A new genus and species of Old World Opsiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), with a key to genera and species checklist for the tribe
Author
Dai, Wu
Author
Cui, Wei
Author
Xiao, Bin
Author
Zhang, Yalin
text
Zootaxa
2010
2607
55
68
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.197725
35fb4fa7-7ef1-409e-9c52-2d1832fb885e
1175-5326
197725
Key to genera of the tribe
Opsiini
(males)
(Compiled based on literature including generic description and modified from
Emeljanov (1999)
and
Dmitriev (2002))
1 Subgenital plates with a row of macrosetae; genital valve not enlarged ...................................................................... 2
- Subgenital plates without macrosetae; genital valve large ......................................................................................... 20
2 Mesal margin of eye notched; single T-branched shaft arising from base of aedeagus, with shaft branches forming semicircle (Circuliferina) .............................................................................................................................................. 3
- Mesal margin of eye not notched; aedeagal shafts arising from base separately (Opsiina) ......................................... 5
3 Aedeagal shafts rounded in cross section. Gonopores apical ....................................................................................... 4
- Aedeagal shafts flattened. Gonopores subapical
..........................................................................
Pedarium
Emeljanov
4 Vertex convex, boundary between face and vertex smooth
.............................................................
Neoaliturus
Distant
- Vertex concave, edge between face and vertex distinct
...................................................................
Concavifer
Dlabola
5 Vertex longer medially than next eye ........................................................................................................................... 6
- Vertex of uniform length
.........................................................................................................................
Cestius
Distant
6 Pygofer with paired inner processes arising dorsally
.....................................................................
Lampridius
Distant
- Pygofer without paired inner processes ........................................................................................................................ 7
7 Subgenital plate with additional lateral plate at base
.........................................................................
Alishania
Vilbaste
- Subgenital plate without additional lateral plate at base............................................................................................... 8
8 Forewings with a triangular marble pattern forming in the middle a darker rhomboidal spot when wings at rest ........
.......................................................................................................................................................
Hishimonus
Ishihara
- Forewings without triangular marble pattern forming in the middle a darker rhomboidal spot when wings at rest ... 9
9 Aedeagus with atrium extending ventrad of shafts..................................................................................................... 10
- Aedeagus with atrium not extending ventrad of shaft ................................................................................................ 12
10 Aedeagal atrium terminating ventrally in elongate posteriorly directed processes .................................................... 11
- Aedeagal atrium without processes ........................................................................................................
Naevus
Knight
11 Aedeagal with unpaired ventral process bifurcate in apical half
.................................................
Libengaia
Linnavuori
- Aedeagal with a pair of ventral processes ...............................................................................................
Litura
Knight
12 Aedeagus without basal process ................................................................................................................................. 13
- Aedeagus with basal process ...................................................................................................................................... 14
13 Pronotum and forewing with dark-brown filigranous stripes
................................................................
Orosius
Distant
- Pronotum and forewing without dark-brown filigranous stripes
..............................................................
Nesophrosyne
14 Basal processes of aedeagus arising from socle ......................................................................................................... 15
- Basal processes of aedeagus arising from inner margin of shaft.......................................................
Introrsa
gen. nov.
15 Aedeagus with unpaired ventral process at base
...............................................................................
Norva
Emeljanov
- Aedeagus with pair of ventral processes at base......................................................................................................... 16
16 Aedeagus with 2 pairs of basal processes. Process of pygophore serrate ventrally
.................
Hishimonoides
Ishihara
- Aedeagus with a pair of basal processes. Pygophore without process ....................................................................... 17
17 Aedeagal socle swollen and bulbous .......................................................................................................
Opsius
Fieber
- Aedeagal socle not swollen......................................................................................................................................... 18
18 Aedeagus with pair of basal processes arising between aedeagal shaft; gonopores large, far from apex; phragma forming two large, rectangular plates
............................................................................................
Satsumanus
Ishihara
- Aedeagus with pair of basal processes arising below aedeagal shaft; gonopores small, apical ................................. 19
19 Apophysis of style elongate
..........................................................................................................
Opsianus
Linnavuori
- Apophysis of style not elongate......................................................................................................
Aladzoa
Linnavuori
20 Macropterous; male genital valve longer than wide, parabolic or lanceolate-parabolic; lobe of pygofer with ventral pointed process (Eremophlepsiina)............................................................................................................................. 21
- Brachypterous, forewings truncate caudally; male genital valve wider than long; lobes of pygofer without ventral processes (Achaeticina)............................................................................................................................................... 22
21 Genital plate with digitiform, soft, elongate apex. Apex of style digitiform, not dilated...............................................
..........................................................................................................................................
Pseudophlepsius
Zachvatkin
- Genital plate with short sclerotized apex somewhat projecting beyond valve apex. Apex of style flattened and hatchet-like, dilated
............................................................................................................
Eremophlepsius
Zachvatkin
22 Pronotum with lateral carinae. Apex of vertex angularly projecting forward; vertex edge sharp, lamelliform. Apex of postclypeus with thick longitudinal carina
...............................................................................
Chlidochrus
Emeljanov
- Pronotum without lateral carinae. Boundary between vertex and face smooth or, if slightly depressed, marked by weak carina ................................................................................................................................................................. 23
23 Apex of anteclypeus convex ....................................................................................................................................... 24
- Apex of anteclypeus with deep emargination
...................................................................................
Diacra
Emeljanov
24 Pygophore not produced
...............................................................................................................
Achaetica
Emeljanov
- Pygophore with blunt projection below anal tube
..........................................................................
Zapycna
Emeljanov