Adelungia elegans Melichar, 1902

Mozaffarian, Fariba & Gnezdilov, Vladimir M., 2022, Leafhoppers of the tribe Adelungiini (Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) in Iran, Zootaxa 5213 (4), pp. 413-426 : 418

Adelungia elegans Melichar, 1902

( Figs 5a–b , 18a–c & 30 )

Adelungia elegans Melichar, 1902: 60 , figs 3, 3a.

Adelungia elegans: Oshanin, 1908: 468 , figs 1, 2.

Adelungia elegans: Kusnezov, 1931: 102 , figs 1, 2.

Material examined: Kerman province: 27♀ ♂ Jiroft , 22 km N. Kahnuj, 580 m, 16.v.1977, Safavi / Pazuki leg. ( HMIM) ; 2♀ Kahnuj , 6 km Rameshk Baru, 700 m, 14.iii.1978, Pazuki leg. ( HMIM) . 1♀ Sistan & Baluchestan province: Bampur , LT, 27°12′07′′N, 60°30′4.7′′E, 25.iv. 2012, 563 m, Mozaffarian leg. ( HMIM) ; 1♀ Bampour, Bazman , 12–14.iv.1973, Safavi / Borumand leg.( HMIM) ; 2 ♂ Iranshahr—Espakeh Rd , 26°54′54.3′′N, 60°30′40′′E, 25.iv. 2012, 887 m, true desert on Tamarix, Mozaffarian leg. ( HMIM) .

Notes: The species is known as an endemic Iranian species and was already recorded from Bampur, Bazman, Dowlatabad, Gowk, Kahnuj and Taftan in true deserts on Tamarix sp. ( Dlabola, 1981, 1984; Mirzayans, 1995; Melichar, 1902) in the southeast of Iran. The new data is within the same range ( Fig. 30 ) and in 580–887 m a.s.l.

Figures

FIGURES 3–7. Adelungiini, habitus: 3a–b: dorsal and frontal views of Dalus leopardinus (Haupt, 1917). 4 a–b: dorsal and frontal views of Zubara lycii Al-ne’ami et Lnnavuori, 1982. 5a–b: dorsal and lateral views of Adelungia elegans Melichar, 1902.6a–b: dorsal and lateral views of Adelungia primigena Dlabola, 1984. 7: lateral view of nymph Adelungia tridigitata Dlabola, 1984.Scale bar: 1 mm

FIGURES 15–19. Adelungiini, male genitalia. 15a–e: Achrus albicosta (Kusnezov, 1929): a,b: aedeagus, ventral view, c: aedeagus, lateral view, d: apex of aedeagus, lateral view, e: stylus, lateral view. 16a–f: Dalus leopardinus (Haupt, 1917): a: aedeagus, ventral view, b: aedeagus, lateral view, c: stylus, lateral view, d: subgenital plates, ventral view, e: subgenital plate, lateral view, f: pygofer and anal tube, lateral view. 17a–d: Zubara lycii Al-ne’ami et Lnnavuori, 1982: a: aedeagus, ventral view, b: aedeagus, lateral view, c: connective, ventral view, d: stylus: lateral view. 18 a–c: Adelungia elegans Melichar, 1902: a: aedeagus, ventral view, b: aedeagus, lateral view, c: stylus, lateral view. 19a–c: Adelungia primigena Dlabola, 1984: a: aedeagus, ventral view, b: aedeagus, lateral view, c: stylus, lateral view

FIGURES 25–40. Physico-geographical map of Iran (25) and the distribution maps of Adelungiini species in Iran 26–40: 26: Achrus albicosta (Kusnezov, 1929). 27: Achrus prodigiosus (Melichar, 1902). 28: Dalus leopardinus (Haupt, 1917). 29: Zubara lycii Al-ne’ami et Lnnavuori, 1982. 30: Adelungia elegans Melichar, 1902. 31: Adelungia primigena Dlabola, 1984. 32: Adelungia tridigitata Dlabola, 1984. 33: Emelyanogramma proxima (Dlabola, 1960). 34: Melicharella basalis Dlabola, 1960. 35: Platyproctus agraphopteron Bergevin, 1932. 36: Platyproctus impressus (Melichar, 1902). 37: Platyproctus melichari (Kuznezov, 1929). 38: Platyproctus omani (Kameswara Rao et Ramakrishnan, 1983). 39: Platyproctus roseovittatus Dlabola, 1960. 40: Platyproctus schaeuffelei Dlabola, 1960.