Neokrisna longula Freytag, 2012

Freytag, Paul H., 2012, A review of the New World Krisnini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae) including three genera and six new species, Insecta Mundi 2012 (246), pp. 1-8 : 5-6

Neokrisna longula Freytag , new species

(Figures 3-4, 21-25)

Description. Length of males 9.5-10.5 mm, females 10.2-10.7 mm. Similar to N. decliva in general size and color. Male genitalia: Pygofer ( Fig. 21-22) about twice as long as wide, narrowing to small rounded apex, with spine-like ventral process which has long median spine-like spur on ventral median side. Style ( Fig. 23) long, very narrow to apical third, then slightly expanded, then narrowing to acute apex. Aedeagus ( Fig. 24-25) stout, C-shaped in lateral view, narrowing beyond middle to acute apex, with pair of latero-ventral processes extending along shaft to apex.

Type Material. Holotype male: Dominican Republic, La Vega, Monsenor Nouel, Loma El

Casabito, summit, 19 o 03’N 70 o 31W, 1390 m., 19-

20-XI-1992, J. Rawlins, M. Klingler, R. Davidson,

S. Thompson, cloud forest ( CMNH). Paratypes:

Eleven males, same data as holotype (five males,

CMNH; three males, FSCA ; two males, UKYL ;

and one male, BMNH).

Other specimens: Two males, Dominican Republic, La Vega, Monsenor Nouel, Loma del

Casabito, 19 o 03’N 70 o 31’W, 3-XI-2002, W. A. Zanol,

C. W. Young, C. Staresinic, J. Rawlings, wet cloud forest, UV light, sample 24119, numbers CMNH-

289,358 and CMNH-291,570 ( CMNH); one male,

Dominican Republic, La Vega, Cordillera Central,

4.1 km SW El Convento, 18 o 50’38”N 70 o 42’51”W,

1733 m., 31-V-2003. J. Rawlings, R. Davidson, C.

Young, C. Nunez, P. Acevedo, montane forest with pines near pasture, UV light, sample 22111, number CMNH-310,229 ( CMNH) ; nine males, Dominican Republic, La Vega, Cordillera Central, Loma

Casabito, 15.8 km NW Bonao, 19 o 02’12”N

70 o 31’08”W, 1455 m., 28-V-2002, J. Rawlings, C.

Young, R. Davidson, C. Nunez, P. Acevedo, ever-

green cloud forest, East slope, UV light, sample

21212, numbers CMNH-307,789, CMNH-310,653,

CMNH-309,298, CMNH-306,971, CMNH-310,049,

Figures 26-34. 26-30) Neokrisna stena n. sp. 26) Male CMNH-310,303, CMNH-308,518, CMNH-311,232,

genital capsule, lateral view (setae not shown). 27) Pygofer and CMNH-308,705 ( CMNH); one male, same data ventral margin, showing pygofer process, ventral view. 28) as last, except hand collected, sample 21242, num- Style , lateral ventral view. 29) Aedeagus, lateral view. 30) ber CMNH-311,162 ( CMNH) ; one male, same data, Aedeagus , ventral view. 31-34) Neokrisna libera n. sp. 31) except Malaise trap, sample 21282, number Male genital capsule, lateral view (setae not shown). 32) CMNH-306,808 ( CMNH) ; one male same data, Style , lateral ventral view. 33) Aedeagus , lateral view. 34) except canopy trap, sample 21292, number CMNH- Aedeagus, ventral view. All drawn to the same scale, which 309,307 ( CMNH) ; one male, Dominican Republic, equals 1.0 mm .

La Vega, Cordillera Central, Reserva Vallé Nuevo,

18 o 41’47”N 70 o 35’30”W, 2252 m., 25-V-2003, R. Davidson, C. Young, C. Nunez, J. Rawlins, P. Acevedo, montane meadow in cloud forest, pine, UV light, sample 24112, number CMNH-309,504 ( CMNH) ; three males, Dominican Republic, La Vega, Cordillera Central, Reserva Vallé Nuevo, La Nevera , 15.3 km SE Vallé Nuevo, 18 o 41’39”N 70 o 35’28”W, 3-VI-2003, R. Davidson, C. Young, C. Nunez, J. Rawlings, P. Acevedo, M. de La Cruz, wet montane forest with pine, UV light, sample 24512, numbers CMNH-310,000, CMNH- 310,694, and CMNH-306,829 ( CMNH) ; two males, same data as last, except canopy trap, sample 24492, numbers CMNH-307,355 and CMNH-308,440 ( CMNH) ; and twenty eight males, three females, all from La Vega (twenty five males, two females CMNH; two males, one female UKYL; and one male MHND)

Notes. Similar to N. breva , but smaller, and with different male genitalia. It is named for the long spur on the pygofer process, which is much longer than any of the other species of this genus.