Notes on the genus Sakakibarella Creão-Duarte with description of three new species (Membracidae: Membracinae: Hoplophorionini)
Author
Camacho, Luis F.
Author
Flórez-V, Camilo
Author
Evangelista, Olivia
text
Zootaxa
2017
4281
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90
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journal article
28733
10.11646/zootaxa.4281.1.9
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1175-5326
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Key to species of
Sakakibarella
:
1. Male (
S. costaricensis
,
S. seminigra
,
S. crassa
sp. nov.
are known only from males).................................2
1’. Female (
S. elongata
,
S. sinuosa
are known only from females).................................................. 6
2 (1). Pronotum with antero-dorsal process distinct, acutely angled, as long as or longer than wide in lateral view (
Figs. 1–4
,
14–17
).................................................................................................... 3
2’. Pronotum convex, dorsal outline slightly protuberant, obtusely angled, distinctly shorter than wide in lateral view (
Figs. 5–6
,
18–19
)..............................................................................................4
3 (2). Antero-dorsal pronotal process large, length approximately equal to metopidium height; general coloration brown, lacking distinct darker markings on pronotum; forewings translucent (
Figs. 1
,
14
,
22
)...................
costaricensis
Creão-Duarte
3’. Antero-dorsal pronotal process small, length approximately half metopidium height; general coloration light brown, with a large dark brown patch covering almost entire metopidium, between humeral angles and dorsal process; forewings slightly smoky (
Figs. 3
,
16
,
24
)...............................................................
seminigra
Creão-Duarte
4 (2’). In lateral view, dorsal outline of pronotum distinctly sinuous, with a depression between humeral angles and posterior process (
Figs. 8
,
13
,
21
,
29
)...................................................................
santaceciliae
sp. nov.
4’. In lateral view, dorsal outline of pronotum descending in a straight diagonal line from base of antero-dorsal process to apex of posterior process (
Figs. 14–19
)........................................................................... 5
5 (4’). Pronotum lacking antero-dorsal process; general coloration black or dark brown, pronotum mottled with light brown spots; forewing membrane smoky; legs light brown (
Figs. 5
,
10
,
18
,
26
)....................................
albinoi
sp. nov.
5’. Pronotal antero-dorsal process consisting of small protuberance; general coloration light brown, with dark marks on metopidium, transversally extending between humeral angles and antero-dorsal protuberance; forewings hyaline (
Figs. 6
,
11
,
19
,
27
)..........................................................................................
crassa
sp. nov.
6(1’). Pronotal dorsum distinctly sinuous, with a depression between humeral angles and posterior process (
Figs. 20-21
)........ 7
6’. Pronotal dorsum descending in somewhat straight diagonal line from base of dorsal process to apex of posterior process.... 8
7(6). Apex of antero-dorsal pronotal process strongly truncate, dorsal margin dark; posterior process with a dark patch (
Figs. 7, 8
,
12, 13
,
20, 21
,
28, 29
).................................................................
santaceciliae
sp. nov.
7’ Apex of antero-dorsal pronotal process round, with discrete dark mark extending between tip and humeral angles............................................................................................ S.
sinuosa
Creão-Duarte
8(6’). Antero-dorsal process distinctly longer than wide; mostly light brown, lacking dark markings (
Fig. 15
)...................................................................................................
S. elongata
Creão-Duarte
8’. Antero-dorsal process slightly longer than wide; mostly brown, mottled light brown; metopidium, anterior process and anterior region of dorsum darker than rest of pronotum (
Fig. 17
).........................................
S. albinoi
sp. nov.