Aconurella, Ribaut, 1948

Naveed, Hassan & Zhang, Yalin, 2018, Taxonomic review of the leafhopper genus Aconurella Ribaut (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Chiasmini) from Pakistan with description of three new species, Zootaxa 4418 (1) : -

Key to species of Aconurella from Pakistan (Ƌ)

1. Pygofer side with many spinules at dorsoapical margin, some large ( Figs 2A , 3A , 4A )............................... 2

- Pygofer side dorsoapical margin without or with sparse small spinules ( Figs 1A , 5A )................................ 4

2. Subgenital plates as long as or slightly longer than pygofer (Plate I: G, I); with two macrosetae at apex ( Fig. 3B )................................................................................................ A. paraerebus sp. n.

- Subgenital plates subequal to pygofer; with more than two macrosetae at apex ( Figs 1D , 2B , 4B , 5B )................... 3

3. Subgenital plates longer than pygofer ( Fig. 2B ); style apophysis smooth ( Fig. 2D )........................... A. erebus

- Subgenital plates shorter than pygofer ( Fig. 4B ); style apophysis serrate with enlarged preapical tooth ( Fig. 4D, E ).............................................................................................. A. naranensis sp. n.

4. Pygofer dorsal margin without spinules ( Fig. 1A–C ); connective arms close together distally ( Fig. 1G )........... A. prolixa

- Pygofer dorsal margin with small spinules ( Fig. 5A ); connective arms widely separate from each other ( Fig. 5C )..................................................................................................... A. choui sp. n

Figures

FIGURE 2. Aconurella erebus (Distant). A. male pygofer side, lateral view; B: subgenital plate, ventral view; C: connective, dorsal view; D: style, dorsal view; E: aedeagus, dorsal view; F: aedeagus, lateral view; G: valve, ventral view.

FIGURE 3. Aconurella paraerebus sp. n. A. male pygofer side, lateral view; B: subgenital plate, ventral view; C: connective, dorsal view; D: style, dorsal view; E: aedeagus, dorsal view; F: aedeagus, lateral view; G: valve, ventral view; H: style apophysis, lateral view.

FIGURE 4. Aconurella naranensis sp. n. A. male pygofer side, lateral view; B: subgenital plate, ventral view; C: connective, dorsal view; D: style, dorsalview;E: styleapophysis apex,lateral view; F:aedeagus,dorsal view;G:aedeagus,lateral view; H: subgenital plate and valve, dorsal view

FIGURE1. Aconurella prolixa (Matsumura).(Figure by Duan Yani) A–C:male pygoferside,lateral view; D:subgenital plate, ventral view; E: valve, ventral view; F: style, dorsal view; G: connective, dorsal view; H: aedeagus, lateral view.

FIGURE5. Aconurellachoui sp. n. A. male pygofer side, lateral view; B: subgenital plate, ventral view; C: connective, dorsal view; D: style, dorsal view; E: aedeagus, dorsal view; F: aedeagus, lateral view; G: valve, ventral view.