Kazukuru gen. nov. - a new Ricaniidae planthopper from Solomon Islands (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha)
Author
Stroinski, Adam
Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, 00 - 679 Warszawa, Poland
adam@miiz.waw.pl
text
Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift
2021
2021-03-31
68
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165
177
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/dez.68.63635
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/dez.68.63635
1860-1324-1-165
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Kazukuru zingiberis
sp. nov.
(Figs 1-7
, 8-13
, 14-19
, 20-24
, 25-30
, 31-36
, 37-42
, 43-48
, 49-60)
Etymology.
The specific name
Kazukuru zingiberis
follows the host plant genus
Zingiber
Mill. on which the new species was collected. The specific name is intended as indeclinable.
Diagnosis.
For now, a single species in the genus, see diagnosis of genus.
Description.
Total length
0.85-0.86 cm
.
Head
.
Vertex: proportion A/B = 6.00; anterior and posterior margins of vertex arcuate about same curvature; lateral margins almost straight and parallel.
Frons: proportion C/E = 1.15-1.20; proportion D/E = 1.73-1.80; upper margin weakly concave; frontoclypeal suture almost straight.
Thorax
.
Pronotum: proportion F/B = 5.81-6.00.
Mesonotum: proportion G/F+B = 3.50-3.87, proportion G/F = 5.81-6.00, proportion G/H = 1.0; connection between anterolateral carinae and lateral weakly visible.
Tegmina: proportion I/J = 1.71-1.77; longitudinal veins ScP with single terminal; RA with single terminal;
MP
with 8 terminals (
MP
1+2 with four terminals,
MP
3+4 with 4 terminals); RP with three terminals; CuA with three terminals. Hind wing. ScP+RA not forking, single, RP single; CuA with three terminals.
Female terminalia
.
Anal tube (in dorsal view): posterior margin medially with distinct concavity.
Colouration
(Figs
1-6
and
49-52
). General colouration yellowish-brownish. Tegmina hyaline with a few brownish patches: elongate alongside ScP+
R
vein; small rounded patch near posterior margin between RP forks and three separated, rounded patches present alongside CuP vein; tip of costal area yellowish. Abdomen (sternites and tergites) brownish with black patches (Figs
49-52
); terminalia brownish.
Type
material.
Holotype
,
female: [
Solomon Is.
: /
New
Georgia
Group
/ N.
Georgia
I.,
Munda
/
1-30 m
.
VII-15-1959
], [
Ginger
], [
J. L. Gressitt
/
Collector
] -
BPBM
.
Paratype
, female: [
Solomon Is.
: /
New
Georgia
Group
/ N.
Georgia
I.,
Munda
/
1-30 m
.
VII-13-1959
], [
J. L. Gressitt
/
Collector
] -
BPBM
.
Distribution.
Solomon Island: Western Province, New
Georgia Island
.
Host plant.
Genus
Zingiber
Mill. (as ginger; Order:
Zingiberales
Griseb., family:
Zingiberaceae
Martinov).