Goniagnathus

Fletcher, Murray J. & Zahniser, James N., 2008, The first record of Goniagnathini from Australia with description of four new species of Goniagnathus Fieber (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), Zootaxa 1692, pp. 43-54 : 45

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.180619

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6234859

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scientific name

Goniagnathus
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Key to males of Australian species of Goniagnathus View in CoL .

1. Aedeagal shaft bearing prominent lateral processes over most of apical half ( Figures 38–39 View FIGURES 35 – 39. G , 43–44 View FIGURES 40 – 44. G ).....2

– Aedeagal shaft lacking processes, except short denticulations subapically in some species......................3

2. Pygofer ( Figure 35 View FIGURES 35 – 39. G ) broadly rounded, lacking processes; aedeagus, in posterior view ( Figure 39 View FIGURES 35 – 39. G ), broadly lanceolate with strong lateral serrations; brachypterous in known specimens.............................................. ............................................................................................................... Goniagnathus crocodontis View in CoL sp.nov.

– Pygofer ( Figure 40 View FIGURES 40 – 44. G ) apically obliquely truncate, with short triangular dorsal tooth and ventrally prominent posteriorly; aedeagus, in posterior view ( Figure 44 View FIGURES 40 – 44. G ), narrow with long lateral teeth; macropterous in known specimens ...................................................................................... Goniagnathus pectinatus View in CoL sp.nov.

3. Aedeagal shaft ( Figures 16 View FIGURES 13 – 18. G. o , 22 View FIGURES 19 – 28. G ) long and fine elongate with preapical process or serrations on anterior margin; Pygofer ventrally produced ( Figure 13 View FIGURES 13 – 18. G. o ) or rounded ( Figure 19 View FIGURES 19 – 28. G ); macropterous in known specimens.............................................................................................................................................................4

– Aedeagal shaft ( Figure 32 View FIGURES 29 – 34. G ) short, thick, lacking processes preapically; pygofer ( Figure 29 View FIGURES 29 – 34. G ) shallowly emarginate ventrally to form two short ventral processes; brachypterous in known specimens................... ................................................................................................................. Goniagnathus venenensis View in CoL sp.nov.

4. Pygofer with dorsal tooth, posteroventrally rounded, not prominent ( Figure 19 View FIGURES 19 – 28. G ); aedeagus with row of short anterior serrations preapically on each side ( Figures 22–24 View FIGURES 19 – 28. G ) .......... Goniagnathus centralis (Evans) View in CoL

– Pygofer apically rounded without dorsal tooth, prominently produced posteroventrally ( Figure 13 View FIGURES 13 – 18. G. o ); aedeagus apically sagittate with anterior preapical tooth on each side ( Figure 16 View FIGURES 13 – 18. G. o ) ............................................... .................................................................................................................... Goniagnathus osmelaki View in CoL sp.nov.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Cicadellidae

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