Megipocerus hunanensis Zhang, 2024

Yao, Yuqing, Yao, Zhengyuan, Li, Guoqing & Zhang, Bin, 2024, A second species of Megipocerus Zakhvatkin (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Eurymelinae), Zootaxa 5399 (3), pp. 275-280 : 276

Megipocerus hunanensis Zhang sp. nov.

( Figs 1–3 , 13–19 )

Male. Dark yellowish brown ( Figs 1–3 ). Vertex with a pair of round brown dorsolateral spots on yellow area, visible in dorsal and anterior aspect. Pronotum with numerous rusty dark brown markings. Scutellum base with a triangular spot on either side, black. Ocelli with a spot on either side of outer lower margin, black. Frontoclypeus with symmetrical black dotted linear spots. Lorum and gena brownish. Forewing transparent with dark brown veins. Hind tibia brown.

Male genitalia. Male pygofer ( Figs 14–15 ) nearly triangular, apex bearing four spines with ventral spine longest; lobe at base narrow, gradually broadened toward apex, ventral margin straight. Subgenital plate ( Fig. 16 ) long triangular, at base wide and gradual narrow to apex, inner margin nearly straight, outer margin rounded. Connective ( Figs 17–19 ) with anterior margin Y-shaped, lateral margin concave, toward dorsal curved in lateral view. Aedeagus ( Figs 17–19 ), shaft with pair of well-developed lateral flanges, rounded in lateral view, diamond-shaped in ventral view, heart-shaped in anterior view; gonopore subapical on posterior surface.

Measurements. Male: 7.1–7.6 mm.

Material examined. Type. Holotype: male, China, Hunan Prov., Zhangjiajie City , Sangzhi County, Alt. 1420m, 110°09 'E, 29°78 'N, 26.vii.2021, coll. Yao Zhengyuan and Li Guoqing ( IMNU) . Paratypes: China, Hunan Prov.: 21 males, data same as holotype .

Remarks. This species is similar with M. mordvilkoi in its large size, very short vertex and the distribution of spots, but they can be easily distinguished by the above key.

Etymology. The specific name refers to the type locality, Hunan province of China.

Figures

FIGURES 1–6. Male Habitus and face of Megipocerus. 1–3. M. hunanensis Zhang sp. nov. 4–6. M. mordvilkoi Zakhvatkin

FIGURES 7–13. 7–9. Female Habitus and face of Megipocerus mordvilkoi Zakhvatkin; 10–13. 10. female genital, ventral view; 11. forewing; 12. female seventh sternite, dorsal view; 13. female genital capsule, lateral view.

FIGURES 14–19. Megipocerus hunanensis Zhang sp. nov. 14. male pygofer, anal tube and subgenital plate, lateral view; 15. male pygofer, posterior view; 16. subgenital plate, ventral view; 17. aedeagus, style and connective, lateral view; 18–19. aedeagus, style and connective, ventral view.