Penthicodes atomaria ( Weber, 1801 )

Constant, Jerome, 2010, The lanternfly genus Penthicodes: key to the species and review of the “ Ereosoma group ” with two new species and one new subspecies (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae), Zootaxa 2523, pp. 1-26 : 7-8

Penthicodes atomaria ( Weber, 1801)

Figs. 2 A–E, 3 A–E, 15 A–D, 24.

Cicada atomaria Weber, 1801: 113 .

Lystra atomaria ( Weber, 1801) , Fabricius, 1803: 57.

Aphaena nigropunctata Guérin Méneville, 1838 in Duperrey, 1838: 185, synonymised by Stål 1863: 232 Penthicodes picta Blanchard, 1849 : Pl. 3, Fig. 2 ., synonymised by Lallemand, 1963: 27. Penthicodes atkinsoni Schmidt, 1923: 19 , synonymised by Nagai & Porion, 1996: 20. Penthicodes atomaria ( Weber, 1801) : Schmidt, 1923: 19.

Diagnostic characters: (1) tegmina with 2 large black spots in costal cell (rarely absent) and no spot on membrane, one white patch along sutural margin on nodal line ( Figs. 2 A, 3A); (2) legs I and II dark brown without pale yellow rings ( Figs. 2 E, 3E); (3) head and pronotum paler than mesonotum ( Figs. 2 B, 3B); (4) disc of hind wings red ( Fig. 2 A) or orange ( Fig. 3 A) with 6–15 black spots in 3 rows and 4 (3–5) small white spots ( Figs. 2 A, 3A); (5) abdominal tergites red, sometimes black medio-basally ( Figs. 2 A, 3A).

LT: ɞ (n = 24): 24.4 mm (21.8–26.8); Ψ (n = 23): 27.6 mm (24.9–29.5). Wingspan: ɞ (n = 12): 48.0 mm (40.7–61.8); Ψ (n = 12): 56.6 mm (49.5–63.0).

Male genitalia: anal tube about 1.20 longer than broad ( Fig. 15 C ), and with lateral margins sinuate in dorsal and in lateral views ( Figs. 15 A, C ); pygofer with hump at dorsal 4/ 5 in lateral view ( Fig. 15 A ), and with anterior margin emarginate ( Fig. 15 A ); gonostyli rounded apically in lateral view, dorsal margin with postero-dorsal angle rounded ( Fig. 15 A ); contiguous in postero-ventral view, joining at apex and with teeth projecting latero-ventrad in postero-ventral view ( Fig. 15 D ).

Distribution ( Fig. 24 ): Bhutan *, Cambodia *, China **, India, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Borneo*, Lombok*), Laos *, Malaysia **, Thailand, Vietnam (* = new data; ** = no specimen examined in this study).

Material examined: 1 ɞ, 3 Ψ: no data ( RBINS; 1 Ψ: OUMNH). Bhutan: 5 ɞ, 4 Ψ: Bhutan ( RBINS) coordinates: 27°30'N 90°30'E. Cambodia: 1 Ψ: Angkor Thom, Siem Reap prov., xi.2005, D. Jump ( RBINS) coordinates: 13°27'N 103°52'E; 1 ɞ: idem, viii.2003 ( RBINS); 1 ɞ: Kompong Speu, Aural Mountains (Cardamom), day collecting, 29.i.2006, Oul Yothin ( RBINS) coordinates: 11°27'N 104°32'E; 1 ɞ: Kbal Spean, 18.xii.2004, day collecting, I. Var ( RBINS) coordinates: 13°41'N 104°00'E; 1 ɞ: idem, 19.xii.2004, Daniel R. Jump. India: 1 Ψ Bengale ( RBINS); 1 Ψ: 7 mi S of Pynursla, 1010m, 30.ix.1961, E.S. Ross & D.Q.

