Pomponia piceata Distant, 1905

Pham, Hong-Thai, Lee, Young June & Constant, Jerome, 2015, Cicada genus Pomponia Stål, 1866 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from Vietnam and Cambodia, with a new species, a new record, and a key to the species, Zootaxa 3925 (4), pp. 562-572 : 569

Pomponia piceata Distant, 1905

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Pomponia piceata Distant, 1905: 558 [TL: Cho-Moï, Tonkin]; Distant, 1906: 67; Distant, 1912b: 53; Metcalf, 1963: 851; Chou et al., 1997: 190; Pham, 2004: 62; Lee, 2008: 10; Pham & Yang, 2009: 14.

Pomponia hieroglyphica Kato, 1938: 8 (hierogryphica [sic]) [TL: Yaosan, Kwangsi, China; Hoa-Binh, Tonkin]; Kato, 1940: 13; Metcalf, 1963: 842 (synonymized by Chou et al. (1997)).

Material examined. VIETNAM: Vinh Phuc: 1♂, 1♀, Me Linh, 100–200 m, ML0791, ML0792, light trap, 21.v.2010; 11♂♂, 7♀♀, same locality, 100–200 m, ML2226-ML2229, ML2240, ML2241, ML2247, ML2248, ML2255–ML2258, ML2275–ML2280, 4–6.vi.2010; Quang Tri: 5♂♂, 1♀, Huc Nghi, Dakrong, 265 m, Ho.1327, Ho.1329, Ho.1352, Ho.1376, Ho.1423, Ho.1424, light trap, 6.v.2005, coll. Pham Hong Thai ( VNMN); 1♂, Cua Tung, Annam (= central Vietnam) ( IRSNB); Quang Nam: 1♂, 3♀♀, TaUl, Chaval, Song Thanh NR, Nam Giang, 350–400 m, Ho.0784, Ho.0798, Ho.0822, Ho.0910, light trap, 27,29. iv.2005; 4♂♂, 6♀♀, same locality, 350–400 m, Ho.1031-Ho.1037, Ho.1042, Ho.1043, Ho.1047, 29.iv.2007, coll. Pham Hong Thai and Hoang Vu Tru; 1♂, 1♀, LaBo B, ChaVal, 500–600 m, Ho.1028, Ho.1029, 28.iv.2005, coll. Pham Hong Thai; 1♂, Lo Xo pass, Phuoc My, Phuoc Son, 720 m, Ho.0997, 25.iv.2005; Gia Lai: 13♂♂, 3♀♀, Kon Ka Kinh NP, 880 m, Ho.2.0069–Ho.2.0079, Ho.2.0083, Ho.2.0084, Ho.2.0086–Ho.2.0088, light trap, 31.v.2011, coll. Ta Huy Thinh and Hoang Vu Tru; 3♂♂, 4♀♀, samle locality, Ho.2.0029–Ho.2.0035, light trap, 1.vi.2011, Hoang Vu Tru and Tran Thieu Du; 1♂, 1♀, AYun, Mang Yang, 900–1000 m, Ho.2.0123, Ho.2.0124, 1.vi.2011, coll. Ta Huy Thinh; 3♀♀, samle locality, Ho.2.0008–Ho.2.0010, light trap, 2.vi.2011, coll. Hoang Vu Tru; 1♂, 2♀♀, headsquarters of Kon Ka Kinh NP, 820 m, Ho.2.0111, Ho.2.0112, Ho.2.0122, light trap, 3.vi.2011, Hoang Vu Tru; 1♂, 1♀, AYun, Mang Yang, Ho.2.0137, Ho.2.0138, 3– 4.vi.201, Ta Huy Thinh; 1♀, samle locality, Ho.2.0093, light trap, 5.vi.2011; 1♂, Kon Loc 1, Dak Roong, Kbang, 900–1000 m, Ho.2.0004, light trap, 6.vi.2011; 2♀♀, Dak Roong, Kbang, Ho.2.0098, Ho.2.0099, light trap, 7.vi.2011, Hoang Vu Tru; 2♂♂, Dak Jo Ta, Mang Yang, Ho.2.0020, Ho.2.0021, 7–8.vi.2011, coll. Hoang Vu Tru and Tran Thieu Du; 1♂, 1♀, Dak Roong, Kbang, Ho.2.0064, Ho.2.0065, light trap, 8.vi.2011, coll. Hoang Vu Tru; 2♀♀, Dak Jo Ta, Mang Yang, Ho.2.0015, Ho.2.0016, 9.vi.2011, coll. Ta Huy Thinh and Cao Quynh Nga; 1♂, 3♀♀, headsquarters of Kon Ka Kinh NP, 820 m, Ho.2.0024–Ho.2.0027, light trap, 10.vi.2011, coll. Hoang Vu Tru; Lam Dong: 2♂♂, 2♀♀, Dambri, 800 m, v.2003 ( VNMN).

Distribution. Vietnam (Vinh Phuc, Hoa Binh, Quang Tri, Quang Nam, Gia Lai, and Lam Dong) and China (Guangxi).

Remarks. This species is distinguished from Pomponia subtilita by the following characterestics: male operculum semicircular; spines of clasper very long, making inner arc longer than wide.

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FIGURE 5. Pomponia piceata Distant, 1905, holotype, male, northern Vietnam (photo provided by Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris): A, dorsal habitus. B, ventral habitus. C, ventral view of pygofer. D, lateroventral view of pygofer. E. labels.