Papuakutara robustipenis, Lu & Webb & Zhang, 2018

Lu, Lin, Webb, M. D. & Zhang, Yalin, 2018, A new leafhopper genus of subtribe Paraboloponina (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Drabescini), with description of two new species from Papua New Guinea, Zootaxa 4521 (2), pp. 281-286 : 286

Papuakutara robustipenis sp. nov.

( Figs. 2 A–S)

Description. Length (including tegmen). Male: 5.9 mm.

Colour and external features as in generic description, forewing with brownish streak in each cell. Fore tibia with dorsal macrosetae arrangement of rows AD and PD 2+4.

Male abdominal apodemes as in figures 2Q–S. 2 nd acrotergite with trunk horizontal; neck slender. 1 st sternal apodeme with posterior lobes convergent distally. 2 nd sternal apodeme with posterior lobes reduced.

Male genitalia. Style with apophysis narrowly foot-shaped, preapical lobe distinct. Aedeagus robust, shaft evenly curved dorsally, cylindrical basally, laterally compressed distally and very broad distally in lateral view; elongate ventral process from socle similar in length to shaft, twisted to one side and tapered to acute apex.

Material examined. Holotype: male, Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Wau, Wau Ecological Institute, 12–14.vii.1983, S.E. & P.M. Miller, 1200m, Montane Forest ( USNM).

Etymology. The specific epithet “ robustipenis ” refers to the robust aedeagus.

Remarks. This species differs from P. ficus by the characters indicated in the key.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Papuakutara robustipenis sp. nov. A–B, Habitus, dorsal and lateral view; C, head; D, face; E, head, dorsoanterior view; F, forewing; G, hindwing; H–J, male pygofer, lateral, caudal and dorsal view; K–L, valve, subgenital plates, style and aedeagus, dorsal and ventral view; M–N, aedeagus, lateral and ventral view; O–P, apex of aedeagus, lateral and dorsal view; Q, male 2nd abdominal tergite, dorsal view; R, male 2nd sternal apodemes, dorsal view; S, male 1 st sternal apodemes, dorso-anterior view; T, front leg, anterior view.