Cavagnaro ( CAS) coordinates: 25°19'N 91°54'E; 1 ɞ: Assam, 5 mi W of Digboi, 110m, 15.x.1961, E.S. Ross & D.Q. Cavagnaro ( CAS) coordinates: 27°23'N 95°38'E; 1 Ψ: Assam, Abhoypur (=Abhaipur) For., Naphuk (=Namphuk), 360m, 12.x.1961, E.S. Ross & D.Q. Cavagnaro ( CAS) coordinates: 27°02'N 94°20'E; 1 ɞ: Assam, Kohara, Kaziranga, 110m, 7.x.1961, E.S. Ross & D.Q. Cavagnaro ( CAS) coordinates: 26°35'N 93°25'E; 1 ɞ: Darjeeling, 1–9.vi.1919, Lepcha ( OUMNH) coordinates: 27°02'N 88°16'E; 1 ɞ: idem, 8.viii.1919 ( OUMNH); 1 ɞ: idem, 7–15.vii.1919, Lepcha ( OUMNH); 1 Ψ: Darjeeling ( RBINS); 1 ɞ: idem, A. Möller ( ZMUC); 1 Ψ: India Orient, Wroblewsky ( ZMUC). Indonesia: 1 ɞ, 4 Ψ: Indonesia ( FASG); 1 ɞ: idem ( MNHN); 1 ɞ: idem, 1891, H. Fruhstorfer ( MNHN). Java: 1 Ψ: Java, 12.ix.1914, Mus. Hauschild ( ZMUC); 1 ɞ: E Java, Boworante, forest, 0–100m, iv.1955, A. Sollaart ( RMNH); 3 ɞ, 1 Ψ: Java ( RBINS); 3 ɞ: Java, Fruhstorfer ( RBINS); 1 ɞ: Java, Malang, Wiederhold ( RBINS) coordinates: 7°59'S 112°37'E; 1 ɞ: Java, Pembang, Bodjonegoro (= Bojonegoro), Mixed Forest, Teak Forest, 19.x.1923, L.G.E. Kalshoven ( RMNH) coordinates: 7°09'S 111°52'E; 1 Ψ: Java, Semarang, Teak forest, 29.viii.1924, L.G.E. Kalshoven ( RMNH) coordinates: 6°58'S 110°25'E; 1 ɞ: idem, 9.x.1930 ( RMNH); 1 ɞ, 1 Ψ: Batavia (= Jakarta), iv.1813 ( ZMUC) coordinates: 6°10'S 106°48'E. Lombok: 1 ɞ, 1 Ψ: Lombok ( RBINS) 8°24'S 116°28'E. Sumatra: 1 ɞ: Sumatra ( FSAG); 1 Ψ: idem, 25.v.1950 ( FSAG); 1 Ψ: Laut Tador, 25.v.1950 ( FSAG) coordinates: 3°18'N 99°15'E; 2 Ψ: idem, 20.viii.1950 ( FSAG); 1 ɞ: idem, 23.viii.1950 ( FSAG); 1 Ψ: idem, 4.viii.1950 ( FSAG); 1 ɞ: idem, 5.viii.1950 ( FSAG); 1 ɞ: idem, 14.viii.1950 ( FSAG); 1 Ψ: idem, 23.v.1950 ( FSAG); 1 ɞ: idem, 21.v.1950 ( FSAG);1 ɞ: Sumatra ( RBINS); 1 ɞ: idem, Wallace ( RBINS); 1 Ψ: idem, Van Lansberg ( RBINS); 1 Ψ: Padang ( RBINS) coordinates: 0°57'S 100°21'E; 1 ɞ, 1 Ψ: Sumatra: Lampung Krui, Pahmungan (Puan), hill rice-damar garden, in hollow Pterospermum sp ( Sterculiaceae ), 6.xi.2001, K. Smets ( RBINS) coordinates: 5°11’S 103°58’E; 2 Ψ: Sumatra: Lampung Krui, Pahmungan (Puan), edge damar garden, in hollow Parkia speciosa (Mimosaceae) , 6.xi.2001, K. Smets ( RBINS); 3 ɞ, 1 Ψ: Sumatra: Tamiang, V. Nill ( RBINS) coordinates: 2°28'S 103°55'E. Laos: 1 ɞ, 2 Ψ: 4km S Champasaak, Vat Phu Phou Pasak (Mt Khao), 100– 150m, 25.v.2006, Schillhammer ( NMW) coordinates: 15°59'N 106°25'E. Thailand: 1 ɞ: Nakhon Nayok prov., Khao Yai Nat. Park, 700m, 29.ix–6.x.1984, Karsholt, Lomholdt & Nielsen ( ZMUC) coordinates: 14°19'N 101°15'E; 1 Ψ: Loei prov., Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary, 700–900m, 8–14.x.1984, Karsholt, Lomholdt & Nielsen ( ZMUC) coordinates: 17°10'N 101°46'E; 1 ɞ, 1 Ψ: Chieng Mai prov., Doi Inthanon, summit, 2500m, 6.x.1981 ( ZMUC) coordinates: 18°32’N 98°25’E; 1 Ψ: Chieng Mai prov., Doi Suthep, summit, 1600m, light catch, 30.ix.1981 ( ZMUC) coordinates: 18°48'N 98°55'E; 1 Ψ: Chieng Mai prov., Doi Suthep N.P., Konthathan, 6–700m, 26.ix.1981 ( ZMUC); 1 Ψ: Chiang Mai, Samoeng, vi.1988, H. Probst ( RBINS) coordinates: 18°51'N 98°43'E; 1 Ψ:Trang, Lower Siam, Dr. W.L. Abbott ( RBINS) coordinates: 7°33'N 99°36'E; 1 Ψ: Payap Doi Pai, W of Chiengmai, xi.1965 ( RMNH) coordinates: 18°47'N 98°59'E; 1 ɞ, 1 Ψ: Thailand, x.1989 ( MNHN); 1 ɞ: Chiang Mai, xii.1992, M. Donskoff ( MNHN) coordinates: 18°47'N 98°59'E; 1 Ψ: idem, x.1990 ( MNHN). Vietnam: 1 Ψ: Cochinchine, Phuquoc, 29.viii.1924, R. Vitalis de Salvaza ( RBINS) coordinates: 10°13'N 103°58'E; 1 Ψ: Tonkin Central: Chien Hoa, H. Fruhstorfer ( RBINS) coordinates: 22°10’N 105°20’E.

