Rhabdotalebra Young

Catalano, María Inés, Paradell, Susana Liria & Lenicov, Ana María Marino Remes, 2010, Revision of the genus Rhabdotalebra Young (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Alebrini) and description of two new species from Argentina, Zootaxa 2601, pp. 53-60 : 54-55

Key to the species of the genus Rhabdotalebra Young

1 Aedeagus with processes .............................................................................................................................................. 5

- Aedeagus without processes .........................................................................................................................................2

2 Pygofer with ventral processes bifurcate at apex..........................................................................................................3

- Pygofer with ventral processes not bifurcate................................................................................................................ 4

3 Aedeagal shaft with very broad base and narrow apex with two pair of anteapical teeth ( Young, 1957: fig. 29, p. 234). Sternal abdominal apodemes longer attaining second conjunctivae ..................................... R. monrosi (Young)

- Aedeagal shaft slender without teeth ( Young, 1957: fig. 28, p. 230). Sternal abdominal apodemes shorter not attain- ing first conjunctiva ................................................................................................................... R. jamaicensis (Young)

4 Aedeagal shaft abruptly narrowed in apical third. Sternal abdominal apodemes longer attaining second conjunctivae ( Young, 1957: fig. 28, p. 230). Female seventh sternum slightly convex ..................................... R. signata (McAtee)

- Aedeagal shaft gradually tapering ( Young, 1957: fig. 28, p. 230). Sternal abdominal apodemes shorter not attaining first conjunctiva. Female seventh sternum shallowly concave .................................................. R. octolineata ( Baker)

5 Aedeagus with single process....................................................................................................................................... 6

- Aedeagus with apical pair of processes ........................................................................................................................ 7

6 Aedeagus with apical process directed ventro-caudally. Pygofer with shorter ventral process. Connective U-shaped. Sternal abdominal apodemes attaining first conjunctiva. Female seventh sternum with rounded median lobe ( Fig.1 ). ........................................................................................................................................................ R. litoralensis n. sp.

- Aedeagus with basal process directed dorsally. Pygofer with long ventral process. Connective transverse bar shaped. Sternal abdominal apodemes not attaining first conjunctiva. Female seventh sternum slightly concave ( Fig.2 ) .......... .................................................................................................................................................................. R. flava n. sp.

7 Pygofer process absent. Connective U-shaped. Aedeagus processes dorsally ( Young, 1957: fig. 29, p. 234). Forewing with hourglass-shaped white commissural marking ......................................... R. plummeri (Ruppel & DeLong)

- Pygofer with processes (occasionally not differentially sclerotized). Connective bar shaped. Aedeagus processes ventrally or laterally. Markings of forewing otherwise................................................................................................. 8

8 Aedeagus processes recurved laterally. Gonopore terminal ( Young, 1957: fig. 29, p. 234). Dorsum marked with inverted ´´T´´extending over pronotum, scutellum and basal half of forewings ...................... R. hambletoni (Young)

- Aedeagus processes otherwise. Gonopore subapical. Markings of dorsum otherwise ................................................ 9

9 Aedeagus processes apressed to shaft ( Young, 1957: fig. 30, p. 239). Sternal abdominal apodemes shorter, attaining first conjuntiva ................................................................................................................................... R. ornata (Young)

- Aedeagal process extending laterad, not appressed to shaft. Sternal abdominal apodemes longer, attaining second or third conjunctivae ( Young, 1957: fig. 30, p. 239) ............................................................................ R. brunnea ( Oman)

Figures

FIGURES 1. A – L: Rhabdotalebra litoralensis sp. nov. A, forewing; B, hindwing. Male: C – H. C, sternal apodeme; D, pygofer, lateral view; E, subgenital plate; F, connective; G, style; H, aedeagus, lateral view. Female: I – L. I, sternite VII; J, pygofer; K, large valve; L, small valve. (Figs A – C: 10 X; D – J: 20 X; K – L: 40 X) Scale bar = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 2. A – K: Rhabdotalebra flava sp. nov. A, forewing. Male: B – G. B, sternal apodeme; C, pygofer, lateral view; D, subgenital plate; E, style; F, connective; G, aedeagus, lateral view. Female: H – K. H, sternite VII; I, pygofer; J, large valve; K, small valve. (Figs A – B: 10 X; C – I: 20 X; J – K: 40 X) Scale bar = 0.1 mm.