Griveaudus issidiformis, Stroiński, Adam & Świerczewski, Dariusz, 2014

Stroiński, Adam & Świerczewski, Dariusz, 2014, Griveaudus gen. nov. (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Flatidae) from Tsaratanana Massif supports the biodiversity of montane flatids in Madagascar, Zootaxa 3861 (1), pp. 61-75 : 70-73

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3861.1.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:92A437D0-A49A-48E6-A02F-C88F8599665C
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6144852
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6849879D-4B1C-FFC7-FF69-F8B01B8D44E1
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Griveaudus issidiformis
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Griveaudus issidiformis View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figs 1–10 View FIGURES 1 – 4 View FIGURES 5 – 10 , 17–64 View FIGURES 17 – 22 View FIGURES 23 – 28 View FIGURES 29 – 35 View FIGURES 36 – 43 View FIGURES 44 – 49 View FIGURES 50 – 55 View FIGURES 56 – 64 )

Etymology. The specific epithet comes from the Issidae-like shape of the body.

Diagnosis. The species differs from G. tsaratananae by the combination of the following characters: male—lower part of periandrium with longer and shorter processes ( Figs 41–43 View FIGURES 36 – 43 ), female—anal tube oval, gonapophysis VIII with 3 weakly developed and blunt teeth, ductus receptaculi longer than diverticulum ductus, bulba of diverticulum ductus huge and oval ( Figs 57, 62 View FIGURES 56 – 64 , 35 View FIGURES 29 – 35 ).

Description. Total length 0.46–0.54 cm. Head. Vertex: proportion A/B = 17.33–26.00; Frons: proportion C/E = 0.92–0.98; proportion D/E = 1.06–1.18. Thorax. Pronotum: proportion F/B = 6.00–12.00. Mesonotum: proportion G/F = 2.58–3.78, proportion G/B+F = 2.38–3.24, proportion G/H = 0.74–0.78. Tegmina: proportion I/J = 1.86–1.90.

Coloration. General coloration dark brown; upper part of frons dark brown, lower part light brown; upper part of head, pronotum and mesonotum yellowish with median, dark brown-reddish band; tegmina light brown or stramineous with darker basal part and margins, clavus with dark brown or black semicircle; abdomen—sternites straminous, tergites dark brown with yellowish margins; legs brownish-yellow ( Figs 1–4 View FIGURES 1 – 4 ).

Type material. Holotype: ♂, [ Madagascar Nord, massif du Tsaratanana (versant Sud), 2030m, Andohanambatoafo, 16/ 18-XII-1966, P. Soga], [Museum Paris]—( MNHN). Paratypes: 2♀♀, [ Madagascar Nord, massif du Tsaratanana (versant Sud), 2030m, Andohanambatoafo, 16/ 18-XII-1966, P. Soga], [Museum Paris]—( MNHN).

Distribution. Madagascar, Antsiranana Province.