Akemetopon

Weglarz, Kathryn M. & Bartlett, Charles R., 2011, Akemetopon, a new genus containing three new species of planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Delphacidae), Zootaxa 3007, pp. 50-60 : 53

Key to species of Akemetopon

1. Median carina of frons conspicuous ( Fig. 1 C), forewings dark, without pale apical band ( Fig. 1 A), fastigium pointed in lateral view ( Fig. 1 B).............................................................................. A. inornatum

- Median carina of frons weak ( Figs 2 C, 3C), Forewings with pale apical band (if pale, band may not be apparent) ( Figs 2 A, 3A); fastigium pointed ( A. politum ; Fig. 2 B) or rounded ( A. ainigma ; Fig. 3 B) in lateral view........................ 2

2. Fastigium rounded in lateral view ( Fig. 3 B), carinae of vertex concolorous with foveae ( Fig. 3 A), less conspicuous; Arizona............................................................................................. A. ainigma

- Fastigium pointed in lateral view ( Fig. 2 B); lateral and sublateral carinae of vertex conspicuous ( Fig. 2 A), paler than foveae; Mexico..................................................................................... A. politum

Figures

FIGURE 1. Features of Akemetopon inornatum sp. n. (paratype, scale = 0.2 mm). A. Dorsal habitus; B. Lateral habitus; C. Frons; D. Male pygofer, lateral view; E. Male pygofer, caudal view; F. Male pygofer, ventral view.

FIGURE 2. Features of Akemetopon politum sp. n. (paratype, scale = 0.2 mm). A. Dorsal habitus; B. Lateral habitus; C. Frons; D. Male pygofer, lateral view; E. Male pygofer, caudal view; F. Male pygofer, ventral view.

FIGURE 3. Features of Akemetopon ainigma sp. n. (holotype, scale = 0.2 mm). A. Dorsal habitus; B. Lateral habitus; C. Frons; D. Male pygofer, lateral view; E. Male pygofer, caudal view; F. Male pygofer, ventral view.