Platyjassus vestigius, 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 : 50

Platyjassus vestigius sp. nov.

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Figs 2P , 10 M–O

Etymology

The species name refers to the strongly reduced basal process of the aedeagus.

Material examined

Holotype

MADAGASCAR • ♂; “ MADAGASCAR: Province Fianarantsoa, Parc National Ranomafana, Vohiparara , at broken bridge, el 1110 m, 15–25 July 2002, 21°13.57′ S, 47°22.19′ E, coll: M. Irwin, R. Harin’Hala, California Acad of Sciences, malaise trap in high altitude rainforest, MA-02-09A-35”; CAS.

Description

Length of male 7.8 mm (female unknown). Pale stramineous throughout, crown with marginal rim infuscated. Crown slightly shorter than pronotum, anterior margin parabolic. Hind tibial rows PD, AD and AV with 21, 14 and 12 macrosetae, respectively. Style apophysis in lateral view with prominent subbasal lobe, distal part evenly curved dorsad and attenuate, in ventral view hooked mesad at apex, ventral denticuli concentrated in area ventrad of hump. Connective with anterior margin angulately produced. Aedeagus with gonopore-bearing shaft large, curved dorsad and tapered in lateral view, with median longitudinal cleft in distal half, right half weakly sclerotized; basal process short, slender and attenuate, extended below shaft and not reaching shaft midlength.

Figures

Fig. 2. Platyjassini, dorsal and lateral habitus of males. A. Platyjassula cyclura sp. nov. B. Platyjassula heterofurca sp. nov. C. Platyjassula isofurca sp. nov. D. Platyjassula mahajangensis sp. nov. E. Platyjassus acutus sp. nov. F. Platyjassus pennyi sp. nov. G. Platyjassus viridis Evans, 1953. H. Platyjassus asymmetricus sp. nov. I. Platyjassus fisheri sp. nov. J. Platyjassus griswoldi sp. nov. K. Platyjassus harinhalai sp. nov. L. Platyjassus irwini sp. nov. M. Platyjassus pedistylus sp. nov. N. Platyjassus pictipennis sp. nov. O. Platyjassus symmetricus sp. nov. P. Platyjassus vestigius sp. nov. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 10. Platyjassus Evans, 1953. – A–C. Platyjassus irwini sp. nov. A. Genital capsule, lateral view. B. Genitalia, lateral view.C. Same, ventral view. – D–F. Platyjassus pedistylus sp. nov. D. Genital capsule, lateral view. E. Genitalia, lateral view. F. Same, ventral view. – G–I. Platyjassus pictipennis sp. nov. G. Genital capsule, lateral view. H. Genitalia, lateral view. I. Same, ventral view. – J–L. Platyjassus symmetricus sp. nov. J. Genital capsule, lateral view. K. Genitalia, lateral view. L. Same, ventral view. – M–O. Platyjassus vestigius sp. nov. M. Genital capsule, lateral view. N. Genitalia, lateral view. O. Same, ventral view. Photos not to scale.