Takiyaella mejdalanii, Gonçalves & Domahovski, 2021

Gonçalves, Clayton C. & Domahovski, Alexandre C., 2021, A new genus and five new species of Neocoelidiinae leafhoppers from Brazil (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with a key to males, European Journal of Taxonomy 775, pp. 34-61 : 50-53

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2021.775.1545

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5578470

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/83EC235F-172B-4A24-BC70-66CF0586F9C9

taxon LSID

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scientific name

Takiyaella mejdalanii
status

gen. et sp. nov.

Takiyaella mejdalanii View in CoL gen. et sp. nov.

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Figs 8–9 View Fig View Fig , 12I–J View Fig , 13 View Fig

Diagnosis

Male pygofer ( Fig. 8E View Fig ) strongly expanded apically, with apical lobe. Aedeagus ( Fig. 8J–K View Fig ) with atrial processes large, flattened laterally, directed caudally and bent dorsally; shaft short, flattened laterally on basal half and dorsoventrally on apical half, apex expanded with laterodorsal spiniform projections. Anal tube ( Fig. 8E View Fig ) with basal portion produced anteroventrally bearing moderately long basiventral acute teeth.

Etymology

The specific epithet is a tribute to Prof. Dr Gabriel Mejdalani in recognition of his remarkable contribution to our knowledge of the Brazilian Cicadellidae .

Material examined

Holotype BRAZIL • ♂; Minas Gerais, Catas Altas, R[eserva] P[articular do] P[atrimônio] N[atural] Santuário do Caraça , Ribeirão Caraça, Cascatona ; 20°4′17.8″ S, 43°29′17.7″ W; alt. 1200 m; 17 Mar. 2015; A.L.D. Ferreira leg.; sweep; DZRJ-AUCH #246; DZRJ. GoogleMaps

Paratypes BRAZIL – Minas Gerais • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; DZRJ-AUCH #247; DZRJ GoogleMaps 1 ♂; Catas Altas, RPPN Santuário do Caraça , Trilha Bocaina ; 20°6′35.2″ S, 43°29′12″ W; alt. 1289 m; 16 Mar. 2015; C.H. Dietrich leg.; sweep; DZRJ-AUCH #248; DZRJ GoogleMaps 1 ♂; São Gonçalo do Rio de Baixo, Estação Ambiental de Peti, Cemig ; 21 Feb. 2002; A.F. Kumagai leg.; Malaise trap; DZUP-083608 ; DZUP 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 29 Nov. 2002; DZUP-083609 ; DZUP 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 13 Dec. 2002; DZUP-083610 ; DZUP 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 24 Jan. 2003; DZUP-083611 ; DZUP .

Description

MEASUREMENTS (mm). Holotype (♂): total length 6. Paratypes (♂): 6.0–6.5 (n = 4); (♀) 6.8–6.9 (n = 2).

COLORATION. Pale yellow ( Fig. 12I–J View Fig ). Forewing ( Fig. 8D View Fig ) translucent, with three dark maculae on claval comissure: first, between base and second anal vein; second, between anal veins and third on apex of clavus and extending to brachial cell.

HEAD AND THORAX. External morphological characters as in generic description.

MALE TERMINALIA. Pygofer, in lateral view ( Fig. 8E View Fig ), 1.3 × as long as maximum height, strongly expanded apically, apical portion twice as high as basal portion; dorsal margin slightly concave medially; caudal margin truncated with small ventral rounded lobe; ventral tooth slightly rounded; apical portion with inner integument thickening. Subgenital plate, in lateral view ( Fig. 8F View Fig ), subtriangular, 2.6 × as long as maximum height, narrowing at apical fourth; in ventral view ( Fig. 8G View Fig ), cordiform, lateral margins converging towards apex; ventral surface with pair of uniseriate rows of 2–3 macrosetae; apex acutely rounded. Connective ( Fig. 8H View Fig ) V-shaped, total length approximately ⅔ length of style; stem short. Style ( Fig. 8H–I View Fig ) with dorsal margin of apodeme rounded; apophysis elongated and robust. Aedeagus ( Fig. 8J–K View Fig ) with pair of large atrial processes, approximately ½ length of shaft, flattened laterally, posterior to curvature of the shaft, directed caudally and bent dorsally, wide at base and narrowing towards acute apex; shaft short, flattened laterally on basal half and dorsoventrally on apical half; apex slightly expanded with 2–3 pairs of laterodorsal spiniform projections. Anal tube ( Fig. 8E View Fig ) with sternite X long and tubular, basal portion produced anteroventrally bearing moderately long basiventral acute teeth.

FEMALE TERMINALIA. Sternite VII ( Fig. 9A–C View Fig ) slightly wider than long; lateral margins parallel. First valvula of ovipositor ( Fig. 6F View Fig ) with dorsal sculptured area areolate-strigate. Other characters as in generic description.

Remarks

Takiyaella mejdalanii gen. et sp. nov. resembles T. cavichiolii gen. et sp. nov. and T. sexguttata gen. et comb. nov. by the apical portion of the aedeagus with lateral spiniform projections ( Figs 3K View Fig , 8K View Fig , 10J View Fig ). However, T. mejdalanii gen. et sp. nov. differs from other species of the genus by the shape of the male pygofer, strongly expanded apically ( Fig. 8E View Fig ) and by the shape and direction of the atrial processes of the aedegus ( Fig. 8J–K View Fig ).

DZUP

Brazil, Parana, Curitiba, Universidade Federal do Parana, Museu de Entomologia Pe. Jesus Santiago Moure

DZUP

Universidade Federal do Parana, Colecao de Entomologia Pe. Jesus Santiago Moure

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

SubOrder

Auchenorrhyncha

Family

Cicadellidae

SubFamily

Neocoelidiinae

Tribe

Neocoelidiini

Genus

Takiyaella

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