Reticuluma, Cheng & Li, 2005

Xu, Tielong, Yu, Zhou, Dai, Renhuai & Yang, Maofa, 2020, Description of a new species of the leafhopper genus Reticuluma Cheng & Li, 2005 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Penthimiini) from China with a key to species, Zootaxa 4809 (1), pp. 177-186 : 179

Key to males of Reticuluma

1. Pygofer side with process at apex on lateral margin................................................... R. citrana

- Pygofer side without process at apex on lateral margin........................................................ 2

2. Aedeagus with pair of processes......................................................................... 3

- Aedeagus without process.............................................................................. 7

3. Aedeagal shaft with a pair of tuberculate basal processes extended dorsolaterally ( Fig. 3K )................ R. lageniformia

- Aedeagal shaft without tuberculate basal process............................................................ 4

4. Aedeagal shaft with pair of wing-shaped basal processes in lateral margin ( Figs. 2E , 3O )............ R. bipennata sp. nov.

- Aedeagal shaft with a pair of processes inserted preapically on shaft or at the end of shaft............................ 5

5. Aedeagal shaft with pair of apical processes ( Fig. 3B )................................................. R. spinata

- Aedeagal shaft with pair of preapical processes............................................................. 6

6. Lateral flange of aedeagus processes with jagged margin ( Fig. 3I )....................................... R. testacea

- Processes near aedeagus apex smooth and hook-like ( Fig. 3D ).............................................. R. lini

7. Apex of aedeagus broad with two small teeth on each side at apex ( Fig. 3G )................................. R. eurya

- Apex of aedeagus finger-like............................................................................ 8

8. Aedeagus dorsal apodeme short, preatrium small ( Fig. 3F ).............................................. R. dactyla

- Aedeagus preatrium and dorsal apodeme developed and plate-like ( Fig. 3N )................................ R. hamata

Figures

FIGURE 2. Reticuluma bipennata sp. nov. A, Pygofer, lateral view; B, genital valve and subgenital plate, ventral view; C, connective, ventral view; D, style, ventral view; E, aedeagus, dorsal view; F, aedeagus, lateral view.

FIGURE 3. Male aedeagus of Reticuluma. A, R. citrana. lateral view. B, R. spinata. lateral view. C– D, R. lini. dorsal and lateral view. E–F, R. dactyla. dorsal and lateral view. G–H, R. eurya, dorsal and lateral view. I–J, R. testacea. ventral and lateral view. K–L, R. lageniformia. posterior and lateral view. M–N, R. hamata. posterior and lateral view. O–P, R. bipennata sp. nov., dorsal and lateral view.A, B after Cheng & Li, (2005); E, F, G, H, I, J after Fu & Zhang (2015); K, L, M, N after Wang & Zhang (2019).