Connelicita backyensis Stroiński et Bourgoin, 2015

Wang, Menglin, Stroiński, Adam, Bourgoin, Thierry & Zhang, Yalin, 2015, A new Asian genus of the tribe Elicini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Tropiduchidae) with two new species from Vietnam, Zootaxa 4018 (4), pp. 563-572 : 567-569

Connelicita backyensis Stroiński et Bourgoin , sp. nov.

( Figs 22–31)

Etymology. The Latin name refers to Vietnamese name of Tonkin ( Bắc Kỳ), the area where the species was collected.

Diagnosis. This new species appears similar to C. haiphongensis sp. nov., but differs by the following specific characters: anterior margin of vertex slightly convex ( Fig. 24), but strongly convex in C. haiphongensis ( Fig. 4); aedeagus with large and thick process at apex, directed upward in this species ( Fig. 30), absent in C. haiphongensis ( Fig. 11); gonostylus with capitulum located at apical 1 / 3, posterior margin of gonostylus deeply concave forming a groove in apical half ( Fig. 31), while in C. haiphongensis located at apical 1 / 4, posterior margin of gonostylus straight in apical half ( Fig. 12).

Description. Length: male (including forewing) (N= 4): 10.5–11.2 mm, forewing: 8.7–9.3 mm.

HEAD. Vertex 0.8 times longer in middle line than wide at base ( Fig. 24). Frons 2.0 times longer in middle line than broad at upper margin, 1.0 times longer in middle line than widest part ( Fig. 25).

THORAX. Pronotum 3.6 times wider at widest part than long in midline ( Fig. 24). Mesonotum 1.0 times wider at widest part than long in midline and 1.5 times longer than cumulative length of vertex and pronotum in midline ( Fig. 24). Forewing 2.3 times longer than widest part ( Fig. 26).

MALE TERMINALIA. Anal tube 1.5 times longer than width in dorsal view, with apical margin almost straight, lateral margins parallel at basal half but narrowing to apex at apical half, epiproct short, located at upper half of anal tube ( Fig. 29), ventral margin of anal tube straight in lateral view ( Fig. 27). Gonostylus with capitulum located at apical 1 / 3, posterior margin of gonostylus deeply concave to form a groove in apical half, dorsal margin of capitulum nearly straight, additional lobe of capitulum with two separate spines closely located in basal half ( Fig. 31). Pygofer in lateral view with posterior margin deeply inclined posteriorly at upper 1 / 3 and deeply inclined forward at lower 2 / 3 ( Figs 27, 28). Aedeagus with one large thick process at apex, directed upward ( Fig. 30). Ventral process of periandrium sword-shaped ( Fig. 30).

FEMALE. Unknown.

COLORATION. Vertex tawny, with weak median carina tawny, anterior carina black and lateral carinae tawny, lateral margins nearly parallel ( Figs 22, 24). Compound eyes brown ( Figs 22, 24). Ocelli red. Frons reddish brown, with median carina reddish brown, anterior and lateral margins brown ( Fig. 25). Clypeus reddish brown, with median carina pale brown ( Fig. 25). Genae tawny, with a black patch below antenna ( Fig. 23). Pronotum tawny, with median carina tawny and two small depressions beside median carina on disc ( Fig. 24). Mesonotum brown, with median carina brown ( Fig. 24). Forewing with brown spot near middle of vein CuP and vein CuA 2 ( Fig. 26). Legs tawny, with apex of spines black.

Type materials. Holotype ♂, Vietnam: Hòa Bình, Tonkin, 1927, Coll.: De Cooman ( MNHN). Paratypes: 1 ♂, Vietnam: Hòa Bình, Tonkin, 1919, Coll.: R. Oberthur ( MNHN); 1 ♂, Vietnam: Hòa Bình, Tonkin, 1919, Coll.: R. Oberthur ( MNHN); 1 ♂, Vietnam: Hòa Bình, Tonkin, 1926, Coll.: De Cooman ( MNHN). All specimens deposited in MNHN.

Distribution. Vietnam: Hòa Bình Province.