First record of the family Caliscelidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) from Madagascar, with description of new taxa from the Afrotropical Region and biogeographical notes
Author
Gnezdilov, Vladimir M.
Author
Bourgoin, Thierry
text
Zootaxa
2009
2020
1
36
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.274700
43f244af-481b-482a-999b-a27bce67894f
1175-5326
274700
Sphenax cuneus
sp. n.
(figs 45–47)
Type
material.
Holotype
Ƥ:
Madagascar
:
Madagascar
Sud-Ouest, Ampanihy,
150 m
, VI.[19]57, “Institut Scientifique
Madagascar
“, R. Andria (
IRSNB
).
Paratypes
: 5 Ƥ, as
holotype
(
IRSNB
,
ZIN
); 1 Ƥ, Sakaraha, [Z]embitsy, P. Griveaud (
IRSNB
).
Description. Coloration (figs 45–47).
Lower part of metopial proboscis, postclypeus, excluding upper part, and anteclypeus light yellow or brown. Upper part of postclypeus, metope between lateral and sublateral keels, and upper part of proboscis, from dark brown to black. Metope between sublateral keels, coryphe, pronotum, scutellum between lateral keels, and anal tube brownish yellow. Lateral parts of pronotum and scutellum and fore wings dark brown. Sternites of pro- and mesothorax light yellow or dark brown. Claval margin of fore wings and median line of abdominal tergites with wide brownish yellow stripe. Abdominal tergites, excluding median line, dark brown, with pair of dark or black lateral stripes. Abdominal sternites dark brown or black, with wide brownish yellow median line, sternite VII entirely brownish yellow. Lateral margins of tergites and sternites light yellow or brown.
Hind
episternae dark brown or black. Fore and middle coxae and trochanters and hind trochanters light yellow or brown.
Hind
coxae light yellow or dark brown. Legs from light yellow to brown, with dark brown stripes and spots. Apices of spines of legs black. Gonoplacs dark brown, each with large light yellow spot.
FIGURES 45–50.
Sphenax cuneus
gen.
et
sp. n.
, Ƥ, holotype: 45—dorsal view; 46—lateral view; 47—frontal view.
Ugandana bayoni
(Schmidt)
, Ƥ (Gabon): 48—dorsal view; 49—frontal view.
Afronaso rhinarius
Jacobi, Ƥ (Uganda)
: 50—dorsal view.
Female genitalia.
Anal tube wide, weakly narrowing apically.
Body length.
Females—3.4–4.0 mm.
Etymology.
The species name is derived from Latin “
cuneus
”—wedge-shaped, referring to the shape of the metopial proboscis.