Two new species of Mendozellus Linnavuori (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Deltocephalini) with redescription of Mendozellus asunctia Cheng
Author
Duan, Yani
Author
Dietrich, Christopher H.
Author
Zhang, Yalin
text
Zootaxa
2017
4232
2
231
240
journal article
36529
10.11646/zootaxa.4232.2.6
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1175-5326
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Key to species of
Mendozellus
Linnavuori
(males)
The following species were described based on female specimens and are therefore omitted from the key:
M
.
brevipennis
,
M
.
incisus
and
M
.
lineiceps
.
1. Aedeagal apex narrowly emarginate in posteroventral view....................................................2
- Aedeagal apex entire in posteroventral view (
Fig. 2
E).........................................................6
2. Apophysis of style irregularly expanded apically, finely serrate..............................................
M
.
isis
- Apophysis of style finger-like............................................................................ 3
3. Subgenital plate truncate apically...................................................................
M
.
devius
- Subgenital plate acute apically............................................................................4
4. Subgenital plate lateral margin convex............................................................
M
.
tarandus
- Subgenital plate lateral margin incurved....................................................................5
5. Aedeagus with lateral processes oriented dorsad in lateral view......................................
M
.
mallecoanus
- Aedeagus with lateral processes oriented posteroventrad in lateral view...................................
M
.
minutus
6. Gonopore large, round, situated at apex of shaft (
Fig. 5
E)......................................................7
- Gonopore not as above.................................................................................. 9
7. Forewing mostly dark brown contrasting with white commissural stripe (
Fig. 4
A–D).............
M
.
paralaredanus
sp. n.
- Forewing coloration not as above.........................................................................8
8. Extreme apex of aedeagus attenuate in lateral view..................................................
M
.
laredanus
- Extreme apex of aedeagus rounded in lateral view..................................................
M
.
albolectus
9. Aedeagus without lateral teeth or processes (
Fig. 7
E).............................................
M
.
rakitovi
sp. n.
- Aedeagus with lateral teeth or processes...................................................................10
10. Aedeagus with pair of minute subapical tooth-like processes (
Fig. 2
E)...................................
M
.
asunctia
- Aedeagal with pair of depressed lateral triangular processes.................................................... 11
11. Apophysis of style short, apex truncate with acute lateral and medial angles.................................
M
.
dubius
- Apophysis of style long, acuminate.......................................................................12
12. Aedeagus in ventral view abruptly constricted distad of lateral teeth with apical section nearly parallel sided..
M
.
patagonicus
- Aedeagus in ventral view evenly tapered from lateral teeth to apex....................................
M
.
maipuanus