Revision of the endemic Malagasy leafhopper tribe Platyjassini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae) Author Dietrich, Christopher H. 82FCB86C-54B4-456A-AE5E-D7847D271CB9 Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, 1816 S. Oak St., Champaign, IL 61820, USA. chdietri@illinois.edu Author Magalhães, Raysa Brito de 4C8219B1-56D6-4E5F-8156-86538351F85C Laboratório de Entomologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68044, Rio de Janeiro, 21941 - 971, RJ Brazil. ray.bmagalhaes@gmail.com Author Takiya, Daniela M. 7E88BC1C-8D6A-411D-B97B-52E64EF5BA70 Laboratório de Entomologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68044, Rio de Janeiro, 21941 - 971, RJ Brazil. takiya@acd.ufrj.br text European Journal of Taxonomy 2020 2020-08-03 695 1 89 journal article 21374 10.5852/ejt.2020.695 c2e17975-440e-40f9-8b37-f078f9aadf1b 3973377 DC24EAB0-DCF5-44A8-B1A0-82BF25D280C2 Pseudocurtara nigripicta gen. et sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 289F407A-8939-4EFB-B024-A0A39C33D563 Figs 3E , 12 N–Q Etymology The species name refers to the large black markings on the pronotum of this species. Material examined Holotype MADAGASCAR • ♂ ; “ MADAGASCAR : Toamasina , Réserve Nationale Intégrale Betampona , Betampona 35.1 km NW Toamasina , 13–20 January 2008 , 17°55′11″ S 049°12′01″ E , California Acad of Sciences, coll. B.L. Fisher , rainforest , malaise trap , elev 525 m , coll. code: BLF19594_04”; CAS . Descrption Length of male 9.0 mm (female unknown). Ground color of dorsum stramineous, crown with three irregular anterior brown spots and two large posterolateral black maculae in addition to usual pair of round black spots, face dark brown to black except middle of frontoclypeus yellow, pronotum with two pairs of large black submedial maculae and three smaller black maculae along lateral margin, mesonotal triangles brown, forewing heavily marked with crimson along veins, femora mostly dark brown, front and middle tibiae dark brown apically. Crown distinctly concave in profile, marginal rim relatively thin and forming shelf over frontoclypeus, ocelli well separated from anterior margin. Forewing with many supernumerary crossveins in corium and clavus. Hind tibial rows PD, AD and AV with 26, 15, and 18 macrosetae, respectively. Style apophysis slightly sinuate in lateral view, curved dorsad, gradually tapered to blunt dorsomedially curved apex.Aedeagus atrium with poorly sclerotized plate between arms of V, shaft strongly and evenly recurved dorsally, approximately parallel-sided in lateral and posterior views, asymmetrical in posterior view, with long, acuminate spine arising on right side and extended beyond shaft apex, shaft apex truncate, gonopore apical.