Soulierana claudinae Bouteille, 2024

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 : 194-196

Soulierana claudinae Bouteille gen. et sp. nov.

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Diagnosis

In general shape, Soulierana claudinae Bouteille gen. et sp. nov. is most similar to S. bigidea Bucher gen. et sp. nov. This new species is distinguished by the combination of the following characters: the colouring is golden except for the apex and the middle dot of the tegmina which are brown, lateral bulges on the postclypeus are wide and spaced by a large furrow.

Etymology

This specific epithet is derived from the name of E. Bouteille’s twin sister Claudine Bouteille.

Type material

Holotype MADAGASCAR • 1 ♂; Province Diego-Suarez, Parc National , Montagne d’Ambre ; 12°31′13″ S, 49°10′45″ E; 1125 m a.s.l.; 14–30 May 2001; R. Harin’Hala leg.; malaise trap; MA-0101D-11 ; CASENT 3001255 .

Paratypes MADAGASCAR • 1 ♂; Province Diego-Suarez, Sakalava Beach , dwarf littoral forest; 12°15′46″ S, 49°23′51″ E; 10 m a.s.l.; 16–31 May 2001; R. Harin’Hala leg.; malaise trap, across sandy trail; MA-01- 04B-10 ; CASENT 3001220 ; MNHN (EH) 25189 • 1 ♂; Province Diego-Suarez, Sakalava Beach , dwarf littoral forest; 12°15′46″ S, 49°23′51″ E; 10 m a.s.l.; 16–31 May 2001; R. Harin’Hala leg.; malaise trap, across sandy trail; MA-01-04B-10 ; CASENT 3001222 .

Description

TOTAL LENGTH. Between 7.0 and 7.2 mm (holotype is 7.0 mm).

HEAD. Head in dorsal view 1.4 times wider eye to eye than long in midline. Head triangular, covered with golden silk. Central part of vertex salient and wide towards frons. Frons with median ridge. Ridges of postclypeus very wide. Space between two longitudinal ridges three times width of one ridge. Parallel ridges extending horizontally from furrows towards sides of postclypeus.

THORAX. Pronotum in dorsal view 1.9 times as wide as long in midline, covered with golden silk. Dimples slightly darker than pronotal ground colour. Posterior margin bilobed. Scutellum with 2 small dimples along anterior margin and large central dimple.

TEGMINA. Veins distinct forming few sharp bumps on anterior part; single brown dot present in middle, apex of tegmina brown.

MALE GENITALIA. Pygofer much wider in dorsal than ventral part. Subgenital plates long; in lateral view, plates wider in first two thirds. Intern margin of apex covered with setae; basal apex forming tip oriented downward. Dorsal margin of parameres bearing two excrescences: rounded extension and tiny thin dorsal curved; another rounded excrescence in middle of parameres. Aedeagus bifid on apical part; posterior extension serrated on dorsal margin of last two-thirds, serrations fine and spaced, wider from base on first third and thinner on last two thirds. Anterior dorsal extension with protruding tip oriented ventrally on apex and one quarter length of posterior one. As in Soulierana bigidea Bucher gen. et sp. nov., ventral margin of aedeagus declining in convex arc, forming rounded protuberance, much longer than Soulierana bigidea and going up straight towards apical part with a single wave. Dorsal margin declining in concave arc to form pointed protuberance as long as ventral protuberance.

COLORATION. Body, tegmina and legs gilded. Apex and middle dot of tegmina brown black. In dorsal view, two closed tegmina form smiley face.

Figures

Fig. 12. Soulierana claudinae Bouteille gen. et sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (CASENT 3001255). A. Dorsal view. B. Lateral view. C. Frontal view. D. Labels. E. Male terminalia in lateral view, pygofer, anal tube, aedeagus, left paramere and left subgenital plate. F. Aedeagus. G. Left paramere, outside view on the left and inside view on the rigth. H. Left subgenital plate. I. Distribution map. Scale bars: A–C = 1 mm.