Phaiojassus unispinosus, Dietrich & Magalhães & Takiya, 2020

Dietrich, Christopher H., Magalhães, Raysa Brito de & Takiya, Daniela M., 2020, Revision of the endemic Malagasy leafhopper tribe Platyjassini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae), European Journal of Taxonomy 695, pp. 1-89 : 26

Phaiojassus unispinosus gen. et sp. nov.

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Figs 1L , 5 Y–BB

Etymology

The species name refers to the presence of a single spine on the aedeagus.

Material examined

Holotype

MADAGASCAR • ♂; “ MADAGASCAR: Toliara Foret Ivohibe 55.0 km N Tolagnaro 2–4 Dec 2006, 24°34′08″ S 047°12′14″ E, California Acad of Sciences , coll. B.L.Fisher et al., malaise trap elev 200 m, rainforest BLF15448”; CAS.

Paratypes

MADAGASCAR – Fianarantsoa • 1 ♂; Parc National Ranomafana, Vohiparara , at broken bridge; 21°13.57′ S, 47°22.19′ E; alt. 1110 m; 22–29 Apr. 2002; M. Irwin and R. Harin’Hala leg.; Malaise trap; high altitude rainforest; MA-02-09A-26; CAS . – Antananarivo • 1 ♂; 3 km 41° NE of Andranomay, 11.5 km 147° SSE of Anjozorobe; 18°28′24″ S, 47°57′36″ E; alt. 1300 m; 5–13 Dec. 2000; Fisher, Griswold et al. leg.; Malaise trap; montane rainforest; coll. code: BLF2372; INHS .

Description

Length of male 6.7–7.0 mm (female unknown). Dorsum uniformly dark brown except for stramineous costal area of forewing, venter pale stramineous. Hind tibial rows PD, AD and AV with 21, 10–12 and 13–14 macrosetae, respectively. Style with apex of apophysis bluntly angulate. Connective with anterior margin evenly convex. Aedeagus with shaft evenly curved dorsad, dorsal surface trough-like, apex weakly bilobed in posterior view, gonopore apical on posterior surface; with large, unpaired, asymmetrically spatulate process arising on left side of shaft near midlength, extended along shaft but not reaching shaft apex.

Figures

Fig. 1. Platyjassini, dorsal and lateral habitus of males. A. Pachyjassus alatus sp. nov. B. Pachyjassus basifurcatus sp. nov. C. Pachyjassus ranomafanensis sp. nov. D. Pallijassus stenospatulatus (Evans, 1959). E. Petalojassus ochrescens sp. nov. F. Phaiojassus acutus sp. nov. G. Phaiojassus bispinosus sp. nov. H. Phaiojassus constrictus sp. nov. I. Phaiojassus grandis sp. nov. J. Phaiojassus spatulatus sp. nov.K. Phaiojassus undulatus sp. nov. L. Phaiojassus unispinosus sp. nov. M. Pictojassus kirindiensis sp. nov. N. Pictojassus productus sp. nov. O. Pictojassus tulearensis sp. nov. P. Platyjassella ancora sp. nov. Q. Platyjassella andohahelensis sp. nov. R. Platyjassella attenuata sp. nov. S. Platyjassella cormorana sp. nov. T. Platyjassella emarginata sp. nov. U. Platyjassella immaculata sp. nov. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 5 (next page). Phaiojassus gen. nov. – A–D. Phaiojassus acutus sp. nov. A. Genital capsule, lateral view. B. Genitalia, lateral view. C. Same, ventral view. D. Aedeagus, posterior view. – E–H. Phaiojassus bispinosus sp. nov. E. Genital capsule, lateral view. F. Genitalia, lateral view. G. Same, ventral view. H. Aedeagus, posterior view. – I–L. Phaiojassus constrictus sp. nov. I. Genital capsule, lateral view. J. Genitalia, lateral view. K. Same, ventral view. L. Aedeagus, posterior view. – M–P. Phaiojassus grandis sp. nov. M. Genital capsule, lateral view. N. Genitalia, lateral view. O. Same, ventral view. P. Aedeagus, posterior view. – Q–T. Phaiojassus spatulatus sp. nov. Q. Genital capsule, lateral view. R. Genitalia, lateral view. S. Same, ventral view. T. Aedeagus, posterior view. – U–X. Phaiojassus undulatus sp. nov. U. Genital capsule, lateral view. V. Genitalia, lateral view. W. Same, ventral view. X. Aedeagus, posterior view. – Y–BB. Phaiojassus unispinosus sp. nov. Y. Genital capsule, lateral view. Z. Genitalia, lateral view. AA. Same, ventral view. BB. Aedeagus, posterior view. Photos not to scale.