New synonymy in the leafhopper genus Stegelytra Mulsant and Rey and description of a new genus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Stegelytrinae)
Author
Wei, C.
Author
Zhang, Y. - L.
Author
Webb, M. D.
text
Journal of Natural History
2006
2006-12-21
40
35 - 37
2057
2069
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930601046378
journal article
10.1080/00222930601046378
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Daochia fyanensis
sp. n.
(
Figures 39–44
)
Description
Body length
7 mm
. Dorsum and face generally yellow-brown with pale yellow markings as in
Figures 15–18
; anterior part of anteclypeus and lateral margin of postclypeus and gena red; eyes dark brown; ocelli red. Fore wing with veins generally red; a triangular-shaped whitish patch at mid-length of the fore margin. Sternum and legs yellow-white, posterior tibia darker.
Male genitalia with connective narrow. Aedeagus with shaft moderately long and narrow, laterally compressed, fimbriolate apically on posterior margin; a laterally broad basal process on each side, slightly expanded distally in posterior view and a narrower slightly shorter and more posterior process on each side, both pair of processes slightly divergent in posterior view and following curve of shaft in lateral view.
Type material
Holotype
:
„
(
BPBM
).
Vietnam
:
Fyan
(
11.88
°
N
,
21.20
°
E
),
1200 m
,
11 July to 9 August 1961
,
N. R. Spencer.
Other material.
The following
two specimens
(
BMNH
and
BPBM
, respectively) may be this species:
Vietnam
:
Tam Dao Mts
(
21.45
°
N
,
105.64
°
E
), 10
August
and 5
September
Figures 39–44.
Daochia fyanensis
sp. n.
(39) Antero-ventral area of male pygofer, left lateral view. (40) Posterodorsal area of male pygofer and anal tube, left lateral view. (41, 42) Aedeagus, posterior and left lateral view, respectively. (43) Connective and paramere, dorsal (left side) and ventral (right side) view. (44) Male pygofer and anal tube, dorsal view.
1993, V. Novotny (abdomen missing); Dalat,
6 km
. S (
11.1
°
N
,
108.1
°
E
),
1400–1500 m
.,
9 June to 7 July 1961
, N. R. Spencer.
Etymology
Named after its
type
locality.
Biology
Unknown (see Introduction).
Remarks
This species is similar to
bicornis
but can be distinguished by (1) shaft more laterally compressed; (2) anterior processes of aedeagus longer; and (3) posterior processes of aedeagus shorter.