A revision of the deltocephaline leafhopper genus Scaphoideus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent
Author
Viraktamath, C. A.
Author
Mohan, G. S.
text
Zootaxa
2004
578
1
48
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.169102
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169102
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Scaphoideus zhangi
sp. nov.
Figs 218–227
.
Coloration like that of
S. coloratus
and similar to that found in
S. hirsutus
. Head slightly wider than pronotum, as long as interocular width. Front wing venation as in
Fig. 226
.
FIGURES 218–227.
Scaphoideus zhangi
sp. nov.
218. Male genital capsule, lateral view; 219. Dorsal pygophore process; 220. Subgenital plate and style; 221. Style; 222. Apophysis of style; 223. Connective and paraphyses, ventral view; 224. Connective, paraphysis and aedeagus, lateral view; 225. Aedeagus, caudal view; 226. Front wing; 227. Female ovipositor. Scale line indicates 0.1 mm.
Male genitalia
: Pygophore rather rectangular, with a small anterior apodeme, caudal margin truncate, produced into spinelike process ventrally, dorsal margin with a long spine like pigmented process at the point of articulation with tenth segment, a few stout, long setae in caudal 0.33 and marginal shorter setae. Subgenital plate triangular, with a lateral submarginal row of long setae and marginal hairlike setae, especially those at caudal end long. Style, pigmented, with a slender long, apophysis with transverse rugae, preapical lobe welldeveloped. Connective Yshaped, pigmented, stem longer than arm. Paraphyses convergent, in ventral view, twisted at apical 0.25, articulated proximally with both aedeagus and connective. Aedeagus tubular, dorsal apodeme welldeveloped, shaft slightly narrowed distally and apex curved anteriorly, gonopore apical.
Female genitalia
:
Hind
margin of seventh sternum broadly produced medially with a median notch.
Measurements
: Male
4.5–4.6 mm
long,
1.1–1.2 mm
wide across eyes. Female
4.9 mm
long,
1.3 mm
wide across eyes.
Material examined
:
INDIA
:
holotype
ɗ, Meghalaya: Lunglei,
21.xi.1981
, C.S. Wesley (
UAS
).
Paratype
:
INDIA
: 1 ɗ, Meghalaya,
762 m
,
4.xi.1981
, S. Viraktamath; 1Ψ, data as in ɗ but collected by C.A. Viraktamath; 1Ψ, West Bengal: Teesta,
214 m
,
28.x.1981
, C.A. Viraktamath (
BMNH
,
UAS
).
Remarks
: Externally
S. zhangi
resembles
S. sabourensis
but differs from it in having a longer dorsal spine on the pygophore at the point of articulation with the tenth segment, caudal margin truncate and produced ventrally into a spinelike process, and paraphyses strongly twisted. The new species is named after Dr Zang Yalin, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi,
China
, in recognition of his good work on Chinese leafhoppers.