Zaphsa princeps, Lee & Emery, 2014

Lee, Young June & Emery, David, 2014, Description of a new genus and species of the tribe Dundubiini (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae) from India, with taxonomic notes on Dundubiini including the description of two new subtribes, Zoosystema 36 (1), pp. 73-80 : 78-79

Zaphsa princeps n. sp.

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TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype: 1 ♂, “ INDIA-TAMIL NADU Javadu Hills, Kavalore 600m. Jun 2006.” (printed white label), MNHN ( EH) 16437.

Paratypes: 2 ♀♀, same data as holotype (printed white label) ; 3 ♂♂, “ INDIA-TAMIL NADU Javadu Hills, Vellore Kavalore 600m. Jun06.” (printed white label), AMS .

ETYMOLOGY. — The specific name is the Latin masculine noun meaning “a prince” in reference to the male pygofer of this species, wearing a crown.

MEASUREMENTS (N = 4 MALES AND 2 FEMALES). — Median length of body: male 23.8 (22.7-25.7), female 21.3 (21.2-21.4). Median length of head and thorax together: male 10.7 (9.9-11.3), female 10.3 (10.2-10.3). Median length of abdomen: male 13.4 (13.1-14.4), female 11.1 (11.0-11.2). Width of head including eyes: male 6.8 (6.5- 7.1), female 6.7 (6.6-6.7). Width of mesonotum: male 6.5 (6.2-6.7), female 6.6 (6.5-6.6). Width of posterior margin of abdominal tergite 3: male 6.7 (6.2-7.4), female 6.9 (6.8-7.0). Length of fore wing: male 28.1 (27.2-29.8), female 28.1 (28.0-28.2). Width of fore wing: male 8.4 (7.8-8.8), female 8.3 (8.1-8.4). Wing span: male 63.1 (60.7-66.6), female 60.8 (60.3-61.2).

DESCRIPTION OF MALE

Head

Distance between lateral ocelli and eyes about twice as wide as distance between lateral ocelli.Postclypeus much swollen to make head triangular in dorsal view. Rostrum very long, extending far beyond posterior margin of abdominal sternite II (in some specimens, up to center of abdominal sternite III). Head light brown with the following marks:large median black spot enclosing ocelli, anteriorly reaching frontoclypeal suture and posteriorly reaching posterior margin of head; a pair of large lateral fuscous spots on sides of the median spot, extending to supraantennal plates, and connected to the median spot; a pair of minute fuscous spots between the lateral spots and posterior margin of head. Antennae dark brown to fuscous. Postclypeus ochraceous with the following fuscous to brown marks: triangular spot on the most upper part near ocelli; fasciae along transverse grooves; a pair of median longitudinal fasciae, fused with each other from groove 5 to extend posteriad as single longitudinal fascia and connected with inner margins of the transverse fasciae, except for the last three (grooves 9, 10, and 11). Anteclypeus ochraceous with large brown spot on each side. Rostrum ochraceous but black apically. Lorum brown except ochraceous margin. Gena with transverse broad fuscous fascia between postclypeus and eye.

Thorax

Thorax light brown to ochraceous with dark brown to fuscous marks. Lateral pronotal collar dentate. Inner area of pronotum with the following marks: a pair of median longitudinal fasciae with anterior ends widened; a pair of rather indistinct longitudinal short fasciae between median part of paramedian fissure and posterior end of lateral fissure; a pair of fasciae along lateral fissures; a pair of curved fasciae along lateral margins of inner area, slightly extending medially.Pronotal collar with very narrow fascia along posterior and posterior half of lateral margins and two pairs of indistinct rectangular posterolateral spots. Mesonotum with the following marks: deep-colored median longitudinal fascia; a pair of small roundish spots enclosing scutal depressions; a pair of fasciae along inner parts of parapsidal sutures; a pair of longitudinal broad fasciae on lateral sigilla; a pair of very short fasciae at anterior margin of mesonotum between the above mentioned two pairs of fasciae, nearly fused with the broad fasciae on lateral sigilla in holotype. Cruciform elevation with anterior subapical parts brown in holotype. Legs ochraceous with apical part of each leg fuscous.

Wings

Wings hyaline. Fore wing with infuscation on radial and radiomedial crossveins. Radius and subcostal vein ochraceous. Basal membrane and hind wing jugum gray.

Operculum

Operculum ochraceous; oblique inwards towards apex, spatulate, rectangular in general with posterior corners rounded. Apex reaching about half of sternite III. Lateral margin nearly straight.Opercula apart from each other, with gap about half as wide as operculum.

Abdomen

Abdomen distinctly longer than head and thorax together.Tergites 2, 3, 4, and 5 mostly light brown, with yellowish or ochraceous lateral patches. Tergites 6, 7, and 8 dark brown to fuscous. Timbal cover ochraceous, nearly semicircular without marks. Timbal cover concealing timbal mostly but not completely in dorsal view. Ventral part of abdomen ochraceous (sternites II, III, IV, and V) to brown (sternites VI, VII, and VIII) without distinct marks.

Genitalia

Pygofer oval in ventral view.Distal shoulder rounded. Uncus bifurcate. Uncal lobes short, globose, with a pair of longitudinally parallel valvular projections protruding ventrally from upper part of uncal lobes. Basal lobe of pygofer slightly swollen smoothly rounded. Aedeagus thin.

Description of female

Operculum ochraceous; semicircular, extending slightly beyond sternite II. Abdominal sternites brown. Abdominal segment 9 largely dark brown, darker dorsally. Ovipositor sheath black, slightly protruding beyond abdominal segment 9. Dorsal beak minute.