Paramesus obtusifrons (Stal, 1853)

Lock, Koen, 2011, Fifty leafhoppers new to Belgium (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 88, pp. 1-28 : 1-28

Paramesus obtusifrons (Stal, 1853)

The vertex of Paramesus Fieber, 1866 is rounded, with a strong dark line parallel to the anterior margin and another dark band on the face just below the ocelli ( Fig. 44). The species can be separated from the closely related P. major Haupt, 1927 by the broad shaft of the aedeagus that bears long, laterally directed appendages at the top ( Fig. 45 ). In salt and brackish water on Bolboschoenus maritimus L. Palla. VII-X.

MATERIAL EXAMINED: Doel, Schor van Doel (51.337, 4.245), 24.VIII.2018; Doel, Paardenschor (51.333, 4.253), 8.VII.2018.

Figures

Fig. 45. Paramesus obtusifrons (Stal, 1853), caudal view aedeagus (photo by Koen Lock).