Pagaronia protecta

Kamitani, Satoshi, Higuchi, Toshiyuki & Okudera, Shigeru, 2012, Taxonomic study of the protecta - group in the genus Pagaronia Ball (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Evacanthinae) from Japan, Zootaxa 3343, pp. 1-15 : 2-3

Key to species (males) of the protecta -group

1. Pronotum and clavus of fore wing nigrescent; head with obscure fuscous spot on tip of frontoclypeus (see Fig. 40 in Hayashi & Yoshida 1995).............................................................................. P. conformata

- Median line of posterior margin of fore wing obscured or sometimes immaculate; pronotum immaculate; head without black spot on tip........................................................................................... 2

2. Ventral projection of aedeagal shaft long and spinelike ( Fig. 55 ).......................................... P. s p i n o s a

- Ventral projection tectiform ( Figs. 12–13 , 23 , 35 , 41–43 , 50 )................................................... 3

3. Inner pygofer process not forked ( Fig. 47 )................................................. P. lanceolata sp. nov.

- Inner pygofer process bifurcated or trifurcated ( Figs. 9–11 , 19–20 , 31–32 , 40 )..................................... 4

4. Inner pygofer process trifurcated ( Fig. 40 ).......................................................... P. tridens

- Inner pygofer process bifurcated ( Figs. 9–11 , 19–20 , 31–32 )................................................... 5

5. Apex of style not exceeding half length of subgenital plate; pygofer lobe narrowed basally with ventral margin strongly sinuate ( Fig. 8 )..................................................................................... P. protecta

- Apex of style not exceeding 2/3 times length of subgenital plate; pygofer lobe narrowed basally with ventral margin weakly sinuate ( Figs. 18 , 30 ).................................................................................. 6

6. Aedeagal shaft narrow in lateral view, and weakly recurved dorsad; ventral projection larger than shaft ( Fig. 23 )............................................................................................. P. totoumiensis sp. nov.

- Aedeagal shaft wide in lateral view, and almost straight; ventral projection shorter than shaft ( Fig. 35 ).. P. dichotoma sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 40. Left inner pygofer process of Pagaronia tridens. Scale; 0.3 mm

FIGURES 55 – 57. Pagaronia spinosa, ɗ genitalia (55 – 57). — 55, pygofer in lateral view; 56 – 57, left inner pygofer process. Scales; 0.3 mm.

FIGURES 8 – 15. Pagaronia protecta, ɗ genitalia (8 – 15). — 8, ɗ pygofer in lateral view; 9 – 11, left inner pygofer process; 12 – 13, aedeagus in lateral view; 14 – 15, apical part of shaft (14) and ventral projection (15) in apical view. Scales; 0.3 mm (8 – 13), 0.05 mm (14, 15).

FIGURES 16 – 27. Pagaronia totoumiensis sp. nov., Ψ abdominal terminalia (16 – 17) and ɗ genitalia (18 – 27). — 16, 7 th abdominal sternum; 17, Ψ pygofer in lateral view; 18, ɗ pygofer in lateral view; 19 – 20, left inner pygofer process; 21, left subgenital plate; 22, apical part of left style; 23, aedeagus in lateral view; 24, shaft in dorsal view; 25, ventral projection in caudal view; 26 – 27, apical part of shaft (26) and ventral projection (27) in apical view. Scales; 0.3 mm (16 – 21, 23 – 25), 0.1 mm (22) and 0.05 mm (26, 27).

FIGURES 28 – 39. Pagaronia dichotoma sp. nov., Ψ abdominal terminalia (28 – 29) and ɗ genitalia (30 – 39). — 28, 7 th abdominal sternum; 29, Ψ pygofer in lateral view; 30, ɗ pygofer in lateral view; 31 – 32, left inner pygofer process; 33, left subgenital plate; 34, apical part of left style; 35, aedeagus in lateral view; 36, shaft in dorsal view; 37, ventral projection in caudal view; 38 – 39, apical part of shaft (38) and ventral projection (39) in apical view. Scales; 0.3 mm (28 – 33, 35 – 37), 0.1 mm (34) and 0.05 mm (38, 39).

FIGURES 41 – 43. Aedeagus of Pagaronia tridens in lateral view. Scale; 0.3 mm

FIGURES 44 – 54. Pagaronia lanceolata sp. nov., Ψ abdominal terminalia (44 – 45) and ɗ genitalia (46 – 54). — 44, 7 th abdominal sternum; 45, Ψ pygofer in lateral view; 46, ɗ pygofer in lateral view; 47, left inner pygofer process; 48, left subgenital plate; 49, apical part of left style; 50, aedeagus in lateral view; 51, shaft in dorsal view; 52, ventral projection in caudal view; 53 – 54, apical part of shaft (53) and ventral projection (54) in apical view. Scales; 0.3 mm (44 – 48, 50), 0.2 mm (51, 52), 0.1 mm (49) and 0.05 mm (53, 54).