Arboridia velata (Ribaut, 1952)

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

Arboridia velata (Ribaut, 1952)

The species of this genus have two black spots on both the vertex and the scutellum, but male genitalia should be studied for species identification. The hind margin of the aedeagus of A. velata is strongly arched ( Fig. 6 ). On sun-exposed trees, especially Quercus spp. VII-V.

MATERIAL EXAMINED: Opoeteren, Bosbeekvallei (51.072, 5.660), 2.IX.2017; Lanaken, Vallei van de Ziepbeek (50.932, 5.638), 16.IX.2017; Meerhout, Grote Netewoud (51.135, 5.026), 17.IX.2017; Mechelen, Tivolipark (51.047, 4.471), 20.IX.2017; Gellik, Hoefaert (50.890, 5.588), 15.IV.2018; Lanaken, Vallei van de Ziepbeek (50.932, 5.638), 18.VIII.2018; Gerhagen, Pinnekensweier (51.046, 5.014), 8.IX.2018.

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Fig. 6. Arboridia velata (Ribaut, 1952), lateral view aedeagus (photo by Koen Lock).