Busonia Distant

Xue, Qingquan & Zhang, Yalin, 2015, Five new species in the idiocerine genus Busonia Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Idiocerinae) from Thailand and Malaysia, with one new record from China, Zootaxa 4021 (4), pp. 541-552 : 543

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4021.4.4
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6122352
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scientific name	Busonia Distant
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Key to species of Busonia Distant View in CoL (males)

( B. insularis Schmidt not included as males are not known)

1. Mesoscutum and scutellum brown or light brown, sometimes lateral margin yellowish ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 G)....................... 2

- Mesoscutum brown, scutellum yellowish or light yellow ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 K)...............................................6

2. Aedeagus with gonopore margins finely serrate ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 E)........................................ B. serrata View in CoL sp. nov.

- Aedeagus with gonopore margins not serrate................................................................ 3

3. Crown and most of pronotum yellowish or yellowish white; aedeagal shaft tapering apically in ventral view (Maldonado- Capriles, 1977: Fig. 21)...................................................... B. javanensis Maldonado-Capriles View in CoL

- Crown ochraceous or brown; pronotum brownish, sometimes lateral margin yellowish ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 C); aedeagal shaft not tapering apically ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 F)...................................................................................... 4

4. Aedeagus with atrial region broad, extending to apex of aedeagus in lateral view ( Maldonado-Capriles, 1977: Fig. 39).............................................................................. B. albilateralis Maldonado-Capriles View in CoL

- Aedeagus with atrial region not extending to apex of aedeagus ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 G)..........................................5

5. Aedeagus slightly compressed basally, dorsal margin straight with a smaller angular process in lateral view ( Figs. 4 View FIGURE 4 F–G)......................................................................................... B. micrata View in CoL sp. nov.

- Aedeagus obviously compressed, dorsal margin concave ( Maldonado-Capriles, 1977: Figs. 44–45)..................................................................................................... B. thai Maldonado-Capriles View in CoL

6. Aedeagus lateral margin curved anteriorly, with median tooth ( Figs. 3 View FIGURE 3 D–E).......................... B. curvata View in CoL sp. nov.

- Aedeagus lateral margin not curved anteriorly and without median tooth ( Figs. 3 View FIGURE 3 F–G)................................ 7

7. Apex of aedeagus pointed in lateral view ( Maldonado-Capriles, 1977: Fig. 18)...................... B. scutellaris Baker View in CoL

- Apex of aedeagus not pointed ( Figs. 4 View FIGURE 4 D–E)................................................................. 8

8. Aedeagus tapering apically in lateral view ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 E)..........................................................9

- Aedeagus not tapering apically in lateral view ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 G)......................................................10

9. Aedeagus dorsal margin smooth in lateral view ( Maldonado-Capriles, 1977: Fig. 33)........ B. apicalis Maldonado-Capriles View in CoL

- Aedeagus dorsal margin concave in lateral view ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 E)........................................ B. lactata View in CoL sp. nov.

10. Aedeagus broad subapically in lateral view ( Maldonado-Capriles, 1977: Fig. 13).................... B. amentata Distant View in CoL

- Aedeagus not broad anteriorly in lateral view ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 G)....................................................... 11

11. Aedeagus broad medially, slender in basal half ( Maldonado-Capriles, 1977: Figs. 25–26).... B. dorsalis Maldonado-Capriles View in CoL

- Aedeagus broad and rounded in basal half ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 F)............................................. B. fusca View in CoL sp. nov.

References

Maldonado-Capriles, J. (1977) Studies on Idiocerinae leafhoppers XV. Busonia Distant and an allied new genus from the Oriental Region (Cicadellidae: Idiocerinae). Pacific Insects, 17 (4), 491 - 501.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Busonia curvata sp. nov. A, habitus, dorsal view; B, habitus, lateral view; C, head and thorax, dorsal view; D, face. Busonia fusca sp. nov. E, habitus, dorsal view; F, habitus, lateral view; G, head and thorax, dorsal view; H, face. Busonia lactata sp. nov. I, habitus, dorsal view; J, habitus, lateral view; K, head and thorax, dorsal view; L, face.

FIGURE 2. Busonia micrata sp. nov. A, habitus, dorsal view; B, habitus, lateral view; C, head and thorax, dorsal view; D, face. Busonia serrata sp. nov. E, habitus, dorsal view; F, habitus, lateral view; G, head and thorax, dorsal view; H, face. Busonia albilateralis Maldonado-Capriles I, habitus, dorsal view; J, habitus, lateral view; K, head and thorax, dorsal view; L, face.

FIGURE 3. Busonia curvata sp. nov. A, male pygofer, anal tube and subgenital plate, lateral view; B, connective, ventral view; C, style, lateral view; D, aedeagus, ventral view; E, aedeagus, lateral view. Busonia fusca sp. nov. F, aedeagus, ventral view; G, aedeagus, lateral view; H, male pygofer, anal tube and subgenital plate, lateral view; I, connective, ventral view; J, style, lateral view.

FIGURE 4. Busonia lactata sp. nov. A, male pygofer, anal tube and subgenital plate, lateral view; B, connective, ventral view; C, style, lateral view; D, aedeagus, ventral view; E, aedeagus, lateral view. Busonia micrata sp. nov. F, aedeagus, ventral view; G, aedeagus, lateral view; H, male pygofer, anal tube and subgenital plate, lateral view; I, connective, ventral view; J, style, lateral view.

FIGURE 5. Busonia serrata sp. nov. A, male pygofer, anal tube and subgenital plate, lateral view; B, connective, ventral view; C, style, lateral view; D, aedeagus, ventral view; E, aedeagus, lateral view. Busonia albilateralis Maldonado-Capriles F, aedeagus, ventral view; G, aedeagus, lateral view; H, male pygofer, anal tube and subgenital plate, lateral view; I, connective, ventral view; J, style, lateral view.