Myittana (Benglebra)

Luo, Qiang, Yang, Lin & Chen, Xiang-Sheng, 2019, Two new species of the bamboo-feeding subgenus Myittana (Benglebra) from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), Zootaxa 4646 (1), pp. 164-172 : 165

Key to species of the subgenus Myittana (Benglebra) (males)

1. Crown and pronotum with longitudinal stripes............................................................. .. 2

- Crown and pronotum without longitudinal stripes............................................................ 5

2. Aedeagus with smooth dorsal margin in lateral view.......................................................... 3

- Aedeagus dorsal margin serrate in lateral view.............................................................. 4

3. Male pygofer with a stout spine arising from ventral margin ( Chen et al., 2007: fig. 18)........ M. (Benglebra) ventrospina

- Male pygofer with a long, depressed and foliate process arising from ventral margin, extended in apical 1/2 then tapering to apex ( Fig. 12 )............................................................... M. (Benglebra) biflaka sp. nov.

4. Pygofer ventral process C-shaped, arising posteroventrally ( Khatri & Webb, 2011: fig. 1e).......... M. (Benglebra) alami

- Pygofer ventral margin with inner stout spines directed dorsomesally in ventral view, apex of processes crossed ( Chen et al., 2007: figs 29–30)................................................................ M. (Benglebra) introspina

5. Pygofer with a long spine arising from middle of ventral margin and recurved subapically ( Figs 21, 24 )........................................................................................... M. (Benglebra) curvata sp. nov.

- Pygofer ventral process posteriorly directed with apex truncate but angles produced, dorsal angle more elongated ( Viraktamath & Webb, 2019: fig. 30A)............................................................. M. (Benglebra) cornuta

Figures

FIGURES 1–12. M. (Benglebra) biflaka sp. nov., male 1. Male habitus, dorsal view; 2. Male habitus, lateral view; 3. Head and thorax, lateral view; 4. Head and thorax, dorsal view; 5. Face; 6. Style, dorsal view; 7. Valve and subgenital plate, ventral view; 8. Shaft, caudal view; 9. Male pygofer, lateral view; 10. Connective and aedeagus, dorsal view; 11. Connective and aedeagus, lateral view; 12. Male pygofer, ventral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (1–5); 0.2 mm (6–12).

FIGURES 13–24. M. (Benglebra) curvata sp. nov., male 13. Male habitus, dorsal view; 14. Male habitus, lateral view; 15. Head and thorax, lateral view; 16. Head and thorax, dorsal view; 17. Face; 18. Style, dorsal view; 19. Valve and subgenital plate, ventral view; 20. Shaft, caudal view; 21. Male pygofer, lateral view; 22. Connective and aedeagus, dorsal view; 23. Connective and aedeagus, lateral view; 24. Male pygofer, ventral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (13–17); 0.2 mm (18–24).