Amberana melanops ( Jacobi, 1917 )

Soulier-Perkins, Adeline & Kunz, Gernot, 2012, Revision of the malagassy endemic genus Amberana Distant (Hemiptera, Cercopidae) with description of one new genus, Zootaxa 3156 (1), pp. 1-42 : 26

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3156.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5898781
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scientific name	Amberana melanops ( Jacobi, 1917 )
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Amberana melanops ( Jacobi, 1917) View in CoL

( Figs 80–85 View FIGURES 80 – 81 View FIGURES 83 – 85 )

Dauphina melanops Jacobi, 1917: 543 View in CoL , transferred to Amberana View in CoL by Lallemand, 1949: 71, 72. Literna lambertoni Lallemand, 1920a: 284 View in CoL , syn. by Lallemand, 1923: 235.

Male genitalia ( Figs 83–85 View FIGURES 83 – 85 ). Pygofer larger on upper part than lower part, being very pointed at posterior basal apex, with a small protrusion on lower part of posterior margin. Pygofer height: 1.3 mm. Subgenital plate of an average length but strongly bent dorsally on half apical part, which is much narrower than basal half, apex round, slim and pointing dorsally. Aedeagus developed anteriorly in two-pointed protrusions, the lower being slightly bigger than the one above. Apex of aedeagus reaching beyond dorsal pygofer margin, posterior dorsal extension 2 times length of anterior dorsal protrusion, which presents a club shaped apex. Parameres clearly indented on ventral margin.

Material examined. Holotype Ƥ, Madagascar Moramanga , 400m, 1912 ( SMTD). Madagascar, forêt côte Est, Alluaud 1901, V. Lallemand det., MNHN (EH) 4801, 1Ƥ ( MNHN). Madagascar, Perinet, 3.1932, Frappa, MNHN (EH) 4802–4803, 2Ƥ ( MNHN). Madagascar, Mamatsinjo, coll. J. Chatanay 1914, MNHN (EH) 4804–4805, 13, 1Ƥ ( MNHN). Madagascar, Diego-Suarez, Ch. Alluaud 1893, MNHN (EH) 4806–4807, 2Ƥ ( MNHN). Madagascar, Antanambé Mocquerys, coll. Noualhier 1898, MNHN (EH) 4808, 1Ƥ ( MNHN). Madagascar, E. Dorr 1897, MNHN (EH) 4809, 1Ƥ ( MNHN). Madagascar, Prov. d’Analalava, Maromandia, R. Decary 1923, V. Lallemand det., MNHN (EH) 4810, 1Ƥ ( MNHN). Madagascar Tam, Perinet, F. Keiser , 8.IV.58, 1Ƥ; 10.IV.58, 13, 3Ƥ; 7.IV.58, 13; 5.X.58, 13; 8.X.58, 1Ƥ; Moramanga , 9.X.58, 1Ƥ; Joffreville , 25.V.58, 13; Tananarive , 17.IV.58, 13, 3Ƥ ( NHMB).