Euragallia declivata ( Osborn, 1923 )

Gonçalves, Ana Clara & Zanol, Keti Maria Rocha, 2010, Three new species of Euragallia Oman, 1938 from Brazil (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Agalliinae), Journal of Natural History 44 (5 - 6), pp. 317-331 : 329

Euragallia declivata ( Osborn, 1923)

Agallia declivata Osborn, 1923, p. 8 –9.

Agallia declivata ( Oman 1934) , p. 455.

Euragallia declivata Oman 1938 , p. 405, pl. XXXV, fig. 7A,B; pl. XLI, fig. 5; pl. XLIV, fig. 8.

Remarks

Euragallia declivata was originally described based on a single specimen from Rondônia State, North Brazil, by Osborn (1923). Oman (1938) reported it also from Brazil, but from Mato Grosso State, and identified two specimens from Bolivia, with some doubt, as belonging to this species. Specimens at hand are from Brazil (Paraná and Santa Catarina States) and Paraguay. Features of the male and female specimens were illustrated by Oman (1938). This species appears to be close to E. capixaba because of the identical colour pattern and several characteristics of the internal genitalia, differing however, on the size of the basal processes of the aedeagus and the external genitalia from both male and female ( Dutra and Coelho 1992).

Distribution

Brazil: Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Paraná (new record) and Santa Catarina (new record) States . Bolivia (?). Paraguay (new record for the genus).

Material examined

One male from Paraguay, Canindeyu Department, “ Paraguay \ Canindeyú \ Bosq. Mbaracayú\ Jejui-mi” “Malaise 3 – bosque\ bajo inundado\ 28.VI – 5.VII.1996 \ A.C.Costa leg” ( DZUP); one male “ Antonina – PR \ 17/XI/1995 \ K.Zanol ”( DZUP) ; one male “FOZ DO IGUAÇU-PR\ Brasil, 7.XII.66\ NOITE-Lamp. Merc. \ D. Zoo.U.F.P. leg” ( DZUP) ; four males “ Brasilien \ Nova Teutonia \ 27 11’B. 52 23’L\ Fritz Plaumann” ( DZUP) ; four males with same data as preceeding, excepting one male “ IV. 1981 ” , three males “ III.1981 ” ( DZUP) .