Formiscurra, Gnezdilov & Viraktamath, 2011

Gnezdilov, Vladimir M., 2019, A new species of the myrmecomorphic planthopper genus Formiscurra (Fulgoroidea: Caliscelidae) from Ethiopia, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 59 (1), pp. 17-22 : 20-21

Key to species of Formiscurra

Males:

1 Fore wings brown to dark brown or black, each with an opalescent green (in live specimens, Fig. 20 ) or whitish (in dry specimens) large spot ( GNEZDILOV & VIRAKTAMATH 2011: Figs 3 , 5 ). Apices of both aedeagal ventral hooks directed downwards ( GNEZDILOV & VIRAKTAMATH 2011: Fig. 10 ). Total body length 4.6–5.1 mm. ....... F. indicus Gnezdilov & Viraktamath, 2011

‒ Fore wings dark brown to black, with a wide ivory band ( Figs 1, 2 ). Right aedeagal hook directed upwards, left one turned downwards ( Figs 11–13 ). Total body length 5.3 mm. .............. F. atlas sp. nov.

Females:

1 Metopial projection, in dorsal view, smoothly narrowing apically; in lateral view, 1.5 times as long as wide ( GNEZDILOV & VIRAKTAMATH 2011: Figs 6, 7 ). Generally darker, head and body with a broad longitudinal pale stripe along midline dorsally ( GNEZDILOV & VIRAKTAMATH 2011: Figs 6, 7 ). Total body length 5 mm. ...................................................... ............... F. indicus Gnezdilov & Viraktamath, 2011

‒ Metopial projection, in dorsal view, with weak constriction ( Fig. 4 ); in lateral view, 1.15–1.25 times as long as wide ( Fig. 3 ). Generally lighter, head and body without longitudinal pale stripe dorsally ( Fig. 4 ). Total body length 5.6–5.7 mm. ....... F. atlas sp. nov.

Figures

Fig. 20. Formiscurra indicus Gnezdilov & Viraktamath, 2011. Photograph by Shyamal Lakshminarayanan, 23th June 2013 south Bangalore, India, 12.8093026 N 77.4796312 E.

Figs 1–4. Formiscurra atlas sp. nov. 1 – male, holotype, lateral view; 2 – same, dorsal view; 3 – female, paratype, lateral view; 4 – same, dorsal view. Total length: male – 5.3 mm, female – 5.7 mm.

Figs 5–8. Formiscurra atlas sp. nov.5 – female, paratype, antenna, dorsal view; 6 – female, paratype, rostrum, lateral view; 7 – female, paratype, abdomen, ventral view; 8 – male, holotype, abdomen, ventral view.

Figs 9–10. Formiscurra atlas sp. nov. 9 – female, paratype, rostrum, lateral view; 10 – male, holotype, pro- and mesonotum, dorsal view.

Figs 11–19. Formiscurra atlas sp. nov., paratype, male genitalia. 11 – penis, left lateral view; 12 – penis, right lateral view; 13 – penis, ventral view; 14 – style, lateral view; 15 – capitulum of style, dorsal view; 16 – anal tube, dorsal view; 17 – connective, lateral view; 18 – pygofer, left lateral view; 19 – pygofer, right lateral view. Abbreviation: pp – process of hind margins of pygofer.