Additional data: MHNL [specimens examined on photographs transmitted by H. Labrique, data compiled by C. Audibert]: Indonesia: Lombok: 4 ex.: Mt Lombok, vi.1990, coll. T. Porion; 1 ex.: Lombok, xii.1993, T. Porion;. Sumatra: 1 ex: W Sumatra, ii.1991; 1 ex.: Aceh, v.1991, coll. T. Porion coordinates: 5°30'N 95°25'E; 1 ex.: Aceh, iv.1991, leg. & coll. T. Porion; 1 ex: W Sumatra, Payakumbuh, i.1996, coll. T. Porion coordinates: 0°14'S 100°38'E; 1 ex.: idem, xii.1996, leg. & coll. T. Porion; 2 ex.: Berastagi, vi.1992, leg. & coll. T. Porion coordinates: 3°11'N 98°31'E; 1 ex: W Sumatra, Pangkalan, ii.1991 coordinates: 2°40'S 102°39'E. Laos: 1 ex: Xiengkouang (=Xiangkhoang), vi.2001, coll. T. Porion coordinates: 19°12'N 102°43'E. Malaysia: Borneo: 2 exs: Sabah, Crocker Range, i.2000, coll. T. Porion coordinates: 5°40'N 116°20'E. Thailand: 2 exs: Chiang Mai, Wiangpapao, v.1989, coll. T. Porion coordinates: 19°22'N 99°30'E; 1 ex: idem, v. 1990; 1 ex: Chiang Mai, Samoeng, v.1989, coll. T. Porion; 1 ex: Chiang Mai, vii.1987, coll. P. Bleuzen; 1 ex: Thailand, 2001, coll. P. Bleuzen; 3 ex: Thailand, coll. P. Bleuzen.

IEBR [data sent by H.T. Pham]: Vietnam: Ha Thay (Ba Vi) coordinates: 19°53'N 105°54'E; Thura Thien Hue (Bach Ma) coordinates: 16°12’N 107°52’E.

Data compiled by A. Wessel and S. Seidel: India: 1 ex.: Assam, Shillong (SMTD) coordinates: 25°34'N 91°53'E; 1 ɞ: Darjeeling (D.E.I.); 1 ex.: Sikkim (SMTD) 27°45'N 88°30'E. Indonesia: Java: 1 ɞ, 1 ɞ?: Java (ZMHB); 1 ex.: idem (SMTD); 1 ex.: Java, Malang (SMTD); 1 ex.: Java (East), Fruhstorfer (ZMHB); 1 ɞ: Java (South), coll. Breddin, det. E. Schmidt 1911 (DEI); 1 ɞ: Java (South-West), Palabuan, coll. Breddin, det. E. Schmidt 1911 (DEI) coordinates: 6°59’S 106°33’E; 1 ɞ: idem, det. E. Schmidt, 1910 (DEI); 1 ex.: Java (West) Pengalengan, 1893, H.Fruhstorfer (ZMHB) coordinates: 7°10'S 107°34'E; 1 ex.: Java (West) Sisoeroele Gbg., 800m, Zobrys u. Wolter (ZMHB); 1 ex.: Java (West) Sukabumi, 1893, H. Fruhstorfer (ZMHB) coordinates: 6°55'S 106°56'E; 1 ɞ, 1 Ψ: idem, coll. Breddin, det. E. Schmidt 1911 (DEI); Sumatra: 1 Ψ: Sumatra, coll. Breddin, det. E. Schmidt, 1911 (DEI); 1 ɞ: Sumatra (ZMHB); 3 ex.: Sumatra, Excell. von Studt B. (ZMHB); 1 ɞ: Sumatra (North), Sialang, Grubauer S.V. (ZMHB) coordinates: 1°31'N 99°27'E; 3 ex.: Moeara (=Muara), Grubauer S.V. (ZMHB) coordinates: 2°20'N 98°55'E; 1 Ψ: Sumatra, Deli (= Labuhandeli), coll. Breddin, det. E. Schmidt 1911 (DEI) coordinates: 3°45'N 98°41'E; 1 ex.: Sumatra, Deli (= Labuhandeli), Martin G. (ZMHB); 1 ex.: Sumatra, Deli (= Labuhandeli) (near Medan), Hartert (ZMHB); 1 ɞ?: Sumatra, Deli (= