Philipposcopus Maldonado-Capriles

Xue, Qingquan, Mckamey, Stuart H. & Zhang, Yalin, 2017, Philippogalla, a new genus for Philipposcopus modestus (Baker) from the Philippines, and a new species of Philipposcopus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Idiocerinae) from China, Zootaxa 4291 (1) : -

Philipposcopus Maldonado-Capriles

Philipposcopus Maldonado-Capriles, 1972: 542 . Type species: Pedioscopus maquilingensis Baker , by original designation.

Body brownish; crown with black spot on either side of midline; upper part of face and pronotum with brown strips; mesoscutum basal triangles brown.

Body strong. Crown wider than pronotum, shagreen, median length slightly longer than length next to eyes ( Fig. 2 C). Face slightly wider than long; lateral frontal suture present, reaching ocelli, curved; ocelli close to eyes than to each other; antenna not expanded apically or subapically in male; anteclypeus broad basally, strongly swollen, base wider than long and wider than preapically in male, base of anteclypeus slightly narrower than preapically and as long as wide in female, surpassing apex of gena, lateral margin concave; rostrum reaching hind coxae, apex not expanded; lorum narrow; lateral margin of gena straight ( Fig. 2 D). Pronotum elevated and convex, with short lateral margin. Combined length of mesoscutum and scutellum longer than combined length of pronotum and crown. Forewing with 4 apical and 2 subapical cells, both subapical cells open, outer apical cell very large; clavus with 2 veins; appendix broad, extending to the 3rd apical cell. Fore femur with AD and PD setae irregularly arranged and short, except apical stout setae; AV and PV with dense fine and short setae on apical half. Fore tibia with dense long and stout AV and PV setae on apical half, several fine setae on basal half. Hind tibia with 20–24 setae on row PD, 10 setae on AD and 15–16 setae on row AV. Hind femur with 2+1 apical setae, first tarsomere with 2 platellar setae.

Male pygofer dorsal margin with apodeme; apex of ventral margin stout and prominent ( Fig. 4 A). Subgenital plate shorter than pygofer, with fine setae on dorsal and ventral margin. Style curved dorsally, tapering apically, dorsal margin without setae ( Fig. 4 F). Connective Y-shaped. Aedeagal shaft almost straight, cylindrical, with or without process; dorsal apodeme short; preatrium developed; gonopore apical on ventral margin ( Figs. 4 D–E).

Distribution. China, Malaysia, Philippines.

Diagnosis. Philipposcopus Maldonado-Capriles can be distinguished by its narrow lora; pygofer ventral margin stout apically; aedeagal preatrium developed, gonopore situated at apex of ventral area.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Philipposcopus processus sp. nov. A, habitus, dorsal view; B, habitus, lateral view; C, head and thorax, dorsal view; D, face.

FIGURE 4. Philipposcopus processus sp. nov. A, male pygofer, anal tube and subgenital plate, lateral view; B, apex of pygofer, ventral view; C, connective, ventral view; D, aedeagus, lateral view; E, aedeagus, ventral view; F, style, lateral view.