Paraidioscopus tagalicus ( Baker, 1915 )

Xue, Qingquan & Zhang, Yalin, 2018, Two new genera and species of the leafhopper tribe Idiocerini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and redescription of the type species of Paraidioscopus, Zootaxa 4472 (1), pp. 185-193 : 190-192

Paraidioscopus tagalicus ( Baker, 1915)

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Idioscopus tagalicus Baker, 1915: 340 , fig. 21.

Paraidioscopus tagalicus (Baker) ; Maldonado-Capriles, 1964: 99, figs. 28–30.

Diagnosis. Male crown and face stramineous. Head with pair of black spots on either side of midline near eyes at crown/face transition, anteclypeus concolorous with rest of face. Pronotum, mesoscutum and scutellum brown. Mesoscutum with round black marking medially. Forewing greenish yellow, clavus pale green, corium with broad dark brown streak along claval suture and costal margin dark brown near middle. Female coloration as in male but paler overall except anteclypeus black. Crown transversely strigate. Pronotum shagreen. Rostrum reaching hind coxae. Forewing with 2 subapical cells, r-m1 crossvein present. Hind tibia with 13–15 setae on row PD, 6–8 setae on AD and 4–6 setae on apical half of AV. Hind femur with 2+1 apical setae. Hind basitarsus with two platellae. Connective T-shaped, with high medial longitudinal keel. Style more or less evenly curved dorsad, with three stout and long subapical bristles on dorsal margin, ventral margin transversely rugose medially. Aedeagal shaft very slender, slightly sinuate in lateral view, apex with small hook-shaped anterodorsal extension, with pair of long slender lateral processes extended basad, nearly as long as shaft; gonopore preapical on posterior surface.

Material examined. 4♂ 1♀, Philippines, Los Banos P.L. Baker ( USNM) ; 1♂ 1♀, Philippines, Mt. Makiling Luzon. Baker ( USNM) ; 1♀, Philippines, Samar Island ( USNM) ; 1♀, Philippines, Baguio Benguet Baker ( USNM) .

Distribution. Philippines.

Remarks. The genus Paraidioscopus Maldonado-Capriles includes three known species distributed in India and the Philippines. Paraidioscopus palawensis (Baker) was transferred to this genus by Maldonado-Capriles (1964). This species differs from the other species of Paraidioscopus in having the forewing with a m-cu1 crossvein, the aedeagal shaft short and without process and the differently shaped style. It may not belong to Paraidioscopus .

Figures

FIGURE 3. Paraidioscopus tagalicus (Baker, 1915) A, habitus of male, dorsal view; B, habitus of male, lateral view; C, head and thorax of male, dorsal view; D, face of male; E, head and thorax of female, dorsal view; F, face of female; G, habitus of female, dorsal view; H, habitus of female, lateral view; I, female genitalia, ventral view; J, first valvulae; K, second valvulae.

FIGURE 6. Paraidioscopus tagalicus (Baker, 1915) A, male pygofer, anal tube and subgenital plate, lateral view; B, connective, ventral view; C, connective, lateral view; D, aedeagus, lateral view; E, aedeagus, ventral view; F, style, lateral view.