Hepneriana taibaoensis, Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui & Zhang, Yalin, 2016

Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui & Zhang, Yalin, 2016, Hepneriana Dworakowska (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Erythroneurini), first record from China, with descriptions of eleven new species, Zootaxa 4193 (2), pp. 266-284 : 281

Hepneriana taibaoensis sp. nov.

( Fig. 11 )

Description. Body yellowish, eyes black medially and yellowish marginally.

Abdominal apodemes triangular, not reaching hind margin of 3th sternite. Anal tube appendage ( Fig. 11 a) short.

Subgenital plate ( Fig. 11 b) with apical part curved dorsad, truncate apically in dorsal view and produced on outer margin. Style ( Fig. 11 c) with club-shaped process shorter than lamellar process, lamellar process with basal part narrow and slightly broadening towards apex. Aedeagal shaft ( Figs 11 d, e) narrow, paired subapical processes broad, curved caudad in lateral view, apical margin slightly serrated; preatrial process slim and arcuate.

Measurement. male length 3.24 mm, female length 3.37 mm.

Material examined. Holotype: Ƌ, China, Yunnan Prov., Baoshan, Taibaoshan Park , 1700m, 19 xi 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng . Paratypes: 22Ƌ 15♀, same date as holotype; 18Ƌ 19♀, same locality and date as holotype, coll. I. Dworakowska ; 1Ƌ 4♀, Yunnan Prov., Baoshan , 1800m, 19 xi 1999, coll. I. Dworakowska ; 1Ƌ 1♀, Yunnan Prov., Baoshan , 1800m, 20 xi 1999, Rhus L., coll. I. Dworakowska ; 31Ƌ 19♀, Yunnan Prov., Baoshan, Taibaoshan , 1800m, 19 xi 1999, coll. Qin Daozheng .

Remarks. The new species is similar to H. horneata (Sohi) , but the lamellar process of the style is less pointed on the inner edge, the subapical processes of the aedeagal shaft are shorter but broader, and the preatrial process is slimmer.

Etymology. The new species is named after its type locality “Taibao”.

Figures

FIGURE 11. Hepneriana taibaoensis sp. nov. a. anal tube appendage and pygofer side, lateral view; b. subgenital plate, style, connective and the 9 th sternite, dorsal view; c. apex of style; d. aedeagus, caudal view; e. aedeagus, lateral view.