<p class = " HeadingRunIn "> <strong> The Oriental lanternfly genus <em> Scamandra </ em>: new species and taxonomical notes (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae) </ strong> </ p>
Author
Constant, Jerome
text
Zootaxa
2013
2013-09-04
3709
2
134
148
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3709.2.2
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3709.2.2
1175-5326
6507525
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Scamandra mucorea
Gerstaecker, 1895
stat. rev.
Figs 5A–C
,
12A–E
,
13
,
16
.
Scamandra mucorea
Gerstaecker, 1895: 23
[
Type
locality:
Palawan
].
Scamandra hermione mucorea
Gerstaecker, 1895
:
Nagai & Porion, 1996: 17
.
Note
. After examination of pictures of the type and of specimens of
S. mucorea
from
Palawan
, and of the
holotype
and of specimens of
S. hermione
Stål, 1864
, and examination of male genitalia of both species, it appears that
S. mucorea
is a distinct species.
Type material
.
Holotype
,
♀
(on photograph): [
Scamandra mucorea Gerst.
*,
Palawan
, Sédgo.
(?)
] [
Zool. Mus. Greifswald, II
27384a] (
ZIMG
).
Additional material examined:
2 ♀
:
Palawan
,
Brooke's Point
,
1.vii.
1980
, 325m,
R.B. Rodriguez
(
RMNH
)
;
1 ♀
:
Palawan
,
Brooke's Point
,
26.x.1980
(
RBINS
)
;
2 ♂
:
Palawan
,
N of Narra
, W of
Dumanguena
,
4.ix.1970
, forest on river,
J.E. Tobler
(
CAS
,
RBINS
)
;
1 ♂
: idem,
7.ix.1970
(
CAS
)
;
3 ♀
:
Palawan
(
FSAG
)
;
1 ♀
(on photograph): no data (
ZIMG
)
;
1 ♀
:
Mindoro
,
Mt Halcon
,
vii.2008
(
MHNL
)
.
Diagnostic characters
.
(1) tegmina rosy-brown with nodal line strongly curved and marked with bright red before 1/2 of length (
Fig. 12 A
); (2) tegmina with crescent-shaped white marking along anterior margin of nodal line (
Fig. 12 A
); (3) hind wings with square-shaped bright orange marking on disc and narrow white lines along claval fold, anal and sutural margins broadly bordered with white and apical 1/3 brown (
Fig. 12 A
); (4) all legs orange (
Fig. 12 B
).
Distribution
.
Known from
Palawan
and Mindoro Islands (
Philippines
). The data from Mindoro needs confirmation.
Description
.
Measurements: LT:
♂
(n = 2):
26.1 mm
(26.0-26.3), wingspan (n = 1):
48.8 mm
;
♀
(n = 2):
34.5 mm
(34.0–35.0); ratio BV/LV: 2.34; BF/LF: 1.01; LTg/BTg: 2.32.
MALE GENITALIA. Pygofer 2.25 times higher than long in lateral view, with posterior margin slightly sinuate and obliquely emarginate on dorsal ¼ (
Fig. 5 A
); anal tube elongate, about 1.5 times longer than broad in dorsal view; sides subparallel on posterior 2/3 and rounded and slightly sinuate near base, apical margin roundly emarginate dorsally and ventrally, more strongly so dorsally (
Fig. 5 C
); gonostyli elongate in lateral view, with dorsal margin sinuate (
Fig. 5 A
); latero-dorsal tooth of gonostyli projecting latero-ventrally (
Figs. 5 A, B
).