Balclutha sinuata Webb & Vilbaste, 1994

Sun, Jing, Zhang, Yalin, Lu, Lin & Webb, M. D., 2019, A new species and new record of the leafhopper genus Balclutha (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from China with key to species, Zootaxa 4551 (4), pp. 494-500 : 497-498

Balclutha sinuata Webb & Vilbaste , new record

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Balclutha sinuata, 1994: 66 , figs 175–176

Diagnosis. Body greenish. Head and thorax faintly marked stramineous. External characters as in B. bispinosa ( Webb & Vilbaste, 1994) .

Description from Webb & Vilbaste (1994)

Male genitalia. Pygofer tapered posteriorly to acute process and produced moderately posteriorly with a small process dorsally. Valve broad, triangular. Subgenital plate with basal lobe-like area elongate, distal finger-like area very short; small dorsal sclerotized lobe basally. Style lateral lobe elongate. Connective with stem similar in length to arms. Aedeagus with broad socle and strongly sinuate elongate shaft in lateral view.

Material examined. 4 males, Tibet Autonomous Region, Linzhi County, Pailong Country, 26.vii.2013, Coll. Wang Yang ( NWAFU). Distribution: China (Tibet); Nepal. Remarks. This species is similar to B. bispinosa , but differs from the latter in having the pygofer more elongate and aedeagal shaft strongly sinuate in lateral view .

Figures

FIGURE 2. Balclutha sinuata A–B. male, dorsal and lateral view; C–F. pygofer, lateral, ventral caudal and dorsal view; G. aedeagus, lateral view