Canopyana vateriae, Viraktamath & Srinivasa, 2006

Viraktamath, C. A. & Srinivasa, Y. B., 2006, Canopyana vateriae gen. nov. and sp. nov. - A leafhopper breeding on Vateria indica and a new record of Bhatia distanti (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Selenocephalinae) from south India, Zootaxa 1307 (1), pp. 35-39 : 37-38

Canopyana vateriae sp. nov.

Figs 1–8

Pale brownish yellow with a few small dark brown spots on head and thorax. Area along dorsal margin of each ocellus, a short transverse submarginal spot on either side of median line on vertex, antennal pit, a few short lines along facial sutures, a spot on gena below eye, lateral curved short stripes on frontoclypeus, fuscous. Forewing with dark brown spots as shown in Fig.2 ; cross vein and adjacent area on claval veins white. Thoracic pleura yellow with dark brown patches. Spots at bases of each seta on legs dark brown.

Male genitalia: Pygophore elongate, ventral margin slightly excavated in middle, caudal margin rounded with a sinuate process arising on caudodorsal angle; an oblique row of long setae near caudodorsal margin. Subgenital plate with a few short marginal hairlike setae, mesal margin sclerotized in basal 0.66. Style stout, anterior half broader, apophysis with lateral platelike expansion, along mesal margin rugulose. Aedeagus articulated with connective, dorsal apodeme short Y­shaped and well sclerotized, with a hoodlike ventral process, this apically bifid with fingerlike extension, shaft cylindrical, gonopore apical, surrounded by a membranous area.

Female genitalia: Seventh sternum boarder than long, caudal margin medially produced, with four lobes on caudal margin.

Measurements: Male 4.5 (4.4–4.7) mm long and 1.6 (1.6–1.7) mm wide across eyes. Female 5.0 (4.8–5.3) mm long and 1.8 (1.7–1.9) mm wide across eyes.

Material examined: Holotype ♂, INDIA: Karnataka: Makuta near Virajpet , 26.vi.2003, ex Vateria indica, Y.B. Srinivasa , canopy sampling ( UASB) . Paratypes: 10 ♂, 14 ♀ (of these 4 ♂, 7 ♀ in ethanol) data as for holotype ( BMNH, NPC, UASB, USNM, ZSI) .

Remarks: Canopyana vateriae resembles some species of Carvaka from which it can be differentiated by the claval venation and very distinctive male genitalia.

Figures

FIGURES 1–8. Canopyana vateriae sp. nov. 1. Head and thorax; 2. Forewing; 3. Male pygophore, lateral view; 4. valve, style and subgenital plate, dorsal aspect; 5. Style, dorsal view; 6, 7. Connective and aedeagus, dorsal and lateral views, respectively; 8. Female seventh sternum.