–4mm.

Body sloped gradually. Vertex covered with orange and brown reticulation, four orange spots arranged in arc between eyes. Face black. Pronotum with an orange band on the anterior margin. Scutellum orange with thin transverse black in the middle, spots on the end of the transverse yellowish white ( Figs. 1 E–H). Reticulation on forewing sparse and arranged irregularly ( Fig. 5B ).

External characters as in generic description.

Male genitalia. Pygofer with short and long macrosetae near posterior margin. Subgenital plate triangularshaped, longer than length of pygofer distinctly, on ventral side with scattered macrosetae and short setae on the apical half ( Figs. 4A–B ). Connective similar to ‘T’ shape, similar in length to style ( Figs. 4C–E ). Aedeagus broad with two small teeth on each side at apex, gonopore on dorsal side ( Figs. 4F–G ).

Female 7th sternum with a lateral mild tooth on each side of a medial convex lobe. Second pair of valvulae with regular teeth on the end of dorsal side and apex, each tooth has several small teeth ( Fig.4H ).

Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the broad aedeagus.

Material examined. Holotype: ♂, CHINA, Yunnan Prov., Yuanmou, Yindi Mountain 28-XI-2005, Li Qiao; Paratypes: 1♂, CHINA, Yunnan Prov., Yuanmou, 24-VII-2005, Li Qiao; 1♂ 2♀, CHINA, Yunnan Prov., Yuanmou, 26-V-2005, Li Qiao; 1♂ 2♀, CHINA, Yunnan Prov., Yuanmou, 27-V-2005, Li Qiao; 1♀ CHINA, Yunnan Prov., Yuanmou, 27-XI-2005, Li Qiao.

Remarks. This species can be distinguished from other species of this genus by the body color and the broad aedeagus.

Figures

FIGURE 1. A – D. Reticuluma dactyla A, habitus, dorsal view; B, habitus, lateral view; C, head and pronotum, dorsal view; D, face. E – H. Reticuluma eurya E, habitus, dorsal view; F, habitus, lateral view; G, head and pronotum, dorsal view; H, face.

FIGURE 5. A – C. Forewing A, Reticuluma dactyla; B, Reticuluma testacea; C, Reticuluma eurya. D – H. Reticuluma eurya D, Fore-femur; E, Fore-tibia; F, Apex of hind femur; G, Hind-tibia; H, Hind-tarsus.

FIGURE 4. A – H. Reticuluma eurya A, male pygofer, anal tube and subgenital plate, lateral view; B, genital valve and subgenital plate, ventral view; C, connective, ventral view; D, style, lateral view; E, style, ventral view; F, aedeagus, lateral view; G, aedeagus, dorsal view; H, apex of second valvulae. I – K. Reticuluma testacea I, style, lateral view; J, aedeagus, lateral view; K, aedeagus, ventral view.