Parcana concilia DeLong & Freytag, 2023

Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz & Cavichioli, Rodney Ramiro, 2023, Phylogenetic analysis and revision of the leafhopper genus Acuera DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) based on morphological data, Arthropod Systematics & amp; Phylogeny 81, pp. 79-164 : 79

Parcana concilia DeLong & Freytag comb. nov.

Fig. 48 E, F, I, J

Acuera (Parcana) concilia DeLong & Freytag, 1974: 196.

Curtara (Curtara) lineatana DeLong & Freytag, 1976: 25. New synonymy.

Comments.

DeLong and Freytag (1974) described Acuera concilia (Fig. 48E, F ) based on a single male specimen from Mexico which is labeled as "Finca Vergel, Chiapas, Mexico, VI-24-1935 (A. Dampf)". DeLong and Freytag (1976) described Curtara lineatana (Fig. 48I, J ) based on a single male from Mexico, that was collected in the same locality, at the same year and by the same collector: "Vergel, Chis., Mexico, at light, (M. F. 4239), V-21-1935 (Mrs. D. Dampf)". According to the original descriptions and illustrations, both species shares similar size, coloration, and male genitalia. Therefore, we suggest that C. lineatana must be treated as a junior synonym of Parcana concilia comb. nov.

Additional examined specimens of Parcana stat. nov..

Parcana animosa (DeLong & Freytag, 1976) comb. nov. Mexico: [new record] 1♂, “México, Chiapas, 22km\ W de Ocozocautla,\ Ejido Armando Zebadua\ 972m, 13-20.viii.2013,\Melo & Rosa. Malaise" (DZUP); 1♂, "Mexico Oaxaca rt.190 km#36 Tulenito, 95m, 16,55278 -94,63056, 06/nov/01, C.H.Dietrich, sweeping" (INHS). - Nicaragua: 2♂, "NICARAGUA: Granada; Domitila Private Wildlife Reserve: Km 72.5 off the Panamerican Highway at El Manchón; 11°42′32.2"N 85°57′12.9"W; elev. ~50m; 31 Oct. - 9 Nov. 2010; J. Cryan, J. Urban, G. Svenson" (INHS).

Parcana concilia aff. (DeLong & Freytag, 1974) comb. nov. Mexico: 1♂, “México, Chiapas, 35km\ E La Trinitaria, Tziscao\ 16.102°N, 94.721°W,\ 1558m, 15.vii.2013,\ G. Melo & B. Rosa" (DZUP).

Remarks.

The examined specimen of P. concilia comb. nov. differs from the holotype in the shape of the subapical processes of the aedeagal shaft. In the holotype, the processes are branched near base, forming two rami approximately equal in length, whereas in the studied specimen, the left process have only a small spiniform process near the base and the right process, four spines. However, as all other characteristics of the genitalia are equal to the holotype, we consider this as intraspecific variation.

Figures

Figure 48. Species of Parcana stat. nov., dorsal (left) and lateral (right) views. A, B P. animosa comb. nov., male, DZRJ. C, D P. atitlana comb. nov., holotype male, BMNH. E, F P. concilia comb. nov., holotype male, OSU. G, H P. extara comb. nov., holotype male, NCSU. I, J P. lineatana syn. nov., holotype male, OSU.