Review of the South American leafhopper genus Parandanus (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae)
Author
Duan, Yani
Author
Dietrich, Christopher H.
Author
Webb, Micael D.
Author
Zhang, Yalin
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ZooKeys
2016
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.562.7478
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.562.7478
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Taxon classification Animalia Hemiptera Cicadellidae
Parandanus paracruciatus Duan
sp. n.
Figs 3, 4
Description
.
Length. Male: 6.6-7.0 mm.
Anterior
margin of crown with four dark brown spots, disk with an orange spot laterally, its inner area dark brown, a small orange spot adjacent to basal angles of eyes. Pronotum with six narrow longitudinal orange brown bands (Fig. 3A).
Figure 3.
Parandanus paracruciatus
Duan, sp. n. A habitus, dorsal view B habitus, lateral view C face.
Crown of nearly uniform length, 0.48x as long as distance between eyes, 0.47
x
as long as median length of pronotum (Fig. 3A).
Male genitalia.
Pygofer long, sides rounded apically, ventral margin concave (Fig. 4
A-B
). Subgenital plate with lateral margins nearly straight, with approximately 12 narrow macrosetae (Fig. 4C). Style articulating arm very long; preapical angle distinct; apophysis very short (Fig. 4D). Aedeagus with pair of subbasal crossed appendages, extending to near to apex of shaft (Fig. 4
E-F
).
Figure 4.
Parandanus paracruciatus
Duan, sp. n. A male pygofer side, lateral view B male pygofer and segments
X-XI
, dorsal view C valve, subgenital plates and styles, ventral view D style, dorsal view E, F connective and aedeagus, dorsal and lateral view, respectively.
Material examined.
Holotype: male, Peru: Pasco, 3km N Oxapampa, 1700m,
10°33.20'S
,
75°25.55'W
, 21 Oct 2002, C.H. Dietrich, merc vapor light, 02
-31-
1 (INHS). Paratypes: 3 males, same data as holotype.
Etymology.
The species name is based on the similarity of the species to
Parandanus cruciatus
.
Remarks
.
This species is similar to
Parandanus longistylus
in color pattern but differs from this and other species by the shape of the style with short apophysis and long articulating arm.