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Jiao M, Yang M, Yu X, Yan B (2024) Review of Anaka Dworakowska & Viraktamath, 1975 (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae) with the descriptions of five new species from China. ZooKeys 1191: 379-389. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1191.113811
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The dikraneurine leafhopper genus Anaka is reviewed based on a comparative morphological study. Five new species, Anaka auricula sp. nov., Anaka cruciata sp. nov., Anaka curvata sp. nov., Anaka rosacea sp. nov., and Anaka spiralis sp. nov. from China are described and illustrated in detail. Additionally, a key to known Anaka species is provided along with a checklist of all species and their distributions.
Auchenorrhyncha, Dikraneurini, leafhopper, morphology, taxonomy
The typhlocybine leafhopper genus Anaka Dworakowska & Viraktamath, 1975 belonging to the tribe Dikraneurini was erected by
All specimens identified in this study were collected by net trapping in southern China and are housed at the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, P. R. China (GUGC:10657).
Dry specimens were used for preparing descriptions and illustrations. External morphology was observed under a stereoscopic microscope. Body length was measured with an ocular micrometer, in millimeters, from the apex of the head to the apex of the forewing in repose. The genital segments of the specimens examined were macerated in 10% NaOH, washed in water and transferred to glycerin. Male specimens were dissected under a MOTIC B1 SMS-168 SERIES microscope. Figures were made using an OLYMPUS CX41 compound microscope. Photographs were taken with Keyence VHX-1000 and an Olympus E-520 digital camera. The digital images were then imported into Adobe Photoshop CS6 for labeling and figure composition.
Anaka Dworakowska & Viraktamath, 1975: 521.
Anaka colorata Dworakowska & Viraktamath, 1975 (type locality: India).
Vertex rounded, coronal suture distinct. Face rounded gradually to vertex, flat, lorum broad. Ocelli vestigial. Pronotum ~ 3× longer than head in dorsal view, as broad as head with eyes. Scutum with scutellum distinctly shorter than pronotum. Forewing broad, 3rd apical cell stalked. Hind wing veins RP and MA confluent in male. Hindwing narrow, membrane smoked, veins dark, area bordered.
Abdominal apodemes well developed, reaching caudal margin of 4th abdominal sternite. Pygofer side dark, well sclerotized, dorsal lobe the darkest, hind and ventral margins not pigmented, row of microsetae caudad. Subgenital plate has group of few big macrosetae at approximately mid-length, numerous thin short microsetae present at apical 1/3, several small rigid setae near macrosetae, and a row of thin long setae on basal 1/2 of ventral margin. Paramere hooked at apex, strongly attached to subgenital plate. Connective fused with aedeagus (
China (Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan, Chongqing, Hunan, Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan), India, Nepal, Sumatra, Indonesia, Burma.
1. Anaka auricula sp. nov.
Distribution. China (Guizhou).
2. Anaka blada Dworakowska, 1993
Anaka blada Dworakowska, 1993a: 161.
Distribution. India.
3. Anaka burmensis Dworakowska, 1993
Anaka burmensis Dworakowska, 1993a: 163.
Distribution. China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, Guangdong, Fujian), India.
4. Anaka colorata Dworakowska & Viraktamath, 1975
Anaka colorata Dworakowska & Viraktamath, 1975a: 523.
Distribution. India.
5. Anaka cruciata sp. nov.
Distribution. China (Yunnan).
6. Anaka curvata sp. nov.
Distribution. China (Guangdong, Guangxi).
7. Anaka nepalica Thapa & Sohi, 1986
Anaka nepalica Thapa & Sohi, 1986a: 54.
Distribution. Nepal.
8. Anaka roryi Dworakowska, 1993
Anaka roryi Dworakowska, 1993c: 116.
Distribution. China (Taiwan).
9. Anaka rosacea sp. nov.
Distribution. China (Guizhou).
10. Anaka shashidhari Dworakowska, 1993
Anaka shashidhari Dworakowska, 1993a: 162.
Distribution. India.
11. Anaka spinosa Thapa & Sohi, 1986
Anaka spinosa Thapa & Sohi, 1986a: 56.
Distribution. India, Nepal.
12. Anaka spiralis sp. nov.
Distribution. China (Yunnan).
13. Anaka sumatrana Dworakowska, 1993
Anaka sumatrana Dworakowska, 1993a: 162.
Distribution. Sumatra.
1 | Aedeagus with processes basally | 2 |
– | Aedeagus with processes apically | 8 |
2 | Aedeagal processes extended beyond apex of shaft | 3 |
– | Aedeagal processes shorter than or equal to shaft | 5 |
3 | Aedeagal processes sculptured | 4 |
– | Aedeagal processes smooth | A. sumatrana |
4 | Aedeagal processes with areolate sculpture distally and parallel grooves basally | A. roryi |
– | Aedeagal processes with distal areolate sculpture only | A. nepalica |
5 | Aedeagal shaft with minute corrugation on ventral side | A. shashidhari |
– | Aedeagal shaft without minute corrugation on ventral side | 6 |
6 | Apices of aedeagal processes twisted | A. spiralis sp. nov. |
– | Apices of aedeagal processes straight | 7 |
7 | Aedeagal stem straight, close to basal appendages | A. burmensis |
– | Aedeagal stem curved, well separated from to basal appendages | A. colorata |
8 | Aedeagus with one pair of apical processes | 9 |
– | Aedeagus with two pairs of apical processes | A. cruciata sp. nov. |
9 | Apex of aedeagal stem not curved | 10 |
– | Apex of aedeagal stem curved | 11 |
10 | Apices of aedeagal processes long and sculptured | A. rosacea sp. nov. |
– | Apices of aedeagal processes short and not sculptured | A. spinosa |
11 | Aedeagal apical processes unbranched | 12 |
– | Aedeagal apical processes branched | A. auricula sp. nov. |
12 | Aedeagal apical processes broadly curved | A. blada |
– | Aedeagal apical processes narrowly curved | A. curvata sp. nov. |
Holotype , 1♂, China: Guizhou Province, Daozhen. 28.1892°N, 107.4294°E, H, 1700 m, 14.V.2006, collected by Yang Zaihua.
