Pseudocurtara minima, 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 : 60-61

Pseudocurtara minima gen. et sp. nov.

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Etymology

The species name refers to the small size of this species.

Material examined

Holotype

MADAGASCAR • ♂; “MADAGASCAR: Antsiranana Province, Vohemar Dist., SAVA region, Andranotsimaty, dry forest , 9 km NE Daraina, 29 Sept – 6 Oct 2011, 13° 10.17′ S 49° 42.04′ E, California Acad. of Sciences, coll: M.Irwin, R.Harin’Hala, malaise, dry dense forest, elev 90 m, MG-57-43”; CAS.

Paratypes

MADAGASCAR – Antsiranana • 1 ♂; Vohemar Dist., SAVA region, Andranotsimaty , dry forest, 9 km NE of Daraina; 13°10.17′ S, 49°42.04′ E; alt. 90 m; 18–26 Oct. 2012; M.Irwin and R.Harin’Hala leg.; Malaise trap; dry dense forest; MG-57-55; INHS . – Antananarivo • 1 ♀; 46 km NE of Ankazobe ,

Ambohitantely; 18°11.88′ S, 47°16.89′ E; alt. 700 m; 6–18 Feb. 2005; M. Irwin and R. Harin’Hala leg.; Malaise trap; sclerophyll forest; MA-27-27; SMK DNA voucher: MIAS13; CAS.

Description

Length of male 5.8 mm, female 7.6 mm. Dorsum yellow with symmetrical dark markings; face yellow with pair of small brown spots on lora; pronotum with several symmetrically arranged black spots anteriorly, posterior margin brown; mesonotum with triangles bordered with brown and with pair of black submedial spots; forewing costal area with yellow opaque sclerotization in basal half, remainder hyaline, veins ochraceous to dark brown; venter yellow except for diffuse brown spot on hind coxa. Crown flat in profile, marginal rim relatively thin, forming shelf over frontoclypeus, ocelli well separated from anterior margin. Forewing with supernumerary crossveins in corium and clavus, inner apical cell narrow and relatively short. Hind tibial rows PD, AD, and AV with 20, 14 and 14 macrosetae, respectively. Style apophysis slightly sinuate, somewhat expanded toward midlength, then gradually tapered to apex, apex curved dorsomesad and terminating in blunt tip. Aedeagus with shaft broad in lateral view, curved dorsad and tapered toward apex, with broad, poorly sclerotized unpaired process arising on left side and extended along shaft to apex, shaft apex rounded; gonopore preapical on posterior surface. Female sternite VII with posterior margin roundly produced. Second valvulae short and broad, dorsal margin broadly concave, without hump, distal teeth relatively short and indistinct.

Remarks

This species corresponds to the OTU labeled “ Platyjassini gen. n. 1, sp. 2” in the phylogeny of Krishnankutty et al. (2016).

Figures

Fig. 3. Platyjassini, dorsal and lateral habitus of males. A. Plerujassus appendiculatus (Evans, 1959). B. Plerujassus brunnescens sp. nov. C. Plexijassus caliginosus sp. nov. D. Pseudocurtara minima sp. nov. E. Pseudocurtara nigripicta sp. nov. F. Pseudocurtara quadrata sp. nov. G. Pseudocyrta hyalina sp. nov. H. Pseudomarganana olivacea sp. nov. I. Pseudomarganana rosea sp. nov. J. Pulchrijassus anjozorobensis sp. nov. K. Pulchrijassus eunsunae sp. nov. L. Pulchrijassus pallescens sp. nov. M. Pulchrijassus roseus sp. nov. N. Pulchrijassus rubrilineatus sp. nov. O. Pulchrijassus sindhuae sp. nov. P. Pulchrijassus talatakelyensis sp. nov. Q. Pulchrijassus toamasinensis sp. nov. R. Punctijassus circularis sp. nov. S. Punctijassus compressus sp. nov. T. Punctijassus ivohibensis sp. nov. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 12. Plerujassus gen. nov., Plexijassus gen. nov. and Pseudocurtara gen. nov. – A–C. Plerujassus appendiculatus (Evans, 1959). A. Genital capsule, lateral view. B. Genitalia, lateral view. C. Same, ventral view. – D–F. Plerujassus brunnescens sp. nov. D. Genital capsule, lateral view. E. Genitalia, lateral view. F. Same, ventral view. – G–I. Plexijassus caliginosus sp. nov. G. Genital capsule, lateral view. H. Genitalia, lateral view. I. Same, ventral view. – J–M. Pseudocurtara minima sp. nov. J. Genital capsule, lateral view. K. Genitalia, lateral view. L. Same, ventral view. M. Aedeagus, posterior view. – N–Q. Pseudocurtara nigripicta sp. nov. N. Genital capsule, lateral view. O. Genitalia, lateral view. P. Same, ventral view. Q. Aedeagus, posterior view. Photos not to scale.