Pseudocurtara nigripicta, 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 : 61

Pseudocurtara nigripicta gen. et sp. nov.

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Figs 3E , 12 N–Q

Etymology

The species name refers to the large black markings on the pronotum of this species.

Material examined

Holotype

MADAGASCAR • ♂; “MADAGASCAR: Toamasina, Réserve Nationale Intégrale Betampona, Betampona 35.1 km NW Toamasina, 13–20 January 2008, 17°55′11″ S 049°12′01″ E, California Acad of Sciences, coll. B.L. Fisher, rainforest, malaise trap, elev 525 m, coll. code: BLF19594_04”; CAS.

Descrption

Length of male 9.0 mm (female unknown). Ground color of dorsum stramineous, crown with three irregular anterior brown spots and two large posterolateral black maculae in addition to usual pair of round black spots, face dark brown to black except middle of frontoclypeus yellow, pronotum with two pairs of large black submedial maculae and three smaller black maculae along lateral margin, mesonotal triangles brown, forewing heavily marked with crimson along veins, femora mostly dark brown, front and middle tibiae dark brown apically. Crown distinctly concave in profile, marginal rim relatively thin and forming shelf over frontoclypeus, ocelli well separated from anterior margin. Forewing with many supernumerary crossveins in corium and clavus. Hind tibial rows PD, AD and AV with 26, 15, and 18 macrosetae, respectively. Style apophysis slightly sinuate in lateral view, curved dorsad, gradually tapered to blunt dorsomedially curved apex.Aedeagus atrium with poorly sclerotized plate between arms of V, shaft strongly and evenly recurved dorsally, approximately parallel-sided in lateral and posterior views, asymmetrical in posterior view, with long, acuminate spine arising on right side and extended beyond shaft apex, shaft apex truncate, gonopore apical.

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.