New species of the leafhopper genera Sophonia and Stenotortor (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Evacanthinae) from the Oriental region
Author
Viraktamath, C. A.
Author
Wilson, Michael R.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-02-09
4378
3
356
366
journal article
30783
10.11646/zootaxa.4378.3.4
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1175-5326
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Stenotortor acuta
sp. nov.
Figs 5
,
16
,
38–46
.
Coloration similar to that in
S. subhimalaya
with following differences: crown with two oblique short stripes on either side of median line. Posterior margin of pronotum, dark and mesonoutm dark reddish brown; inner claval marginal band in
holotype
complete but in
paratype
discontinuous in distal 0.66; costal margin, fore and middle tibiae, pink in
paratype
male.
FIGURES 25–31.
Male genitalia of
Sophonia picta
sp. nov
.
25. Genital capsule, lateral view; 26. Subgenital plate, ventral view; 27. Connective, dorsal view; 28–29. Style, lateral and dorsal view; 30. Aedeagus, lateral view; 31. Aedeagus posteroventral view.
FIGURES 32–37.
Male genitalia of
Sophonia similis
sp. nov
.
32. Genital capsule, lateral view; 33. Subgenital plate, ventral view; 34. Connective, dorsal view; 35. Style, dorsal view; 36. Aedeagus, lateral view; 37. Aedeagus posteroventral view.
FIGURES 38–48.
Stenotortor
species. 38–46.
Stenotortor acuta
sp. nov
.
38. Genital capsule, lateral view; 39. Subgenital plate, ventral view; 40. Style, dorsal view; 41. Connective, dorsal view; 42. Aedeagus, lateral view showing gonopore; 43. Chaetotaxy of forefemur; 44. Aedeagus, posterior view; 45. Aedeagus, lateral view; 46. Style, dorsolateral view showing apical tooth; 47–48.
Stenotortor subhimalaya
Viraktamath & Wesley.
47. Style lateral view showing apical tooth; 48. Aedeagus, lateral view.
Crown longer than pronotum, anteriorly narrowed and acutely pointed, lateral carinae sinuate. Pronotum 1.3 times as wide as long, slightly arcuate, transversely wrinkled. Mesonoutm longer than pronotum but about as long as crown. Forewing venation raised above general surface, costal cross veins present.
Male genitalia.
Pygofer elongate, dorsoventrally depressed, posteroventrally rounded, with macrosetae. Subgenital plate slightly narrowed distally compared to proximal region, covered with microsetae in distal half. Style robust, broad in middle 0.33, apophysis strongly curved, with tooth-like projection at apex. Connective triangular, weakly sclerotized. Aedeagus broad at base, preatrium longer than broad, dorsal apodeme poorly developed, shaft narrowed distally in lateral aspect, gonopore large. Segment X short without process.
Measurements.
Male 4.4 and
4.6 mm
long,
1.1 mm
wide across eyes and
1.5 mm
wide across posterolateral angles of pronotum.
Material examined.
HOLOTYPE
♂
,
INDIA
:
Karnataka
: Bangalore,
GKVK
, 12
0 58’ N
, 77
0 35’ E
,
930 m
,
1.ix.2011
. Light trap, Girish, R. (
UASB
).
Paratype
male, data as
holotype
but collected on
13.ii.2012
by Srikanth (
UASB
).
Remarks.
This species resembles closely both
S. inocarpi
and
S. subhimalaya
but has a more acutely pointed head and the crown is 1.5 times the length of the pronotum, whereas in other Oriental species with similar coloration, the crown is less than 1.4 times as long as the pronotum.