Review of Cyphotes Burmeister, 1835 (Hemiptera: Membracidae) with the description of a related new genus Author Gonzalez-Mozo, Laura C. Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79 th Street, New York, NY 10024 - 5192, USA & Grupo Sistemática de Insectos Agronomía SIA, Museo Entomológico UNAB, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 30, 45 - 03 Bogotá, Colombia Author Ware, Jessica L. Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79 th Street, New York, NY 10024 - 5192, USA text Zootaxa 2023 2023-12-05 5380 6 501 525 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5380.6.1/52405 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5380.6.1 1175-5326 10259472 B6F08430-56FD-4F1A-9C2E-2BBB8D492C68 Allocyphotes flavus sp. nov. Gonzalez-Mozo ( Figures. 2A , 3D , 14C ; 15C ; 16C ; 17B ; 18C ; 19C ; 20E–H ) Diagnosis. Humeral angle triangular, pronotum densely pubescent, female first valvulae with VID bent second valvulae without teeth on dorsal margin; male style expanded posteriorly. Description. Color. General color dark yellow and black; head dark brown, apex of frontoclypeus black; pronotum, two longitudinal yellow bands in metopidium, mesially with irregular dark brown bands that fade in posterior pronotal process, which is light brown; legs dark brown, tarsi light brown. Sculpture. Densely pubescent ( Fig. 3F ), two elevated lines in the dorsal area of metopidium at each side of carina media. Head. Vertex grooved between ocelli and superior margin; frontoclypeus apex truncate ( Fig. 14C ). Thorax . Pronotum. In lateral view, preapical part pronotum arched, gradually descending to pronotal apex, posterolateral pronotal area enlarged slightly compressed ( Fig. 15C ). In dorsal view, humeral angles subtriangular, projected laterally, two middorsal conical peaks are raised at each side of carina media ( Fig. 16C ). Forewing . s crossvein posterior to r-m, macula present in III apical cells ( Fig. 17B ). Abdomen. Male. Subgenital and lateral plate with dorsal margin acuminate ( Figs. 20E, F ), aedeagus in lateral view slightly flattened ( Fig. 20G ), distinctly concave distally, corona denticulate, style expanded posteriorly ( Fig. 20H ). Female. First valvula e, ventral interlocking device (VID) sinuate, prominence preapical present in ventral margin ( Fig. 18C ). Second Valvulae, without tooth in dorsal margin ( Fig. 19C ). FIGURE 16 . Dorsal view Allocyphotes gen. nov. A . Allocyphotes insolita (Goding) (♀USNM); B . Allocyphotes insolita (♂ USNM); C . Allocyphotes flavus sp. nov. (Paratype ♀ QCAZ); D . Allocyphotes waoraniorum sp. nov. (Paratype ♀ USNM); E . Allocyphotes pompanoni ( Holotype ♀ MNHN); F . Allocyphotes robertoi sp. nov . (Holotype ♂ QCAZ). Scale 1 mm. Measurements. male/female (mm): Total length 6.71/7.98; head width 2.20/2.59; head length 1.29/1.59; pronotum length 6.22/7.52; width between humeral angles 3.10/ 3.89. Etymology . The name is based on the yellow ( flavus , golden-yellow) setae covering the head, pronotum, legs, and abdomen. Distribution. Ecuador . Material exanimated. Holotype male, pinned. ( ♂ QCAZ 273212 ). Original label “ ECUADOR , Orellana , Reserva Etnica Waorani, 1k S. Onkone Gare Camp Transect Ent , 216.3m , 00° 39’ 25.7” S 076°27’10.8” W , 3-Jul-1995 , T.L. Erwin et al : Fogging terre firme forest, Lot #1106.” || Paratype female, pinned. ( ♀ QCAZ 273213 ). Original label “ ECUADOR , Orellana , Reserva Etnica Waorani, 1k S. Onkone Gare Camp Transect Ent , 216.3 m , 00° 39’ 25.7” S 076° 27’ 10.8” W , 2-JUL-1995 , T.L. Erwin , Fogging terre firme forest, Lot #1068”. Paratype male , pinned, abdomen and genitalia in vial. ( USNM : 1 male ) Original label “ ECUADOR , Orellana , Reserva Etnica Waorani , 1k S. Onkone Gare Camp Transect Ent , 216.3 m , 00° 39’ 25.7” S 076° 27’ 10.8” W , 8-OCT-1995 , T.L. Erwin , Fogging terre firme forest, Lot #11267 . FIGURE 17. Forewing Allocyphote s gen. nov. A . A. insolita (♀USNM); B . A. flavus sp. nov. (Paratype ♀ QCAZ); C . A. waoraniorum sp. nov . (Paratype ♀ USNM); D . A. robertoi sp. nov. (Holotype ♂ QCAZ). FIGURE 18. Female genitalia. Valvulae I Allocyphotes gen. nov. A. A. insolita (USNM) ; B. A. colombiensis (IAvH); C . A. flavus sp. nov . (Paratype ♀ QCAZ); D . A. waoraniorum sp. nov. (Paratype ♀ USNM); E . A. robertoi sp. nov . Abbreviations: (DSA) dorsal sculptured area; (RAM) ramus; (VID) ventral interlocking device; (VL I) Valvulae I; (VSA) ventral sculptured area. Comments . A. flavus sp. nov . can be distinguished from other Allocyphotes species by the following characters: male with style expanded posteriorly, densely pubescent pronotal sculpture. Although the humeral angles are not trilobate, they are projected laterally. Other characters such as presence of the s crossvein, posterolateral pronotal area compressed and not extended beyond humeral angles, and frontoclypeus tubular, extended 1/3 beyond suprantennal ledges support its placement in Allocyphotes .