Phaiojassus undulatus, Dietrich & Magalhães & Takiya, 2020

Dietrich, Christopher H., Magalhães, Raysa Brito de & Takiya, Daniela M., 2020, Revision of the endemic Malagasy leafhopper tribe Platyjassini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae), European Journal of Taxonomy 695, pp. 1-89 : 25-26

Phaiojassus undulatus gen. et sp. nov.

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Etymology

The species name refers to the undulate margin of the area of dark pigmentation on the forewing.

Material examined

Holotype

MADAGASCAR • ♂; “ MADAGASCAR: Province d’Antsiranana , dry forest, 7 km N of Joffreville, 426 m, 13–20 January 2007, 12° 27′ S, 49° 14′ E, California Acad. of Sciences, Coll: M. Irwin, R. Harin’Hala, malaise trap MA-01-07-15”; CAS.

Description

Length of male 7.6 mm (female unknown). Dorsum uniformly dark brown except for stramineous costal area of forewing, stramineous area with wider areas near base and at level of apex of clavus with narrower intervening area. Hind tibial rows PD, AD and AV with 19, 12 and 17 macrosetae, respectively. Style with apex of apophysis rounded, with slight dorsal preapical angle. Connective with anterior margin strongly produced and angulate. Aedeagus with shaft evenly curved dorsad, slender, tubular, tapered, gonopore apical; long, slender process arising preapically on left side of shaft and strongly recurved beyond shaft apex; second, broader acuminate process arising preapically on right side of shaft and not extended to shaft apex.

Figures

Fig. 1. Platyjassini, dorsal and lateral habitus of males. A. Pachyjassus alatus sp. nov. B. Pachyjassus basifurcatus sp. nov. C. Pachyjassus ranomafanensis sp. nov. D. Pallijassus stenospatulatus (Evans, 1959). E. Petalojassus ochrescens sp. nov. F. Phaiojassus acutus sp. nov. G. Phaiojassus bispinosus sp. nov. H. Phaiojassus constrictus sp. nov. I. Phaiojassus grandis sp. nov. J. Phaiojassus spatulatus sp. nov.K. Phaiojassus undulatus sp. nov. L. Phaiojassus unispinosus sp. nov. M. Pictojassus kirindiensis sp. nov. N. Pictojassus productus sp. nov. O. Pictojassus tulearensis sp. nov. P. Platyjassella ancora sp. nov. Q. Platyjassella andohahelensis sp. nov. R. Platyjassella attenuata sp. nov. S. Platyjassella cormorana sp. nov. T. Platyjassella emarginata sp. nov. U. Platyjassella immaculata sp. nov. Scale bars = 1 mm.