Doratura (Doraturina)

Duan, Yani & Zhang, Yalin, 2012, New records of the grassland leafhopper genus Doratura Sahlberg (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Chiasmini) from China, Zootaxa 3175, pp. 54-62 : 58-61

Doratura (Doraturina) sp.

( Figure 4 , Plate II: G)

Length. Male: 3.5mm.

Brownish green, shiney (Plate II: G). Fore border of head with 3 black spots extending also onto upper part of face, the middle one being the largest (Plate II: G). Face below marginal spots with two black transverse bands, one between eyes, the other below eyes, the latter continuing caudad on thoracic pleura; clypellus and lora with black markings. Vertex with longitudinal indistinct stripe passing to scutellum (Plate II: G). Forewings covering abdominal terga I–IV, caudally rounded.

Male genitalia. Subgenital plates fused, lobe-shaped ( Fig. 4 C). Style preapical lobe closed to apophysis, only narrow slit between them ( Fig. 4 D). Connective with parallel anterior arms ( Fig. 4 B). Apex of aedeagal shaft slightly curved caudo-dorsally, strong teeth on ventral surface ( Fig. 4 G).

Material examined. 13, China, Xinjiang, 187 Regiment, 07-VIII-2002, coll. Huang Min ( NWAFU).

Remarks. We are uncertain if the above specimen represents a new species or is an aberrant form of an exist-

ing species, perhaps D. homophyla with which it shares a similar colour pattern. Parts of its male genitalia, i.e.,

the asymmetrical aedeagus and connective appear deformed while the subgenital plates are fused ( Fig. 4 C) and

the style ( Fig. 4 D) has the preapical lobe close to the apophysis and inner basal arm strongly curved towards

the outer arm ( Fig. 4 D), all features which are very unusual in this genus. We therefore consider it necessary to

obtain more individuals, preferably from the same locality, to help resolve its identity.

PLATE I. A–D: Doratura (Doratura) gravis ; E–H: Doratura (Doratura) stylata ; I–L: Doratura (Doraturina) homophyla .

PLATE II. A–C: Doratura (Doratura) stylata ; D–F: Doratura (Doraturina) homophyla ; G: Doratura (Doraturina) sp.; H: Doratura (Doraturina) concors ; I: Doratura (Doratura) gravis .

Figures

FIGURE 4. Doratura (Doraturina) sp. A: male pygofer side, lateral view; B: connective, dorsal view; C: valve and fused subgenital plates, ventral view; D: style, dorsal view; E: style, outer lateral view; F & G: aedeagus, ventral and lateral view, respectively.