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 waoraniorum Gonzalez-Mozo sp. nov. ( Figures. 14D ; 15D ; 16D ; 17C ; 18D ; 19D ; 20I–L ) Diagnosis. In lateral view pronotum evenly convex; coloration homogeneous without black marks over the pronotum; humeral angle strongly trilobate. FIGURE 19. Female Genitalia. Valvulae II Allocyphotes gen. nov. A. A. insolita ; B. A. colombiensis ; C . A. flavus sp . nov. (Paratype ♀ QCAZ); D . A. waoraniorum sp. nov. (Paratype ♀ USNM); E . A. robertoi sp. nov. ; F. Gonoplac. A. robertoi sp. nov. Abbreviations. Ducts (DUC); (GON) gonoplac; (TOO) Tooth. Description. Color. Head, pronotum and legs light brown. Sculpture. Pubescent, pronotum tuberculate, covered with small knots more conspicuous in metopidium and carina media ( Fig. 16D ), three longitudinal elevated rugae on each side of carina media extended and subdivide irregularly from humeral angles. Head. Vertex with a linear groove between ocelli and superior margin of the head, frontoclypeus apex acute ( Fig. 14D ). Thorax . Pronotum. In lateral view, low, metopidium strongly convex, elevated, preapical part of posterior pronotal process evenly convex, posterior process gradually descending ( Fig. 15D ); in dorsal view, humeral angle auriculate, markedly trilobate, with two small mesal conical swellings, posterolateral area of pronotum not extended laterally ( Fig. 16D ). Forewings . s crossvein present anterior of r-m ( Fig. 17C ). Abdomen . Male . Subgenital and lateral plate margin dorsal rounded ( Fig. 20I, J ); aedeagus in lateral view scoop-shaped, concave, corona without conspicuous denticuli ( Fig. 20K ), style superior margin pointed, in posterior view distal area of style curved anteriorly ( Fig. 20L ). Female . First valvulae . Ventral interlocking device sinuate (VID) bent downwards ( Fig. 18D ). Second valvulae . Dorso-apical margin finely serrate ( Fig 19D ). FIGURE 20. Male genitalia. A–D. A. insolita (Goding) (USNM) ; E–H. A. flavus sp. nov . (Paratype ♂ USNM); I–L . A. waoraniorum sp. nov . (Paratype ♂ USNM); M–P . A. robertoi sp. nov. (Paratype ♂ USNM). Measurements. male/female (mm): Total length 5.62/7.08; head width 1.70/1.92; head length 1.36/1.42; pronotum length 4.54/6.06; width between humeral angles 3.16/ 4.03. Etymology. This species is named after the indigenous people, Waorani, who inhabit the protected area in the Amazonian region of Ecuador where this and other Darnini species were collected. Distribution . Ecuador . Material examined . Holotype male, pinned. ( ♂ QCAZ 273214 ). Original label “ ECUADOR , Orellana : Reserva Etnica Waorani, 1k S. Onkone Gare Camp Transect Ent , 216.3m , 1-Oct-1996 , 00° 39’ 25.7” S 076° 27’ 10.8” W , T. L Erwin et al . Fogging terre firme forest, Lot #1700” . Paratype female , pinned. ( ♀ QCAZI 273215). Original label “ ECUADOR , Orellana : Reserva Etnica Waorani, 1k S. Onkone Gare Camp Transect Ent , 216.3m , 21-Jun-1996 , 00° 39’ 25.7” S 076° 27’ 10.8” W , T. L Erwin et al . Fogging terre firme forest, Lot #1560” . 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 , 216.3m , 1-OCT-1996 , 00° 39’ 25.7” S 076° 27’ 10.8” W , T. L Erwin et al . Fogging terre firme forest, Lot #1700” . Paratype female , pinned abdomen and genitalia in vial. ( U SNM : 1 female ). “ ECUADOR , Orellana : Reserva Etnica Waorani , 1k S. Onkone Gare Camp Transect Ent , 216.3m , 3-JUL-1995 , 00° 39’ 25.7” S 076° 27’ 10.8” W , T. L Erwin et al . Fogging terre firme forest, Lot #1099” . Comments . Closely resembling A. insolita (see A. insolita comments). In contrast to other Allocyphotes species , preapical part of pronotum of A. waoraniorum sp. nov . is evenly convex, and the coloration is homogeneous without black marks over the pronotum. As A. pompanoni , knots are present over the metopidium in A. waoraniorumi , but the posterolateral area of pronotum is not projected laterally.