The final instar exuvium of Pycna semiclara Germar, 1834 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)
Author
Midgley, John M.
Department of Zoology & Entomology, Rhodes University, P. O. Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140 South Africa
johnmidge@gmail.com
Author
Bouwer, Nicolette
Department of Zoology & Entomology, Rhodes University, P. O. Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140 South Africa
bouwernicolette@gmail.com
Author
Villet, Martin H.
Department of Zoology & Entomology, Rhodes University, P. O. Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140 South Africa
m.villet@ru.ac.za
text
African Invertebrates
2013
2013-05-14
54
1
171
175
https://doi.org/10.5733/afin.054.0109
journal article
4072
10.5733/afin.054.0109
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Key to described exuviae of Southern African
cicadas
1 Distance between
itf
and
pft
longer than
pft
(
Fig. 2
). Antennae short, not reaching beyond front of head .....................................................................
Pycna semiclara
– Distance between
itf
and
pft
as long as
pft
(see
Villet 1989
: fig. 3). Antennae long, reaching beyond front of head.................................................................................2
2 Clypeus somewhat pointed in profile. Abdomen curved downward, with distinct waist in dorsal view. Gap between bases of
itf
and
pft
wide and rounded................ ................................................................................................
Platypleurastridula
– Clypeus rounded, bulbous in profile. Abdomen at most slightly curved, without waist in dorsal view. Gap between bases of
itf
and
pft
narrow and pointed.............. ...............................................................................................
Platypleura capensis