New species of macropsine leafhopper genus Pedionis Hamilton (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) from China, with a key to Chinese species
Author
Zhang, Bin
text
Zootaxa
2010
2484
53
60
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.195495
9173db71-b1c2-4d02-8ef5-c3e88218a45c
1175-5326
195495
Pedionis (Pedionis) spinata
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 1
C–D, 3 B, 5 A–F)
Description.
Length. Male
3.9 mm
.
Coloration.
Pale brown with dark brown spots. Anteclypeus dark brown in apical half. Pronoutm (
Fig. 1
C, D) darker than head. Scutellum (
Fig. 1
C) with central area darker than lateral and caudal areas. Forewing (
Fig. 1
C, D) brownish with apical areas of claval vein, apex of clavus and irregular spot near apex of corium, dark brown; venation dark brown with white spots. Legs brown with paler markings.
Morphology.
Body comparatively slender and small. Clypeus expanded; anteclypeus tapered. Pronotum as long as scutellum.
Hind
tibial spinulation R1 11, R2 9, R3 5.
FIGURE 5.
Pedionis(Pedionis) spinata
sp. nov.
A, pygophore, subgenital plates and valve, lateral view; B, style, lateral view; C, aedeagus and dorsal connective, lateral view; D, aedeagus and dorsal connective, caudal view; E, connective, lateral view; F, connective, dorsal view.
Male genitalia.
Pygophore (
Fig. 5
A) without caudo-dorsal spine usually found in
Pedionis
, setae on ventral margin relatively stout. Subgenital plate, style and connective similar to that in
P. garuda
. Aedeagus (
Figs. 5
C, D) shaft with triangular lobe-like projection on dorsal margin, with subapical lateral expansion ventro-posterior view, with pair of small spine-like processes subapically; dorsal connective simple, distal part curved with marginal serrations.
Female.
Unknown.
Distribution.
China
: Hainan (Mt. Wuzhi)
Material examined.
Holotype
. Male,
China
: Hainan province, Mt. Wuzhi (18°77΄N, 109°50΄E),
1200 m
,
15 July 2007
, collected by Zhang Bin.
Remarks.
Pedionis spinata
resembles
P. rufoscutellata
Huang & Viraktamath
externally, but differs in having the posterior margin of the pygophore truncate apically without a ventral process; and subapical margin of the aedeagal shaft with a large triangular expansion along the ventral margin.
Etymology.
The specific name refers to spine-like process of the aedeagal shaft.