Stirellus

Duan, Yani, Webb, M. D. & Zhang, Yalin, 2016, Review of the leafhopper tribe Stenometopiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from China with description of four new species, Zootaxa 4171 (1), pp. 101-138 : 135-136

Stirellus sp.

( Fig. 30 )

Length. Female: 5.0– 5.6mm.

Color. Generally greenish yellow ( Fig. 30 ).

Body. Head narrower than pronotum. Vertex apically acute, about 2x as long as the breadth between the eyes, lateral margins slightly concave ( Fig. 30 A). Ocellus next to eye slightly below anterior margin ( Fig. 30 B). Eye relatively large ( Fig. 30 A). Anteclypeus nearly parallel-sided, extending beyond normal curve of genae ( Fig. 30 C). Pronotum as long as half of the vertex. Mesonotum and scutellum shorter than pronotum ( Fig. 30 A). Forewing macropterous, female usually exposing apex of abdomen ( Fig. 30 A–B).

Female. Hind margin of seventh sternum slightly concave in the middle ( Fig. 30 D).

Material examined. 3♀, China, Guangdong Prov., Conghua , 43m, 25 August 2005, coll. Yang Meixia.

Distribution. China (Guangdong).

Remarks. This species appears similar to S. khewrensis ( Pruthi 1936: 111, plate VIII, Figs. 1 2–13 , text-fig. 125) from India, but males are needed to confirm its identity.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Hodoedocus mindanaoensis. Female. A: habitus, dorsal view; B: habitus, lateral view; C: face.

FIGURE 2. Hodoedocus mindanaoensis. A: male pygofer side, lateral view; B: subgenital plate, ventral view; C: valve, ventral view; D: style, dorsal view; E: connective, dorsal view; F, G: aedeagus, dorsal and lateral view, respectively.

FIGURE 3. Stirellus breviceps. Holotype. A: habitus, dorsal view; B: habitus, lateral view; C: labels.

FIGURE 4. Stirellus capitatus. Male. A – D: habitus, dorsal view; E: face.

FIGURE 5. Stirellus capitatus. Female. A – D: habitus, dorsal view; E: habitus, lateral view; F: face; G: the end of female abdomen, ventral view.

FIGURE 6. Stirellus capitatus. A, C: male pygofer and segment X – XI, lateral and dorsal view, respectively; B: male pygofer side, lateral view; D: valve and subgenital plate, ventral view; E – F: style, dorsal view; G: connective, dorsal view; H: aedeagus, dorsal view; I: connective and aedeagus, lateral view; J: aedeagus, lateral view.

FIGURE 7. Stirellus daii sp. nov. A – C: male; D – G: female. A, D: habitus, dorsal view; B, E: habitus, lateral view; C, F: face; G: the end of female abdomen, ventral view.

FIGURE 8. Stirellus daii sp. nov. A, B: male pygofer and segment X – XI, lateral and dorsal view, respectively; C: valve and subgenital plates, ventral view; D – E: style, dorsal view; F – G: connective, dorsal view; H, J: aedeagus, dorsal view; I, K: aedeagus, lateral view.

FIGURE 9. Stirellus grandis. A – C: male; D – G: female. A, D: habitus, dorsal view; B, E: habitus, lateral view; C, F: face; G: the end of female abdomen, ventral view.

FIGURE 10. Stirellus grandis. A – B: male pygofer and segment X – XI, lateral view; C: male pygofer and segment X – XI, dorsal view; D: valve, subgenital plates and styles, ventral view; E – F: style, dorsal view; G: connective, dorsal view; H: aedeagus, dorsal view; I: connective and aedeagus, lateral view.

FIGURE 11. Stirellus indrus. Male. A – H: habitus, dorsal view; I: face.

FIGURE 12. Stirellus indrus. Female. A – G: habitus, dorsal view; H: habitus, lateral view; I: face; J: the end of female abdomen, ventral view.

FIGURE 13. Stirellus indrus. A – B: male pygofer side, lateral view; C: male pygofer and segment X – XI, dorsal view; D: valve, subgenital plates and styles, ventral view; E – F: style, dorsal view; G: connective, dorsal view; H: aedeagus, ventral view; I – K: connective and aedeagus, lateral view.

FIGURE 30. Stirellus sp. Female. A: habitus, dorsal view; B: habitus, lateral view; C: face; D: the end of female abdomen, ventral view.