Length
: male 4.2 mm. Body (Fig.
Anaka auricula sp. nov. A male body, dorsal view B male body, lateral view C head and thorax, dorsal view D head and thorax, lateral view E face F forewing G hindwing H abdominal apodeme I male pygofer, lateral view J subgenital plate, ventral view K aedeagus, connective, and paramere, lateral view L aedeagus and connective, ventral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A–E); 0.1 mm (F–L).
Male abdomen
(Fig.
The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word auricula (an ear) referring to the shape of the aedeagal processes.
This species has an aedeagus very similar in form to that of A. blada, but it differs from that species in having elongated apical processes.
Holotype , 1♂, China: Yunnan Province, Pingbian. 22.9101°N, 103.7008°E, H, 2084 m, 22.V.2015, collected by Yan Bin.
Length
: male 4.2 mm. Body (Fig.
Anaka cruciata sp. nov. A male body, dorsal view B male body, lateral view C head and thorax, dorsal view D head and thorax, lateral view E face F head, frontal view G forewing H hindwing I abdominal apodeme J male pygofer, lateral view K subgenital plate, ventral view L aedeagus, connective, and paramere, dorsal view M aedeagus, connective, and paramere, lateral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A–F); 0.1 mm (G–M).
Male abdomen
(Fig.
The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word cruciatus (marked by a cross) referring to the shape formed by the two pairs of aedeagal processes.
This species with two pairs of aedeagal processes differs from all other species of Anaka, and two pairs of processes originate from subapical of stem, but in different positions.
Holotype , 1♂, China: Guangdong Province, Nanling National Natural Reserve, 24.8796°N, 113.0137°E, H, 1340 m. 4.VIII.2006, collected by Zhou Zhonghui. Paratypes, 4♂♂, China: Guangxi Province, Damingshan National Natural Reserve, 23.5049°N, 108.4153°E, H, 1290 m. 15.IV.2012, collected by Long Jiankun; 6♂♂, China: Guangxi Province, Damingshan National Natural Reserve, 23.4898°N, 108.4411°E, H, 1250 m. 14.V.2012, collected by Huang Rong and Yu Xiaofei.
Length
: male 4.4–4.5 mm. Body (Fig.
Anaka curvata sp. nov. A male body, dorsal view B male body, lateral view C head and thorax, dorsal view D head and thorax, lateral view E face F forewing G hindwing H abdominal apodeme I male pygofer, lateral view J subgenital plate, ventral view K aedeagus, connective, and paramere, lateral view L aedeagus, connective, ventral view. Scale bars 0.5 mm (A–E); 0.1 mm (F–L).
Male abdomen
(Fig.
The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word curvatus (curved) referring to the shape of the aedeagal processes.
This species is similar to A. blada, but it differs in having the aedeagus processes more strongly curved and less divergent from the stem.
Holotype , 1♂, China: Guizhou Province, Jinsha, 27.4553°N, 106.2667°E, H, 1300 m, 5.VIII.2015, collected by Zhang Yaowen. Paratypes, 3♂9♀, same data as holotype.
Length
: male 4.4–4.5 mm. Body (Fig.
Anaka rosacea sp. nov. A male body, dorsal view B male body, lateral view C head and thorax, dorsal view D head and thorax, lateral view E face F forewing G hindwing H abdominal apodeme I male pygofer, lateral view J subgenital plate, ventral view K paramere, lateral view L aedeagus and connective, lateral view M aedeagus and connective, dorsal view. Scale bars 0.5 mm (A–E); 0.1 mm (F–M).
Male abdomen
(Fig.
The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word rosaceus (rose-colored) referring to the color of the head.
This species marked with rose-red spots. The aedeagal processes are similar to A. blada and A. spinosa but differs in having the aedeagus with two long apical processes and the processes straight with spiral pattern.
Holotype , 1♂, China: Yunnan Province, Baoshan, 25.1581°N, 99.0814°E, H, 1500 m, 14.V.2016, collected by Li Bin and Ren Guoru. Paratypes, 3♂4♀, same data as holotype.
Length
: male 4.4–4.5 mm. Body (Fig.
Anaka spiralis sp. nov. A male body, dorsal view B male body, lateral view C head and thorax, dorsal view D head and thorax, lateral view E face F head, frontal view G forewing H hindwing I abdominal apodeme J male pygofer, lateral view K male pygofer lobe, dorsal view L subgenital plate, ventral view M aedeagus, connective and paramere, lateral view N aedeagus and connective, dorsal view. Scale bars 0.5 mm (A–F); 0.1 mm (G–N).
Male abdomen
(Fig.
The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word spiralis (spiraling) referring to the shape of the aedeagal processes.
In this species the aedeagus has a pair of basal processes like A. burmensis and A. shashidhari, but these basal processes have spiral-shaped top, and do not exceed the stem. These features are also not as long as in A. nepalica.
We are grateful to researchers in Institute of Entomology of Guizhou University for their great help in providing materials.
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
No ethical statement was reported.
This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32360393, 31802002), and the Guizhou Province Science and Technology Innovation Talent Team Project (Qian Ke He Pingtai Rencai–CXTD [2021]004).
All authors have contributed equally.
Meng Jiao https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5081-8490
Maofa Yang https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5523-6825
Xiaofei Yu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1362-9524
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