Agalliopsis variegata Gonçalves, Mejdalani & Coelho, 2009

Gonçalves, Ana Clara, Mejdalani, Gabriel & Coelho, Luci B. N., 2009, Six new species of Agalliopsis from Southeastern Brazil (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Agalliinae), Zootaxa 2014, pp. 1-18 : 2-3

Agalliopsis variegata Gonçalves, Mejdalani & Coelho , sp. nov.

( Figs 1 , 4–12 )

Length. Male holotype 4.3 mm; male paratype 4.6 mm.

Description (holotype). Head and thorax (color). General ground color brownish-yellow. Crown ( Figs 4, 5 ), in dorsal view, with five dark brown maculae: round one near each inner eye margin, two irregular ones about equally distant between eyes and median line, and triangular one on median portion. Face ( Fig. 5 ) with pair of small dark brown maculae near superior inner margin of eyes; inverted Y-shaped dark brown macula contiguous on its upper portion with triangular crown macula; area adjacent to ocelli with pair of dark brown maculae. Frons ( Fig. 5 ) with pair of longitudinal, irregular slender maculae with superior portion dark brown and remainder brown, fused to each other at lower region; frons lateral portions dark brown; clypeus brown with yellow macula at basal portion; genae with dark brown irregular markings; lorae with inner margin dark brown. Pronotum ( Fig. 4 ) with two large irregular brown maculae. Mesoscutum ( Fig. 4 ) with pair of large lateral brown maculae; mesoscutellum with pair of dark brown maculae on lateral basal portions and pair of brown maculae contiguous with those of mesoscutum. Forewings with diffuse brown maculae or stripes ( Fig. 1 ). Fore and middle legs with dark brown region on femur, hind leg with large dark brown macula on tibia ( Fig. 1 ).

Male genitalia. Pygofer ( Fig. 6 ), in lateral view, with posterior margin subacute, with several spiniform projections ending in acute process directed inward ( Fig. 7 ). Subgenital plates ( Fig. 8 ), in ventral view, elongate, fused to valve, slightly broader at basal half, separated from each other along apical 1/3, with small scattered setae; in lateral view ( Fig. 6 ), extending posteriorly beyond pygofer apex, with longer setae on dorsal margin. Styles ( Fig. 9 ), in dorsal view, well developed, forked apically, outer fork with subacute apex and scattered setae on inner margin of subapical region, inner fork with basal portion strongly curved and with truncate apex bearing few setae. Connective ( Fig. 10 ), in lateral view, elongate, fused to aedeagus; Y-shaped in dorsal view. Aedeagus ( Fig. 10 ) strongly curved, with dorsal and ventral projections: dorsal projection small, narrowing towards apex; ventral projection well developed with apex ( Fig. 11 ) with two pairs of processes, median pair long and U-shaped, lateral pair short and with concave apices; aedeagal shaft with apex ( Fig. 12 ) setiform. Anal tube ( Fig. 6 ) with segments X and XI well developed.

Female. Unknown.

Etymology. The species epithet, variegata , refers to the diffuse color pattern of the forewings. Type material. Holotype: male, Brazil, “ Viçosa , MG [Minas Gerais State], Brasil \ Data 20/X/1992 \ P. S. Fiuza F. [Ferreira]” (DZRJ). One male paratype with same data as holotype, except “ 08/X/1992 ” (UFV).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 3. Body in laterodorsal view: (1) Agalliopsis variegata sp. nov., male holotype; (2) Agalliopsis sp., female; (3) A. mutabilis sp. nov., male paratype.

FIGURES 4 – 12. Agalliopsis variegata sp. nov., male holotype. (4) Crown, pronotum and mesonotum, dorsal view; (5) face; (6) genital capsule, lateral view; (7) pygofer process, dorsal view; (8) valve fused to subgenital plates, ventral view; (9) style, dorsal view; (10) aedeagus, connective and style, lateral view; (11) apex of ventral aedeagal process, dorsal view; (12) apex of aedeagus, dorsal view.