Corresponding author: Mao-fa Yang (
Academic editor: M. Webb
A new genus,
Meng Z-H, Yang M-F, Zhou Y-F (2016) A new sharpshooter genus for
The Old World
The generic placement of
The male and female genital structures were prepared according to the techniques described by
The type specimens and other specimens are deposited in the following institutions whose names are abbreviated in the text as follows:
Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
The Natural History Museum, London, UK
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
The new genus can be recognized by the following combination of features: (1) head anteriorly broadly rounded with ocelli located on imaginary line between anterior eye angles; (2) forewing with membrane distinct, veins obscure; (3) male pygofer without processes, surface with macrosetae near posterior margin; (4) subgenital plates slender, apex acute; (5) aedeagus slender, articulating sub-basally with unpaired paraphysis; (6) paraphysis with long spiniform processes; (7) style slender, extending posteriorly well beyond apex of connective, apex curved, hook-shaped; (8) female abdominal sternum VII well produced from ligulate base.
Length. 8.7–9.8 mm.
Coloration. Head and thorax dorsum and forewings orange-red to red, with black markings.
External features. Head (Figs
Male genitalia. Male pygofer lobes tapered to apex (Fig.
Female genitalia. Sternite VII (Fig.
China (Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou).
The generic name is derived from
In
Differences between
body size | 8.7–9.8 mm | 12.8–18.6 mm |
pronotum | not constricted | clearly constricted |
forewing | with distinct apical membrane, veins obscure | apical membrane absent, veins distinct |
hindleg femoral setal formula | 2:1:1 | variable |
male pygofer | slightly produced, with macrosetae on posterior area | moderately produced, with small weak setae on posterior and ventral area |
subgenital plates | slender and acute apically; with uniseriate macrosetae medially and some short microsetae | often spine-like apically; with group of small weak setae, usually not arranged in rows |
paraphysis | spoon-shaped in lateral view; with long spiniform processes subapically (Figs |
usually boat-shaped in lateral view; without long processes, or with small teeth apically (Figs |
female pygofer | angular apically, with macrosetae on apical and ventral area (Fig. |
round apically, with small setae near apical and ventral area (Fig. |
valvula II | bearing less than 30 teeth on dorsal margin of blade (Fig. |
bearing many teeth (more than 50) on dorsal margin of blade (Fig. |
Length of males 8.7–9.5 mm, females 9.0–9.8 mm.
Coloration. Head and thorax dorsum and forewings orange-red to red, eyes and ocelli black. Head with two round black spots at apex; crown with anterior two black spots in front of ocelli, median portion with small black spot; basal margin with two connected triangular or trapeziform black spots behind ocelli. Pronotum with transverse anterior and posterior four black spots, anterior median two connecting with basal two black spots of crown, posterior median two connecting with black spots of basal angles of mesonotum; mesonotum with triangular black spots on basal angles, scutellum with large black spot; forewing with two longitudinal slender black stripes medially, basal angle black, apical membrane black brown, inner and outer margins black brown. Face orange yellow or off-white, apical portion of frontoclypeus with pair of lateral large black spots; anteclypeus with apico-median black marking in some specimens. Thoracic venter black brown to black, legs pale yellow brown. Abdominal venter black, sternites of posterior margin yellow white.
Male genitalia. Male pygofer lobes tapered to apex (Fig.
Female genitalia. Sternite VII (Fig.
China (Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou).
1♂ (Holotype,
We are very grateful to Ma Cheng-lin, Chang Zhi-min, Long Jian-kun, Qu Ling, Wu Yun-fei, Yang Hang, Yang Zai-hua, Zheng Wei-bin, Li Zi-zhong, Wang Lian-min, Song Qiong-zhang, Zhang Bin, Xu Fang-ling and Xu Pian for collecting materials used in this study. Sincere thanks Mick Webb (The Natural History Museum, London, UK) and Gabriel Mejdalani (Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) for reading the manuscript and making some corrections, various suggestions, and comments. This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31301912; 30770253), the Science and Technology Foundation of Guizhou Province (J-[2013]-2157), the National Specialized Research Fund for Basic Science of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2006FY120100), Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-07-0221), the Program of Science and Technology Innovation Talents Team, Guizhou Province (20144001), the Provincial Outstanding Graduate Program for Agricultural Entomology and Pest Control (ZYRC-[2013]-010), and the Provincial Foundation for Excellent Youth in Science and Technology Field of Guizhou (20050517).