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
c0436abf-e859-4129-a512-03f64c8e3001
1175-5326
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Sophonia sandakanensis
(Baker)
Figs 2, 3
,
13, 14
.
Pseudonirvana sandakanensis
Baker, 1923
: 390
. Lectotype ♂, [USNM, Examined].
Sophonia sandakanensis
(Baker)
:
Viraktamath, 1992
: 265
, figs.112–117.
Crown with paired small reddish spots joined at midline at apex, one median and two lateral stripes continued onto pronotum, orange. In some males, posterior half of pronotum orange, median stripe continued onto scutellum. Forewing with three fuscous oblique stripes on coastal area in apical half of forewing, black spot when present very tiny dot-like.
Male genitalia.
As described by
Viraktamath (1992)
, but with the following additional features. Aedeagus with apex of shaft strongly anteriorly curved, apex membranous, processes of the aedeagus some times unequal.
Material
examined.
INDONESIA
:
5♂
,
6♀
,
Kalimantan Tengah
,
Mentaya
,
Hilir
,
Selatan
,
Samuda Besar
, 11
Km S
Samuda,
i.2004
,
ex Sticky Trap
;
1 ♂
,
Kalimantan
,
Sticky Trap
,
v. 2001
(
BMNH
,
NMWC
,
UASB
)
.
Remarks
. The
holotype
of the species illustrated by Viraktamath is a teneral specimen. As a result some of the unsclerotized parts were not properly depicted. The shaft apex is strongly anteriorly curved and the apical processes are sometimes unequal.