Taxonomic revision of the leafhopper tribe Agalliini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) from China, with description of new taxa
Author
Dai, Wu
Author
Zhang, Yalin
text
Zootaxa
2012
3430
1
49
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.215156
7fe75df4-2178-4baf-9d53-b55f343ec717
1175-5326
215156
Skandagallia dietrichi
sp. nov.
Figs 5
D, H, L; 21C, F; 23A–I.
Pale brown, with large round spot on either side of median line, median stripe (more pronounced in
holotype
male) black, spot on either side of eye on anterior margin black, median line continued on face as inverted Y, area enclosed by arms ochraceous, frontoclypeus with lateral series of spots, facial sutures, median stripe on clypellus and some times on fronto-clypeus, dark brown. Pronotum with large spot on either side of median line black.
Hind
submarginal stripe with slight median anterior extension, dark brown. Forewing either dark brown with median longitudinal ochraceous stripes or brown areas reduced to longitudinal stripes. Abdomen either entirely dark brown or with transverse pale margins on terga on either side of median line and along lateral margin; sterna chocolate brown or paler with only margins chocolate brown.
Male genitalia
. As in generic diagnosis.
Female
. unknown.
Measurements.
Male 2.7 mm long, 1.0 mm wide across eyes.
Material examined.
Holotype
male,
CHINA
: Yunnan, Yuanmou County, Laochengxiang, Dayuejiucun, Dajian Mountain,
24.viii.2005
, Li Qingyuan (
NWAU
).
Paratype
,
1 male
,
CHINA
: Yunnan Yuanmou County, Wumaoxiang, Dashao forest farm,
27.xi.2005
, Li Qiao (
NWAU
).
Host.
Dodonaea viscosa
(L.) Jacq. and
Phyllanthus emblica
L.
Distribution.
China
(Yunnan).
Etymology.
The species is named in honour of Dr. Christopher H. Dietrich, University of Illinois, Champaign,
USA
, who drew our attention to the specimens which constituted the two new genera,
Skandagallia
gen. nov.
and
Sungallia
gen. nov.
, and in recognition his outstanding contribution to leafhopper systematics.
Remarks.
This species resembles
Sungallia truncata
(see below) but has the subgenital plates triangular rather than truncate as found in the latter species.