Coelodictya sjoestedti Jacobi, 1910

Constant, Jérôme, 2018, Congodictya taymansi gen. et sp. nov., a new genus and species of Afrotropical lanternfly related to Coelodictya Jacobi, 1910 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 74, pp. 1-17 : 1-17

Coelodictya sjoestedti Jacobi, 1910

Figs 1–5

Coelodictya sjoestedti JACOBI, 1910: 101 [described], pl. 1, figs 37, 37a [habitus and frons illustrated].

Coelodictya sjoestedti – SCHMIDT, 1912: 70 [comparative notes]. — METCALF, 1947: 159 [catalogued]. — LALLEMAND, 1959: 63 [keyed], 76 [described].

MATERIAL EXAMINED.

TYPE MATERIAL. TANZANIA: syntype ♀ ( Fig. 1 ): [Kilimandjaro, Sjöstedt. 1905—6] [Kibonoto kulturz.] [16 april] [Typus] [Typus] [A. Jacobi det.] [ Coelodictya sjostedti Jacobi, V. Lallemand det., 1956] [NHRS-HEMI 000000182] ( NHRS) coordinates: 3°11'S 37°06'E .

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL. MALAWI: 1♀ ( Fig. 2 ): North Malawi, Chitipa District, Mughese Forest Reserve , 9°39’S 33°32’E, 6000 ft, 9–16.I.2002 , R. J. Murphy, I.G.: 31.908 ( RBINS); 1♂, 8♀♀: Central Malawi, Ntchisi District, Ntchisi Forest Reserve , 13°22’S 34°00’E, 5000 ft, 10–15.XII.2001 , R. J. Murphy, I.G.: 31.908 ( RBINS); 2♂♂: 10km SSW Nkhata Bay, 10°41’S 34°17’E, 10-12.XII.1986 , E. Holm & E. Marais ( NMNW) .

TANZANIA: 1♀: Kilimanjaro, Kibonoto kulturzone, 1905, Y. Sjöstedt ( NHRS) ; 1♀: idem, 18.III.1906 ( NHRS) ; 3♂♂, 6♀♀: Kilimanjaro, 15.III.1906, Y. Sjöstedt ( NHRS) ; 5♂♂, 21♀♀: idem, 16.III.1906 ( NHRS) ; 1♂, 4♀♀: idem, 20.III.1906 ( NHRS) ; Mamahisara ( Mbulu D.), 6.III.1981, 2000 m, J. Kielland, Bjornstad coll., n°41538, I.G.: 31.230 ( RBINS) coordinates: 3°55’01.2”S 35°31’58.8”E.

ZIMBABWE: 1♀: Bunga Forest near Mutare, 19°06’S 24°46’E, 1900m, 16–18.I.1992, R . Oberprieler ( SANC) .

ADDITIONAL DATA

MALAWI: 2♂♂, 4♀♀: Mlanje (= Mulanje), 8.I.1913 , S.A. Neave ( BMNH – M. Webb pers. com. 16.IV.2018) ; 4♀♀: same data, 20.XII.1912 ( BMNH – M. Webb pers. com. 16.IV.2018) .

TANZANIA: 1♂: Manou, Deutsch Ost Afrika ( MFNB – J. Deckert pers. com. 30.III.2018) .

ZIMBABWE: 1♀: near Chimanimani N.P., 20°01’S 32°58’E, 920m, 18–26.X.1994 B. Hayfield ( BMNH – M. Webb pers. com. 16.IV.2018) ; 1♂: S.E. Rhodesia, Melsetter, Gazaland, about 4500ft, Mt. Chirinda , XII.1901 , G. Marshall ( BMNH – M. Webb pers. com. 16.IV.2018) .

ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION.

Male genitalia: ( Figs 3–4 ) pygofer about 2.2 times higher than long basally in lateral view, narrower dorsally and with lateral lobe rounded apically on posterior margin, projecting posterolaterally. Gonostyli separated basally, about 2.5 times longer than high in lateral view; inner wall strongly concave; lateral slightly bulging ridge in middle, developed to 2/3 of length of gonostylus; ventral margin sinuate leaving a median opening in ventral view between apices of gonostyli largely separated; dorsal margin with a lateral fold on proximal 1/3 projecting ventrally to level of half the height of gonostylus and ended with a strong hook pointing anteriorly. Tectiform structure elongate and strongly flattened laterally. Phallobase with elongate, deeply notched dorsal membranous lobe not reaching apex of aedeagus; ventral sclerified process; paired apical membranous lobes bearing minute spinulation with secondary dorsal and lateroventral lobes apically. Anal tube very large, surpassing gonostyli and with huge, subtriangular, convex, lateral lobes; apex cut more or less vertically; lobes diverging in posterior view; base of lobes at basal 1/5 of length of anal tube.

DISTRIBUTION. Tanzania, Malawi * and Zimbabwe * ( Fig. 5 ).

* = new country record

Figures

Fig. 1. Coelodictya sjoestedti Jacobi, 1910, female syntype (NHRS). A, habitus, dorsal view. B, habitus, ventral view. C, head, pro and mesonotum, dorsal view. D, labels. E, frons, normal view.

Fig. 2. Coelodictya sjoestedti Jacobi, 1910, female from Malawi (RBINS). A, habitus, dorsal view. B, head, pro- and mesonotum, dorsal view. C, habitus, ventral view. D, frons, normal view. E, habitus, lateral view. F, head and thorax, lateral view.

Fig. 3. Coelodictya sjoestedti Jacobi, 1910, male genitalia (specimen from Malawi, Ntchisi – RBINS): pygofer, anal tube and gonostyli. A, left lateral view. B, posterior view. C, left posterolateral view. D, ventral view. E, dorsal view. – An, anal tube. – G, gonostylus. – lf, lateral fold of gonostylus. – ll, lateroposterior lobe of pygofer. – Py, pygofer.

Fig. 4. Coelodictya sjoestedti Jacobi, 1910 (specimen from Malawi, Ntchisi – RBINS), male genitalia: aedeagus. A, dorsal view. B, left laterodorsal view. C, left lateral view. D, ventral view. – adl, apicodorsal lobe. – all, apicolateral lobe. – dl, dorsal lobe. – ts, tectiform structure. – vp, ventral process.

Fig. 5. Coelodictya sjoestedti Jacobi, 1910 and Congodictya taymansi sp. nov., distribution map.