First record and new species of the Oriental leafhopper genus Trifida Thapa & Sohi (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) from China
Author
Huang, Min
Author
Kang, Juxia
Author
Zhang, Yalin
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Zootaxa
2018
4420
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journal article
29160
10.11646/zootaxa.4420.4.10
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Trifida
Thapa
et
Sohi, 1986
Trifida
Thapa
et
Sohi, 1986:57
Type species:
Trifida quadripunctata
Thapa
et
Sohi, 1986
Head a little narrower than pronotum with length along midline slightly greater than distance between eyes, but 3/5 time to middle length of pronotum (
Figs 9–12
). Forewing with brown spot at apex of cu cell (
Figs 3, 4
,
33
). Hind wing with CuA” separate from MP"+CuA' distally, anal veins fused and av extended to c (
Fig.34
).
Abdominal apodemes reaching 4th or 5th abdominal sternite. Pygofer with dorsal V-shaped sclerotization articulating with variform process on side (
Figs 22–23
,
26
,
31
,
38
). Subgenital plate longer than pygofer, nearly triangular, broad basically and narrowed apically with lateral tooth-like protrusion at about apical 1/3 and several microsetae along outer and apical margins (
Figs 20
,
27
,
32
,
39
). Paramere long with subapical protrusion simple (
Figs 19
,
25
,
30
,
37
). Connective short, caudal end fused with aedeagus, anterior arms widely separated. Aedeagal shaft bipartite with symmetrical appendages; dorsal apodeme and process developed, process with apical part narrowed and termination bicornate and hooked; gonopore subapical (
Figs 17–18
,
24–25
,
28–29
,
35–36
).
Distribution.
Oriental Region.