Homa oretinia Xu, Dietrich & Qin, 2022

Xu, Ye, Wang, Yi-Mei, Dmitriev, Dmitry A., Dietrich, Christopher H. & Qin, Dao-Zheng, 2022, Revision of the genus Homa Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), Zootaxa 5087 (1), pp. 179-190 : 184-185

Homa oretinia Xu, Dietrich & Qin sp. nov.

( Figs 9–12 , 29–31 , 54–61 )

Holotype. ♂, Thailand Nakhon Nayok Khao Yai NP Behind Football field, 14º24.619'N, 101º22.778'E, 770 m, Malaise trap, July 5–12, 2006, Pong Sandao ( QSBG) . Paratypes. 2♂♂, same data as holotype ( NWAFU) ; 3♂♂, same data as holotype ( INHS) ; 10♂♂, Thailand Phetchabun Nam Nao NP Heliport , 16º43.156'N, 101º35.118'E, 890 m, Pan trap, July 21–22, 2006, Noopean Hongyothi & Leng Janteab ( INHS) ; 10♂♂, Thailand Phetchabun Nam Nao NP Heliport , 16º43.156'N, 101º35.118'E; 890 m; Pan trap, July 21–22, 2006, Noopean Hongyothi & Leng Janteab ( QSBG) .

Description

Measurements. Body length: male: 3.8–4.1 mm.

Ground color red. Forewing transparent in apical third, veins orange. Anteclypeus weakly convex, not expanded.

1T apodemes reaching posterior margin of segment II, parallel sided apically ( Fig. 29 ). Male pygofer posterior margin concave medially, bearing 7–8 microsetae, dorsal bridge more than 4/5 total length of lobe ( Figs 30, 31 , 54–56 ). Subgenital plate much surpassing pygofer lobe, narrowing apicad; basal setae (9–10) densely grouped in 2–3 irregular rows, marginal setae (9–11) in one row; macrosetae (5) arising near base, not extended to tip of plate; feeble microsetae (9–12) weakly developed ( Figs 30 , 54, 57 ). Aedeagus shaft without process, sinuate in lateral view, curved to right in ventral view; gonopore subapical on dorsal side ( Figs 58, 59 ). Style bearing 6–7 tiny teeth apically and 4–5 fine setae subapically ( Fig. 60 ). Anal tube process slightly broadened near apex and curved apically ( Fig. 61 ).

Etymology. The name is an arbitrary combination of letters.

Remarks. This new species is unique among known species in having the aedeagus shaft without one or more processes ( Figs 58, 59 ). The aedeagus shaft is smooth and S-shaped in lateral view. Other species have the shaft in lateral view straight or arcuate.

Distribution. Thailand.

Figures

FIGURES 1–22. 1–4: H. haematoptilus (Kirkaldy); 5–8: H. osificata Xu, Dietrich & Qin sp. nov.; 9–12: H. oretinia Xu, Dietrich & Qin sp. nov.; 13–16: H. asilata Xu, Dietrich & Qin sp. nov.; 17–22: H. algulata Xu, Dietrich & Qin sp. nov. 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, male adult, dorsal view; 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, male adult, left lateral view; 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, head and thorax, dorsal view; 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, face; 21, fore wing; 22, hindwing.

FIGURES 23–37. 23–25: H. haematoptilus (Kirkaldy); 26–28: H. osificata Xu, Dietrich & Qin sp. nov.; 29–31: H. oretinia Xu, Dietrich & Qin sp. nov.; 32–34: H. asilata Xu, Dietrich & Qin sp. nov.; 35–37: H. algulata Xu, Dietrich & Qin sp. nov.; 23, 26, 29, 32, 35, abdominal apodemes; 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, male genitalia, left lateral view; 25, 28, 31, 34, 37, male genitalia, dorsal view.

FIGURES 54–61. H. oretinia Xu, Dietrich & Qin sp. nov.: 54, male genitalia, left lateral view; 55, pygofer side, left lateral view; 56, pygofer, dorsal view; 57, subgenital plate; 58, aedeagus, left lateral view; 59, aedeagus, ventral view; 60, style; 61, anal tube appendage, left lateral view. Photos not to scale.