Four new species of Alebroides Matsumura (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) from China
Author
Yu, Xiaofei
Author
Yang, Maofa
text
Zootaxa
2014
3780
2
248
262
journal article
46168
10.11646/zootaxa.3780.2.2
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1175-5326
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A. chiasmaticus
Yu
&
Yang
,
sp. nov.
(
Figs 14–25
)
Type
material.
Holotype
, ♂, Mt. Daming, Guangxi,
14–17. May. 2011
, coll. Xiaofei Yu.
Paratype
, ♂, Mt. Daming, Guangxi,
14–17. May. 2011
, coll. Rong Huang.
Length: ♂ 4.6mm.
Crown yellowish (
Fig 14
). Coronal suture brownish, not reaching apex of crown (
Fig 14
). Face yellowish (
Fig 15
). Pronotum semitransparent posteriorly (
Fig 14
). Scutellum yellowish except apically dark (
Fig 14
). Forewing hoary, semitransparent; hindwing hyaline (
Fig 14
). Abdomen yellowish. Legs hoary except claws brownish.
Male ventral abdominal apodemes not reaching third segment. Male pygofer triangular, apical margin with setae; ventral pygofer appendage distinctly exceeding pygofer, thick, straight, pubescent, apex acuminate; dorsal bridge less than 1/3 length of pygofer, lateral lobes poorly developed (
Figs 17, 18, 19
). Subgenital plates tapering, with 2 rows of 21 macrosetae, 3 rows of ca.45 feeble microsetae, ca.18 marginal setae and 6 basal group macrosetae (
Fig 20
). Paramere elongate, apex falcate, subapex with setae, with slight swelling 3/4 of distance from base (
Fig 21
). Aedeagus expanded from base to 2/3 length in ventral view, distal 1/3 abruptly narrower, with two long crossed falcate processes arising from preatrium (
Figs 22, 23
). Anal tube process elongate, apex branched as in fig 24. Connective lamellate, approximately as long as wide, without distinct posterior emargination (
Fig 25
).
Etymology.
The new species name alludes to aedeagal process crossed in ventral view, the Latin word “
chiasmaticus
” means crossed.
Remarks.
The new speices is similar to
A
.
sohii
Thapa
, but differs in having the aedeagal basal process branched, sinuate in lateral view and crossed in ventral view (
Figs 22, 23
), the shaft unexpanded in lateral view (
Fig 23
) and the male pygofer appendage pubescent (
Figs 18, 19
).