Taxonomic study of the protecta - group in the genus Pagaronia Ball (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Evacanthinae) from Japan Author Kamitani, Satoshi Author Higuchi, Toshiyuki Author Okudera, Shigeru text Zootaxa 2012 3343 1 15 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.211829 0a2ef110-4ceb-4b6c-b660-8a711540f219 1175-5326 211829 Key to species (males) of the protecta -group 1. Pronotum and clavus of fore wing nigrescent; head with obscure fuscous spot on tip of frontoclypeus (see Fig. 40 in Hayashi & Yoshida 1995 ).............................................................................. P. conformata - Median line of posterior margin of fore wing obscured or sometimes immaculate; pronotum immaculate; head without black spot on tip........................................................................................... 2 2. Ventral projection of aedeagal shaft long and spinelike ( Fig. 55 ).......................................... P. s p i n o s a - Ventral projection tectiform ( Figs. 12–13 , 23 , 35 , 41–43 , 50 )................................................... 3 3. Inner pygofer process not forked ( Fig. 47 )................................................. P. lanceolata sp. nov. - Inner pygofer process bifurcated or trifurcated ( Figs. 9–11 , 19–20 , 31–32 , 40 )..................................... 4 4. Inner pygofer process trifurcated ( Fig. 40 ).......................................................... P. tridens - Inner pygofer process bifurcated ( Figs. 9–11 , 19–20 , 31–32 )................................................... 5 5. Apex of style not exceeding half length of subgenital plate; pygofer lobe narrowed basally with ventral margin strongly sinuate ( Fig. 8 )..................................................................................... P. protecta - Apex of style not exceeding 2/3 times length of subgenital plate; pygofer lobe narrowed basally with ventral margin weakly sinuate ( Figs. 18 , 30 ).................................................................................. 6 6. Aedeagal shaft narrow in lateral view, and weakly recurved dorsad; ventral projection larger than shaft ( Fig. 23 )............................................................................................. P. totoumiensis sp. nov. - Aedeagal shaft wide in lateral view, and almost straight; ventral projection shorter than shaft ( Fig. 35 ).. P. dichotoma sp. nov.