Pitambara Distant, 1906

Wang, Menglin, Soulier-Perkins, Adeline, Wang, Yinglun & Bourgoin, Thierry, 2016, Taxonomic updates and descriptions of four new Lophopini planthopper species (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Lophopidae) from Yunnan province, South China, European Journal of Taxonomy 185, pp. 1-25 : 4-5

Key to the species of Pitambara Distant, 1906

1. Tegmina with a costal hyaline patch ( Figs 1 , 5 , 16 , 27 , Chp)............................................................ 2

– Costal hyaline patch absent ............................................................................................................. 10

2. Apical hyaline patch of tegmina without any stripe inside......................... P. dawnana Distant, 1912

– Apical hyaline patch of tegmina with a sinuate stripe inside ( Figs 3 , 5 , 16 , 27 , Ahp) ...................... 3

3. Apical hyaline patch of tegmina delineated by the B line ( Fig. 2 ) ............... P. montana Distant, 1912

– Apical hyaline patch of tegmina delineated by the A line ( Fig. 2 ) .................................................... 4

4. Frons with the area between sublateral carinae reddish ........................ P. rubrofasciata Liang, 2000

– Frons with the area between sublateral carinae not reddish .............................................................. 5

5. Vertex with three longitudinal stripes ( Figs 8 , 19 , 30 ) ...................................................................... 6

– Vertex without stripe.................................................................................. P. assamensis Liang, 2000

6. Frons white, sublateral carinae brown, with two brown bands near lateral angles of frons ( Fig. 31 )... ...................................................................................................... P. tricorne Wang & Wang , sp. nov.

– Coloration of frons and carinae different........................................................................................... 7

7. Frons with a white transverse band at base ( Fig. 9 ) .......................................................................... 8

– Frons without white transverse band at base ..................................................................................... 9

8. Longitudinal stripes on vertex extremely slim ......................................... P. interrupta Distant, 1906

– Longitudinal stripes on vertex thick ( Fig. 8 ) ....... P. triremiprocta Wang & Soulier-Perkins , sp. nov.

9. Tegmina with a basal hyaline patch ( Figs 1 , 16 , Bhp).......... P. impudica Wang & Bourgoin , sp. nov.

– Basal hyaline patch absent................................................................. P. tonkinensis Lallemand, 1942

10. Tegmina with median hyaline patch ( Fig. 1 , Mhp)...........................................................................11

– Median hyaline patch absent ........................................................................................................... 12

11. Frons reddish in median and lateral part.......................................................... P. tagalica ( Stål, 1854)

– Frons yellowish, without any red colour .................................................... P. undulata Distant, 1906

12. Vertex with a longitudinal stripe...................................................................................................... 13

– Vertex without any marking............................................................................................................. 14

13. Apical hyaline patch of tegmina containing a thick stripe reaching the apical margin of tegmina by one end ( Fig. 4 ); sublateral carinae of frons brownish .......................... P. nigrofuscata Liang, 2000

– Apical hyaline patch of tegmina containing a slim sinuate brownish line the apical margin of tegmina by both of its ends ( Fig. 3 ); sublateral carinae of frons yellowish................... P. sinuata Distant, 1906

14. Tegmina mostly brownish, some discolorations are present on the basal and claval area; fore femora with basal half black, apical half yellowish with two fuscous stripes.......... P. radians (Kirby, 1891)

– Tegmina mostly black without any discoloration within the medo-basal and claval area; fore femora yellowish with several fuscous transverse stripes ..................................... P. borneensis Baker, 1925

Figures

Figs 1–4. Schematic patterns on tegmina of Pitambara. 1. Placement of the different possible hyaline patches. 2. Shape of the apical hyaline patch delineated according to the A or B line. 3–4. Apical hyaline patch with sinuate ornamentation (3) or a thick stripe reaching the apical margin of tegmina (4).

Figs 5–15. Pitambara triremiprocta Wang & Soulier-Perkins, sp. nov., holotype, ♂. 5. Habitus, dorsal view. 6. Habitus, lateral view. 7. Head, lateral view. 8. Head and thorax, dorsal view. 9. Frons and clypeus. 10. Male terminalia, lateral view. 11. Male terminalia, ventral view. 12. Phallic complex, ventral view. 13. Anal tube, dorsal view. 14. Gonostylus, lateral view. 15. Phallic complex and tectiform structure, lateral view. Scale bars: 5–9 = 1 mm: 10–15 = 0.2 mm.

Figs 16–26. Pitambara impudica Wang & Bourgoin, sp. nov., holotype, ♂. 16. Habitus, dorsal view. 17. Habitus, lateral view. 18. Head, lateral view. 19. Head and thorax, dorsal view. 20. Frons and clypeus. 21. Male terminalia, lateral view. 22. Male terminalia, ventral view. 23. Phallic complex, ventral view. 24. Anal tube, dorsal view. 25. Gonostylus, lateral view. 26. Phallic complex and tectiform structure, lateral view. Scale bars: 16–20 = 1 mm; 21–26 = 0.2 mm.

Figs 27–37. Pitambara tricorne Wang & Wang, sp. nov., holotype, ♂. 27. Habitus, dorsal view. 28. Habitus, lateral view. 29. Head, lateral view. 30. Head and thorax, dorsal view. 31. Frons and clypeus. 32. Male terminalia, lateral view. 33. Male terminalia, ventral view. 34. Phallic complex, ventral view. 35. Anal tube, dorsal view. 36. Gonostylus, lateral view. 37. Phallic complex and tectiform structure, lateral view. Scale bars: 27–31 = 1 mm; 32–37 = 0.2 mm.