Descriptions of six new species of Midoria (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Ledrinae) from China with a key to the species of the genus
Author
Li, Yu-Jian
Author
Li, Zi-Zhong
text
Zootaxa
2011
2897
57
63
journal article
46791
10.5281/zenodo.207765
790c2c33-130e-4ebb-aba8-61d469e850c0
1175-5326
207765
Midoria deplanata
sp. nov.
Figs 5–8
,
26, 29
Description.
Head, pronotum and scutellum dark brown. Median length of vertex shorter than half width between eyes or scutellum (
Fig. 26
). Face black (
Fig. 29
).
Male genitalia: Paramere long, anterior portion slightly shorter and more slender than caudal portion, caudal portion obviously robust, apex strongly recurved medioventrally, with some macrosetae near the recurved area (
Figs 5, 6
). Connective T-shaped with high dorsomedial keel (
Figs 5, 6
). Aedeagus shaft compressed, with slender long process arising from each side of posterior margin basally pressed to sides of shaft (
Figs 5, 6
). Pygofer oblong, with long posterior process from ventral margin, base of process more straight (
Fig. 7
).
Other characteristics as shown in
Figs 5–8
,
26, 29
.
FIGURES 1–12.
Male genitalia of
Midoria
species. 1–4.
Midoria denticulata
sp. nov.
, aedeagus, connective and paramere, ventral view and lateral view, Male pygofer side, lateral view, subgenital plate; 5–8. same,
Midoria deplanata
sp. nov.
; 9–12. same,
Midoria zunyiensis
sp. nov.
.
Measurement.
Length (including tegmen): 3, 7.1 mm.
Hosts.
Unknown.
Type
Material.
Holotype
3,
CHINA
: Guizhou, Zunyi, Suiyang, Kuankuoshui,
2–5 June 2010
, coll. Li Yujian (
GUGC
).
Remarks.
This species is similar to
Midoria lamellata
Li & Li
, but can be distinguished by the shape of the male pygofer side, the shape of the aedeagal shaft in dorsal view and the shape of the aedeagal ventrosubapical processes (
Figs 5, 6, 7
).
Etymology.
The species name refers to the flattened aedeagus.