Musbrnoia lata, Cao, Yanghui & Zhang, Yalin, 2014

Cao, Yanghui & Zhang, Yalin, 2014, Taxonomic study of the leafhopper genera Gredzinskiya Dworakowska and Musbrnoia Dworakowska (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Erythroneurini) with descriptions of seven new species, Zootaxa 3753 (1), pp. 59-70 : 69-70

5. Musbrnoia lata sp. nov.

( Figs 2 i–l, 9)

Description. Appearance ( Figs 2 i–l) similar to that of M. angusta sp. nov., but coloration slightly darker, apical 2/ 3 of fore wing brownish-pale.

Pygofer side ( Fig. 9 d) short, narrowing caudad sharply, caudal margin broad, with a few rigid setae at dorsal margin near caudal angle; dorsal appendage ( Fig. 9 e) extremely similar to that of M. angusta sp. nov., but apex slightly narrower. Subgenital plate ( Fig. 9 f) with about 3 macrosetae near central margin and 3 peglike microsetae beneath subapical angulate projection. Style ( Figs 9 g, h) sinuated in dorsal view, preapical lobe subbasal near central. Connective ( Fig. 9 i) Y-shaped, lateral arms relatively broad. Aedeagus ( Figs 9 j, k) similar to that of M. angusta sp. nov., but ventral process broadened basally and ventral margin angulate near base.

Measurement. Male length 4.3mm.

Material examined. Holotype: ♂, THAILAND, Phetchabun, Nam Nao, NP Pine forest/Sambon 3, 16°42.41'N, 101°35.3'E, 868m, Malaise trap, 9–16. x. 2006, coll. Leng Janteab.

Deposition. QSBG, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Diagnosis. Male genitalia similar to those of M. angusta sp. nov., but pygofer side with dorso-caudal angle expanded, ventral process of aedeagus broad basally and angulate ventrally.

Etymology. This new specific epithet is derived from Latin word “ latus ”, meaning broad, in view of pygofer side with dorso-caudal angle expanded.

Figures

FIGURE 9. Musbrnoia lata sp. nov. a, fore wing; b, hind wing; c, abdominal apodemes; d, genital capsule; e, pygofer dorsal appendage; f, subgenital plate, ventral view; g, style, dorsal view; h, style, lateral view; i, connective; j, aedeagus, lateral view; k, aedeagus, ventral view.

FIGURE 2. a – d, Musbrnoia angusta sp. nov.; e – h, Musbrnoia corollaris sp. nov.; i – l, Musbrnoia lata sp. nov.; a, e, i, dorsal view; b, f, j, lateral view; c, g, k, anterior dorsum (crown, pronotum and mesonotum); d, h, l, face.