Docalidia dennisi, Nielson, 2011

Nielson, M. W., 2011, New species in the Neotropical genus Docalidia with a key to known species, notes on distribution, taxonomy and a synoptic catalogue of the genus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Coelidiinae: Teruliini) 2952, Zootaxa 2952 (1), pp. 1-86 : 35

Docalidia dennisi , sp. nov.

(Plate IIE, Figs. 100–107 )

Length. Male 7.90 mm., female unknown

External morphology. Moderately large, robust species. General color of dorsum light brown to black; forewings nearly concolorous light brown, with short, broad,transverse, patchy band basally and medially; mesonotum and pronotum reddish brown; eyes translucent (Plate IIE); face black, 3 small orange spots on clypeus, orange marking in basal half of lateral margins and midline.

Head narrower than pronotum, anterior margin broadly rounded; crown broad, about as wide as eye, lateral margins convergent basally, disk foveate on each side of middle; pronotum about as long as crown, surface bullated; mesonotum large, about twice as long as pronotum; forewings long, broad, venation typical; eyes large, semiglobular, occupying about 2/3 of entire dorsal area of head; clypeus long, broad, lateral margins broadly convex, median longitudinal carina very prominent; clypellus about 1/3 as long as clypeus, narrow, median longitudinal ridge inflated in basal half, lateral margins expanded apically.

Male genitalia. Pygofer in lateral view large, caudodorsal process of pygofer very long, attenuated sharply at apex, caudoventral process absent ( Fig. 100 ); segment X very long with ventral process extending beyond dorsal apex ( Fig. 100 ); right subgenital plate long, broad, glabrous ( Fig. 101 ); right style about as long as aedeagus, rather robust with row on teeth in distal half, length reduced toward apex (Figs. 102,103); aedeagus long, tubular, with moderately long, subapical process, gonopore medial, exiting ventrally ( Figs. 104, 105 ); connective nearly Tshaped, arms curved apically, membrane present, medial ridge exending anteriorly, stem moderately long, narrow ( Fig. 106 ); dorsal connective short, broad basally, narrowed toward apex ( Fig. 107 ).

Material examined. Holotype male. COLOMBIA: Putumayo, PNN, La Paya, Cabaña La Paya , 0º2’S. 75º12’W., 330 m., Malaise, 5/9/02–5/15/02, L. Magno, leg. M. 3166, (HB) . Paratype. 1 male, COLOMBIA: Putumayo, La Paya Cabaña, La Paya , 0º7’S. 74º56’ W., 320 m ., 16 Dec 01-3- Dec -1, M. 2796, Malaise, E. Lozano ( MLBM) .

Etymology. The species is named for Harvey Dennis, long time friend and professional colleague.

Remarks. This species is similar to D. crista ( Nielson, 1982h: 296) in style configuration and can be separated by lack of caudoventral process of the pygofer and presence of ventral process on segment X.

Figures

FIGURES 100–107. Docalidia dennisi, sp. nov. (100) pygofer and segment X, lateral view; (101) right subgenital plate, ventral view; (102) right style, lateral view; (103) right style, dorsal view; (104) aedeagus and dorsal connective, lateral view; (105) aedeagus, ventral view; (106) connective, caudal view; (107) dorsal connective, dorsal view.