Japananoides circularis, Cao & Xing, 2022

Cao, Wenjun & Xing, Jichun, 2022, Japananoides, a new leafhopper genus from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), Zootaxa 5154 (3), pp. 345-354 : 350-353

Japananoides circularis sp. nov.

Figs. 1–21

Description. Color pattern of anterior dorsum and face as in Figs. 1–8 . Crown with a white median preapical spot. Male face dark brown with four incomplete transverse white stripes ( Fig. 4 ); female face dark brown with six white stripes ( Fig. 8 ).

Other external features as in generic description.

Male genitalia. Aedeagus shafts each with three (paratypes) or four (holotype and paratypes) lamellar subapical processes; gonopore subapical ( Figs. 12, 13 ). Connective with arms shorter than stem ( Fig. 14 ). Style broad with slightly laterally curved caudal apex of apophysis, with small subapical setae ( Fig. 15 ).

Female pygofer with ventroposterior margin sharply incurved ( Fig. 16 ). Female seventh sternum posterior margin with deep angulate median concavity, posterolateral margins acutely produced ( Fig. 17 ). First valvula of ovipositor slightly curved, attenuate to apex, with obscure reticulate sculpture dorsally and scale-like sculpture ventrally ( Figs. 18, 19 ). Second valvula with few large rounded teeth on distal half of dorsal margin ( Figs. 20, 21 ).

Measurement. Length (including tegmen): ♂, 4.6–4.7 mm; ♀, 4.8–5.1 mm.

Host. Maples.

Type material. Holotype: ♂, CHINA: Guangxi Autonomous Region , Longzhou County, Shuikou , 5 May 2009, coll. Yanli Zheng ( GUGC); paratypes: 1♂ 2♀♀, Guangxi Autonomous Region , Longzhou County , Shuikou, 5 May 2009, coll. Yanli Zheng; 1♂ 1♀, Guangxi Autonomous Region , Daxin County , Encheng, 3 May 2009, coll. Junqiang Ni; 2♂♂ 2♀♀, Guangxi Autonomous Region , Longzhou County, Shuikou, 5 May 2009, coll. Junqiang Ni ( GUGC).

Etymology. The new specie name is derived from the Latin word “circularis”, referring to crown with a white spot.

Figures

FIGURES 1–4. Japananoides circularis sp. nov. 1. ♂, dorsal view; 2. ♂, lateral view; 3. ♂, Head and thorax, dorsal view; 4. ♂, face.

FIGURES 5–8. Japananoides circularis sp. nov. 5. ♀, dorsal view; 6. ♀, lateral view; 7. ♀, Head and thorax, dorsal view; 8. ♀, face.

FIGURES 9–15. Japananoides circularis sp. nov. 9. Male genital capsule, lateral view; 10. Valve, ventral view; 11. Subgenital plates, ventral view; 12. Aedeagus, ventral view; 13. Aedeagus,left lateral view; 14. Connective, ventral view; 15. Style, dorsal view.

FIGURES 16–21. Japananoides circularis sp. nov. 16. Female genital capsule, lateral view; 17. seventh sternite, ventral view; 18. First valvula, lateral view; 19. Detail of sculptures of first valvula; 20. Second valvula, lateral view; 21. Detail of sculptures of second valaula.