Pogonorhinella madagascariensis Schmidt, 1910

Bucher, Manon, Bouteille, Emilien & Cesne, Maxime Le, 2024, Malagasy spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae), a taxonomic review of genera from Madagascar, European Journal of Taxonomy 935, pp. 166-202 : 185-186

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2024.935.2555
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:36F07FD1-09B8-4057-86F6-5F6960DC799B
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11400822
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E8713702-D103-FFB6-91AE-B643FE66FD97
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Pogonorhinella madagascariensis Schmidt, 1910
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Treatment

Pogonorhinella madagascariensis Schmidt, 1910 View in CoL

Pogonorhinella madagascariensis Schmidt, 1910: 335 View in CoL .

Locris bicoloripes Bergroth, 1910: 234 View in CoL (synonymy by Lallemand 1949: 34).

Material examined

MADAGASCAR • 1 ♂; Province de Toamasina, Andasibe ; 18°53.410′ S, 48°23.881′ E; 1049 m a.s.l.; 5 Nov. 2011; A. Soulier-Perkins leg.; MNHN (EH) 24119 GoogleMaps • 1 ♂; Province de Toamasina, Andasibe ; 18°57.723 ′ S, 48°25.716′ E; 940 m a.s.l.; 8 Nov. 2011; A. Soulier-Perkins leg.; MNHN (EH) 24521 GoogleMaps • 1 ♂; forêt d’Amboasary ; 1300 m a.s.l.; Jan. 1961; P. Griveaud leg.; MNHN (EH) 24520 • 1 ♀; Province de Toamasina, Andasibe ; 18°53.021′ S, 48°25.792′ E; 951 m a.s.l.; 4 Nov. 2011; A. Soulier-Perkins leg.; MNHN (EH) 24522 GoogleMaps • 1 ♀; Region Amoron ï Maia, 35 km d’Ambositra, forêt alt. Ankazomivati ; 20°47.002′ S, 47°10.964′ E; 984 m a.s.l.; 24 Mar. 2006; M Attié leg.; MNHN (EH) 24530 GoogleMaps • 1 ♂; Province Diego-Suarez, Sakalava beach , dwarf littoral forest; 12°15′46″ S, 49°23′51″ E; 10 m a.s.l.; 7–22 Apr. 2001; R. Harin’Hala leg.; malaise trap; MA-0104B-06 ; CASENT 3001902 GoogleMaps • 1 ♀; Toliara Province, Rés. spéciale d’Ambohijanahary , forêt d’Ankazotsihitafototra , 35.2 km 312° NW Ambaravaranala; 18°16′00″ S, 45°24′24″ E; 1050 m a.s.l.; 13–17 Jan. 2003; Fisher and Griswold leg.; malaise trap montane rainforest; collection code BLF7023 ; CASENT 3007937 GoogleMaps • 1 ♀; Province Diego-Suarez, Montaigne français ; 12°15′8″ S, 49°38′51″ E; 150 m a.s.l.; 15 Feb.–6 Mar. 2001; R. Harin’Hala leg.; malaise along forested limestone ridge; MA-01-06-06 ; CASENT 3004723 GoogleMaps • 1 ♀; Province d’Antananarivo, 7 km SE of Andasibe National Park headquarters; 18°57.76′ S, 48°27.16′ E; 1050 m a.s.l.; 9–23 Apr. 2001; R. Harin’Hala leg.; malaise trap in tropical rainforest; MA-01-08A-06 ; CASENT 3001997 GoogleMaps • 1 ♀; Fianarantsoa province, forêt d’Atsiraamiaty , 7.6 km 285° WNW Itremo; 20°35′36″ S, 46°33′48″ E; 1550 m a.s.l.; 22–26 Jan. 2003; Fisher and Griswold; malaise trap montane rainforest; collection code BLF7155 ; CASENT 3008211 GoogleMaps .

Description

TOTAL LENGTH. Between 6.5 and 7.6 mm.

HEAD. Small head and short vertex. From dorsal view, head 1.5 times wider than long in midline between eyes. Antennae long with first segment broad and large pedicel. Postclypeus very slim.

TEGMINA. Tegmina long and narrow.

MALE GENITALIA. Subgenital plates bit longer than pygofer height. Subgenital plates with large base becoming thinner until last third; dorsal and ventral margin parallel and curved dorsally, ending in flat junction. Dorsal and ventral margin of parameres mainly parallel with large spine on dorsal margin. External extremity with two hooks shape, one curving dorsally, other one ventrally joining two margins. Aedeagus really long and slender, measuring around three times as long as pygofer height and curving strongly dorsally. Apical part of aedeagus bifid with ventral thin spine and spoon-shaped dorsal one covering ventral spine.

COLORATION. Dorsal body all black or dark blue from the anterior extremity of vertex to end of tegmina. Ventral part of head and coxa orange or ochre. Thorax and abdomen black. Legs black except for first half of each femur.