Nine new species of Neotropical spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae: Ischnorhininae)
Author
Paladini, Andressa
Author
Cryan, Jason R.
text
Zootaxa
2012
3519
53
68
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.215415
cbf02ae3-d347-419e-877a-d3b204b2f1d3
1175-5326
215415
Maxantonia mimica
sp. n.
(
Figs 31–37
)
Type
locality.
Tambopata Research Center (
S13º 08'07.1"
W69º 37'07.5"
), Madre de Dios Department,
Peru
.
Diagnosis.
Head orange, postclypeus inflated, convex in profile with three longitudinal carinae; pronotum orange without a median carina, tegmina with basal ¼ orange, distal ¾ black with central longitudinal orange stripe, legs with tibiae and tarsi black.
FIGURES 31–44. 31–37:
Features of
Maxantonia mimica
sp. n.
31. Aedeagus, dorsal view; 32. Aedeagus, lateral view; 33. Female pygofer, lateral view; 34. Paramere, lateral view; 35. Male pygofer, lateral view; 36. Dorsal habitus; 37. Lateral habitus.
38–44:
Features of
Vorago thompsoni
sp. n.
38. Aedeagus, dorsal view; 39. Aedeagus, lateral view; 40. Female pygofer, lateral view; 41. Paramere, lateral view; 42. Male pygofer, lateral view; 43. Dorsal habitus; 44. Lateral habitus.
Description.
Head
(
Figs 36–37
): orange, rostrum with second and third segments black; compound eyes black and rounded, arranged transversely; vertex smooth, rectangular, lacking median carina; ocelli closer to each other than to compound eyes; tylus rectangular, smooth, lacking median carina. Antennae black, pedicel sparsely setose, subcylindrical basal body of flagellum with arista longer than pedicel; postclypeus orange, inflated, with convex profile, three longitudinal carinae, lateral grooves strongly marked; rostrum extending to mesocoxae.
Thorax
(
Figs 36–37
): orange; pronotum orange, hexagonal, lacking median carina, anterior margin straight, lateral-anterior margins straight, lateral posterior margin slightly sinuous, posterior margin grooved; scutellum orange, with slight central concavity, lacking horizontal grooves; tegmina basal ¼ orange, distal ¾ black with central longitudinal orange stripe not reaching distal wing margin; hindwings hyaline with reddish brown venation, Cu1 not thickened at base; all legs with tibiae and tarsi black; metathoracic tibia with two lateral spines (basal spine smaller than those located in apical crown, apical spine larger); apical crown with two rows of spines; basitarsus with two rows of spines covered by sparse setae; subungueal process present and rectangular.
Abdomen
: black.
Genitalia
:
Male
: Pygofer (
Fig. 35
) with two processes between the subgenital plates and anal tube, upper process rounded and lower process digitiform; subgenital plates (
Fig. 35
) long with digitiform apex and one rounded process on dorsal margin; parameres (
Fig. 34
) each with small subapical spine directed dorsally; aedeagus (
Fig. 31–32
) cylindrical with three apical dorsal processes, two of which are fin-like and the other is triangular, one ventral hood-like process.
Female
(
Fig. 33
): First valvula of ovipositor long and slender with acute apex and basal process developed, long, directed posteriorly; second valvulae long, dorsal margin smooth, lacking serrations; third valvulae short and wide, with long setae ventrally.
Measurements (mm).
Body length: Ƥ 13.2, 3 10.5–11.3; pronotal length: Ƥ 2.0, 3 1.7–2.0; forewing length: Ƥ 10.5, 3 8.7–10.0; maximum width of head, including eyes: Ƥ 2.5, 3 2.2–2.4; width between humeral angles: Ƥ 3.3, 3 3.1–3.3.
Distribution.
PERU
: Madre de Dios Department.
Remarks.
This species resembles
M. fortunata
(Lallemand)
in general morphology and in the shape of the male aedeagus; however the paramere morphology differs between the two species.
Etymology.
The species name “
mimica
” refers to the resemblance in coloration of this species to that of
Laccogrypota valida
(Distant)
,
L. praelata
(Jacobi)
, and
L. grandis
(Distant)
.
Material examined.
Type
material:
Holotype
(3, deposited at
AMNH
), with labels: “
PERU
: Dept. Madre de Dios; / Tambopata Reserved Zone; / Tambopata Research Center on”, “Rio Tambopata; at palm swamp / tower;
S
13º 08'07.1"
W69º / 37'07.5";
3–8/X/2004
; / J.R. Cryan & J.M. Urban”, and “
HOLOTYPE
/
Maxantonia mimica
/ Paladini & Cryan”;
Paratype
(Ƥ, dissected, 1 leg detached and point-mounted with specimen, deposited at
AMNH
), with labels: “
PERU
: Madre de Dios; Rio / Tambopata; Posada Amazonas; / Canopy Tower;
S12º 48’16.6”
/
W69º 17’35.3”
;
Sept. 2004
; / J.R. Cryan & J.M. Urban” and “
PARATYPE
/
Maxantonia mimica
/ Paladini & Cryan”.