Polydictya crassa Distant, 1906

Constant, Jérôme, 2015, The Lanternfly genus Polydictya (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae) from Sulawesi and neighbouring islands, with the description of three new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 110, pp. 1-19 : 12

Polydictya crassa Distant, 1906

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Polydictya crassa Distant, 1906b: 26 (Type in BMNH).

Polydictya crassa – Schmidt 1912: 72 (comparative note with other Polydictya species). — Metcalf 1947: 86 (catalogued). — Lallemand 1963: 18 (key, description). — Nagai & Porion 1996: 13; 2004: 31 (listed).

non Polydictya crassa – Nagai & Porion 2004: 7, pl. 2 fig. 13 (erroneous notes on distribution, illustration of habitus, misidentification of Polydictya pelengana sp. nov.).

Diagnosis

(1) Tegmina brown with a small, whitish spot along claval suture and 3 small, whitish spots on membrane ( Fig. 3A ); (2) hind wings without basal red patch ( Fig. 3A ); (3) frons regularly rounded in dorsal view, not projecting anteriorly ( Fig. 3C ), brown ( Fig. 3D ); (4) anterior tibiae slightly laminate ( Fig. 3B ); (5) abdomen not black dorsally (brown in the single specimen known, but it is possible that the original colour faded due to preservation in a fluid, e.g., ethanol) ( Fig. 3A ); (6) genital segments brown (same remark as under 5).

Type material examined

Holotype

♀: [S. Celebes] [ crassa Dist. Type] [Distant Coll. 1911—383] [ Type ] [ BMNH (E) #651905] ( BMNH).

Measurements and ratios

LT (extrapolated): ♀ (n = 1): 30.0 mm; LTg/BTg = 2.72; BV/LV = 4.46; LF/BF = 0.79.

Distribution

The species was described from southern Sulawesi (“S Celebes ”) without specific locality.

Figures

Figs 3–4. 3. Polydictya crassa Distant, 1906. 4. Polydictya katsurakoae Nagai & Porion, 1996. A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, ventral view. C. Vertex, pro and mesonotum, dorsal view. D. Frons, normal view. E. Labels. Scale bars = 10 mm.

Fig. 7. Distribution map of the species of Polydictya Guérin-Méneville, 1844 of Sulawesi and neighbouring islands.