Paharia oorschoti, Wang & Duffels & Wei, 2017

Wang, Xu, Duffels, Joannes P. & Wei, Cong, 2017, Review of the cicada genus Paharia Distant (Hemiptera, Cicadidae), with the description of a new species and its allied species, European Journal of Taxonomy 349, pp. 1-14 : 3-6

Paharia oorschoti sp. nov.

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Diagnosis

This species can be recognized by the following combination of characters: a yellow drop-shaped spot extending from median ocellus to posterior margin of head; mesonotum black with a pair of large, irregularly shaped fasciae on disc; male uncus black, with median uncal lobe pale brown and tapering to apex; aedeagal shaft elongated, curved anteriorly and then posteriorly, apex sickle-shaped; female opercula reaching posterior margin of abdominal sternite II but not overlapping each other centrally.

Etymology

The species is named after one of the collectors, H. v. Oorschot.

Material examined

Holotype

TURKEY: ♂, Van, Kurubas Geçidi , 2100 m, st. 261, 18 Jun. 1985, H. v. Oorschot and H. v.d. Brink leg. ( ZMAN).

Paratypes

TURKEY: 40 ♂♂, 27 ♀♀, same collection data as for holotype ( ZMAN); 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, same collection data as for holotype ( NWAFU); 12 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀, Van, Kurubas Geçidi, 2200 m, st. 606, 3 Jul. 1990, H. v.d. Brink, D. v.d. Poorten and W. de Prins leg. ( ZMAN); 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, same collection data as preceding ( NWAFU); 1 ♂, Van, Kurubas Geçidi, 2100 m, st. 855, 25 Jul. 1992, H. v. Oorschot and H. v.d. Brink leg. ( ZMAN); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Van, Kurubas Geçidi, 2100 m, st. 1808, 29 Apr. –6 Jul. 1992, D. v.d. Poorten and W. de Prins leg. ( ZMAN); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Van, NW Kurubas Geçidi, 2200 m, st. 101, 17 Jun. 1985, Wagener leg. ( ZMAN); 2 ♂♂, Van, N of Catak, 1900 m, st. 604, 2–5 Jul. 1990, H. v.d. Brink, D. v.d. Poorten and W. de Prins leg. ( ZMAN).

Description

MEASUREMENTS (in mm; n = 10 ♂♂, 10 ♀♀). Body length: ♂ 28.9–34.5, ♀ 24.2–29.3; fore wing length: ♂ 35.2–38.7, ♀ 31.0–38.8; width of head including eyes: ♂ 7.1–8.1, ♀ 6.8–8.0; pronotum width (including pronotal collar): ♂ 11.0–12.1, ♀ 9.6–12.2; mesonotum width: ♂ 9.5–10.4, ♀ 8.5–10.4.

HEAD ( Fig. 1A, C ). Head including eyes much narrower than base of mesonotum; head mostly black, with a yellow drop-shaped spot extending from median ocellus to posterior margin. Distance between lateral ocellus and corresponding compound eye about equal to distance between lateral ocelli. Eyes green, ocelli red. Lorum black, covered with golden hairs. Postclypeus black, covered with long golden hairs, lateral and posterior margins yellow in ventral view. Anteclypeus black. Rostrum yellow basally and black apically, reaching mid coxae.

THORAX ( Fig. 1A, C ). Inner area of pronotum black, distinctly longer than head, covered with dense golden hairs; narrow central longitudinal fascia yellow. Pronotal collar black with posterior margin yellow, covered with golden hairs. Mesonotum black with pair of large, irregularly shaped fasciae on disc; pair of yellow fasciae along lateral margins of mesonotum. Cruciform elevation yellow. Thoracic sternites black, covered with dense golden hairs.

LEGS ( Fig. 1H ). Mostly yellow. Fore femur with irregular black markings; primary spine rounded apically and slightly oblique to femur; secondary spine large, erected and pointed; subapical spine undeveloped. Tibiae fuscous basally.

WINGS ( Fig. 1 A–B). Hyaline; fore wing pale yellow, without markings; veins thick and brown; costal vein yellow. Hind wing not tinged.

Male

ABDOMEN ( Fig. 1 A–B, E). Black with no distinct markings, about as long as head and thorax together. Timbal covers yellow, undeveloped dorsally and leaving dorso-lateral timbal cavity wide open. Opercula black with yellow posterior margin, not overlapping each other centrally, not reaching posterior margin of abdominal sternite II. Abdominal sternites black and covered with golden hairs; deeply depressed,

with epipleurites strongly developed and very prominent; epipleurites black with lateral and posterior margins yellow; sternite VIII longer than combined length of sternites VI and VII.

GENITALIA ( Fig. 1 F–G). Pygofer elliptical in ventral view, with long, silvery hairs. Basal lobes of pygofer curved inward distally. Anal styles yellow. Uncus black; median uncal lobe pale brown and tapering to apex; apex pointed and lower margin curved inwardly in lateral view. Aedeagal shaft elongated, curved anteriorly and then posteriorly, apex sickle-shaped.

Female

ABDOMEN. Dorsally black without distinct marking, abdomen about as long as head and thorax together. Opercula black-brown with yellow posterior margin, reaching posterior margin of abdominal sternite II but not overlapping.Abdominal sternites dark brown to black and covered with golden hairs; epipleurites black, strongly developed and very prominent, with lateral corners and posterior margins orange-yellow.

Sternite VIII with deep median incision, black with orange-yellow coloration along incision and on broad distal lobes. Lower part of segment IX orange-yellow to yellowish brown.

Exuviae

BODY ( Fig. 2 A–B). Curved in lateral view, with sparse setae mainly on venter. Pronotum yellow with fuscous transverse fascia on posterior margin. Mesonotum yellow with two fuscous transverse fasciae on posterior area. Abdomen yellow with fuscous transverse fasciae on anterior margin of each tergite.

LEGS ( Fig. 2 C–E). Generally yellow with black markings on apices of fore femur. Fore femur with posterior tooth long and sharp, accessory tooth short and robust, intermediate tooth curved upward in lateral view; femoral comb with five teeth, the first shorter than the second. Fore tibia arched, with apical tooth long and pointed. Apex of mid tibia with three spines; apex of hind tibia with two spines.

Remarks

This species is similar to Pa. putoni , but can be distinguished by the following characters: mesonotum with a pair of large, irregularly shaped markings (mesonotum with pair of somewhat quadrangled markings in Pa. putoni ); male median uncal lobe pale brown, with apex pointed and lower margin curved inwardly in lateral view (male median uncal lobe black in Pa. putoni , with apex blunt and lower margin nearly straight in lateral view); female opercula reaching posterior margin of abdominal sternite II (female opercula not reaching posterior margin of abdominal sternite II in Pa. putoni ).

Figures

Fig. 1. Paharia oorschoti sp. nov. (♂, adult, holotype). A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, ventral view. C. Head and thorax, dorsal view. D. Head and thorax, ventral view. E. Abdomen, ventral view. F. Male pygofer, ventral view. G. Male pygofer, lateral view. H. Left fore leg, showing the spines on fore femur.

Fig. 2. Paharia oorschoti sp. nov. (♂, exuvia, holotype). A. Dorsal view of body. B. Lateral view of body. C. Right fore leg, outer view. D. Spines at the apex of mid tibia. E. Spines at the apex of hind tibia. Abbreviations: acf = accessory tooth of femur; apt = apical tooth of tibia; bt = blade of tibia; f = femur; fc = femoral comb; itf = intermediate tooth of femur; pbt = point of blade of tibia; ptf = posterior tooth of femur; t = trochanter; ti = tibia.