Nogodininae Melichar, 1898

Gnezdilov, V. M., 2017, Notes on higher classification of the family Nogodinidae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoroidea), with description of new tribe and new species, Far Eastern Entomologist 347, pp. 1-21 : 6-7

Subfamily Nogodininae Melichar, 1898

REMARKS. Within the Nogodininae the tribes Pisachini and Varciini are closely related according to the presence of sublateral carinae of metope converging in shape of “V” letter above metopoclypeal suture (Meng et al., 2014, fig. 31) and in arrangement of intermediate spines of first metatarsomere in shape of “V” letter as well (Meng et al., 2014, fig. 9) ( Fig. 3 ). However the members of the Varciini are distinguished by the reduction of marginal teeth of gonoplacs up to several small rounded plates on each gonoplac in contrast to Pisachini which have several rows of teeth. From the other hand, Pisachini and Varciini are close to the Tongini according to hind wing venation. Thus my examination of hind wing venation of the members of the tribes Bladinini , Colpopterini , Epacriini , Nogodinini , Pisachini , Tongini , and

Varciini ( Mithymnini and Lipocalliini are characterized by reduced or rudimentary hind wings and no specimens of the subfamily Gastriniinae with intact hind wings were available for study) showed that Tongini , Varciini , and Pisachini are distinguished by first anal vein 3-branched (A 1 3) with its posterior branch (A 1.3) fused medially with second anal vein which is simple (A 2 1) (Meng et al., 2014, fig. 7;

Melichar, 1898, Taf. 12, figs 1, 9) ( Fig. 32 ), but in the tribes Bladinini , Colpopterini ,

Epacriini , and Nogodinini A 1 and A 2 have no such anastomosis ( Figs 33, 34 ). Similar condition of anastomosis between A 1 and A 2 on hind wing was observed by M.

Asche (2015) in the family Achilidae . It is also necessary to note that the characters suggested by R.G. Fennah (1978) to separate the Pisachini within other Nogodinidae

(spine arrangement of first metatarsomere and the shape and dentation of the gonoplacs) are not distinguish them from the Tongini (type genera Pisacha and Tonga were compared in my study) assigned at that time to the Issidae (Fennah, 1954) .

According to flat, nearly triangular gonoplacs without denticles or teeth the

Epacriini (Gnezdilov, 2017b, fig. 15) is very close to the Lipocalliini , but the members of last taxon are very peculiar by fore wing abris with protruding precostal margin below the eye ( Fig. 38 , hp) and the absence of intermediate spines of first metatarsomere.

The tribe Mithymnini apparently may be placed within the Nogodininae near to the complex of tribes with convex or nearly cylindrical gonoplacs which are

Pisachini and Varciini (Meng et al., 2014, figs 32, 33) and the tribe Nogodinini occupies separated position within the subfamily as the members of this tribe have flat gonoplacs with marginal areas of denticles and the second anal vein of hind wing with 2 branches ( Fig. 33 ) in contrast to all other Nogodinidae (no information on Gastriniinae ) which have second anal vein simple ( Fig. 34 ).

Figures

Figs 1–4. Nogodinidae, rostrum (2, 4) and hind tarsomere (1, 3). 1, 2 – Bladina fawleri Fennah, female, Belize; 3, 4 – Pisacha sp., female, Japan, Ryukyu.

Figs 32–34. Nogodinidae, hind wing. 32 – Forculus gibbosus Distant, male, holotype, Ceylon (BMNH); 33 – Nogodina reticulate (F.), male, Santorem (ZIN); 34 – Bladina sp., Columbia (ZIN).

Figs 35–38. Nogodinidae. 35–37 – Bilbilis modestus (Stål), holotype: 35 – dorsal view;