A taxonomic review of the Old World leafhopper genus Changwhania Kwon (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Paralimnini)
Author
Zhang, Yalin
Author
Duan, Yani
text
Zootaxa
2009
2089
19
32
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.187456
d1d999e5-5af6-42c2-97a6-cd983f01d9ea
1175-5326
187456
Changwhania digitata
Zhang and Duan
,
n. sp.
(Figs 7–8, 9E,
9I
–M)
Length (including tegmen), male: 2.8–3.1mm; female: 3.0–3.2mm.
Coloration as in
ceylonensis
but two transverse black markings near coronal margin on vertex usually wider and female seventh sternite with medial lobelike posterior margin usually entirely black.
Head with eyes wider than pronotum, about as long as or slightly longer than width between eyes.
Male genitalia. Subgenital plate with truncate apex. Style apical process spine-like, with adjacent pronounced digitate apical lobe, slightly curved laterally. Aedeagal shaft somewhat twisted near middle, asymmetrical, with shorter subapical process and slightly longer process near apex, each process armed with a tooth.
Female seventh sternum produced lobelike medially on posterior margin.
Type
.
Holotype
: 3,
China
,
Yunnan Prov.
, Country Tengchong, Dahaoping,
2000m
, 1999.
xi.26
, coll. I. Dworakowska.
Paratypes
:
China
,
Yunnan Prov.
: 13, 2ƤƤ, data as
holotype
; 1Ƥ, Menglun,
1100m
, 1999.
xi.02
, coll. I. Dworakowska; 13, 14ƤƤ, Country Tengchong,
1660m
, 1999.
xi.20
, coll. Qin Daozheng; 1Ƥ, Country Tengchong,
1660m
, 1999.
xi.20
, coll. Qin Daozheng (
BMNH
); 33, 6ƤƤ, Country Tengchong,
1660m
, 1999.
xi.22
, coll. Qin Daozheng; 13, Country Tengchong,
1660m
, 1999.
xi.22
, coll. Qin Daozheng (
BMNH
); 23, 3ƤƤ, Country Tengchong,
2000m
, 1999.
xi.26
, coll. Qin Daozheng; 1Ƥ, Country Tengchong,
2000m
, 1999.
xi.26
, coll. Qin Daozheng (
BMNH
); 13, Country Tengchong,
1660m
, 1999.
xi.20
, coll. Qin Daozheng; 43, 3ƤƤ, Country Tengchong,
1700m
, 2006.
viii.16
, coll. Li Meng; 23, 1ƤƤ, Country Tengchong,
1700m
, 2006.
viii.16
, coll. Li Meng (
BMNH
).
Remarks.
This species can be distinguished by the digitate inner apical process of the style.
Etymology.
The name of this species is based on the finger-like inner apical process of the style.