Contribution to the tribe Pentoffiini (Cicadellidae: Evacanthinae) with descriptions of two new species and the male of Evanirvana aurea Hill, 1973
Author
Gonçalves, Clayton C.
Author
Dietrich, Christopher H.
Author
Takiya, Daniela M.
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-10-22
4688
2
271
281
journal article
25171
10.11646/zootaxa.4688.2.7
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Pentoffia santosi
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 23–32
,
41–44
)
Diagnosis.
Crown (
Fig. 43
) pale yellow with a narrow dark macula near anterior margin. Aedeagus (
Figs 29–32
) with pair of long and slender dorsally curved atrial processes, subequal in length to shaft; shaft approximately tubular and dorsally curved.
Description.
Measurements (mm). Total length of
holotype
7.7. Total length of
paratypes
8.1−8.3.
Coloration.
Pale yellow (
Fig. 41, 42
). Crown (
Figs 43, 44
) with a narrow dark macula near anterior margin; crown and frons with irregular orangish-yellow areas. Forewing hyaline white (
Fig. 18
) with smoky marginal area at apex. Legs (
Figs 41, 42
) pale yellow.
External morphology.
Same as described for genus by
Dietrich (2004)
.
Male terminalia.
Pygofer (
Fig. 25
) longer than high; macrosetae distributed only on posterior third; apex concave. Subgenital plate (
Fig. 25
) almost extending to pygofer apex; in ventral view (
Fig. 26
), subtriangular, apex rounded. Connective (
Fig. 27
) with short arms, stem expanded apically. Style (
Figs 27, 28
) with apophysis short and stout; apex hooked on inner side and with distinct short spine on outer side. Aedeagus (
Figs 29–32
) with pair of long and slender atrial processes, strongly curved dorsally, subequal in length to shaft; shaft approximately tubular, in caudal view expanded laterally at midlength, in lateral view curved dorsally, apical third slightly expanded ventrally forming pair of small rugose flaps; apex, in dorsal view (
Fig. 32
), rounded.
FIGURES 15−22.
Evanirvana tambopata
sp. nov.
, male holotype. 15, head, ventral view. 16, forewing. 17, pygofer, valve, and subgenital plate, lateral view. 18, subgenital plate, ventral view. 19, connective and styles, dorsal view. 20, style, lateral view. 21, aedeagus, lateral view. 22, aedeagus, caudal view.
FIGURES 23−32.
Pentoffia santosi
sp. nov.
, male holotype. 23, head, ventral view. 24, forewing. 25, pygofer, valve, subgenital plate, and anal tube, lateral view. 26, subgenital plate, ventral view. 27, connective and styles, dorsal view. 28, style, lateral view. 29−32, aedeagus. 29, lateral view. 30, caudal view. 31, ventral view. 32, dorsal view.
FIGURES 33−44.
33−36,
Evanirvana
aurea
Hill, 1973
, male. 33, dorsal habitus. 34, lateral habitus. 35, head and prothorax, dorsal view. 36, head and prothorax, lateral view. 37−40,
Evanirvana tambopata
sp. nov.
, male holotype. 37, dorsal habitus. 38, lateral habitus. 39, head and prothorax, dorsal view. 40, head and prothorax, lateral view. 41−44,
Pentoffia santosi
sp. nov.
, male holotype. 41, dorsal habitus. 42, lateral habitus. 43, head and prothorax, dorsal view. 44, head and prothorax, lateral view.
Material examined.
Male
holotype
, “
Peru
,
Cusco
, 3 rd
Km
E\
Quincemil
\
13°13’03”S
,
70°43’40”W
\
633m
,
20.VIII–01.IX.2012
, light\
A.P.M.Santos & D.M.Takiya
”, (
MUSM
)
.
Paratypes
:
1 male
and
1 specimen
without abdomen, “
Peru
,
Cusco
,
Puente
\
Inambari
\
13°10’53”S
,
70°23’06”W
\
365m
,
19.VIII.2012
, light\
A.P.M.Santos & D.M.Takiya
”, (
DZRJ
and
MUSM
).
Etymology.
The new species name is in honor of a friend, Prof. Dr. Allan Paulo Moreira dos Santos, a Brazilian trichopterologist who was one of collectors of the
type
series.
Notes.
P
.
santosi
sp. nov.
is similar to
P
.
nigra
Dietrich,
2004
in the tubular and dorsally curved aedeagal shaft and shape, length, and curvature of the atrial processes. However,
P
.
santosi
sp. nov.
differs from
P
.
nigra
by: (1) having the inverted Y-shaped macula on crown; (2) aedeagus atrial processes that do not cross each other and not twisted apically; and (3) aedeagus shaft with median region expanded laterally.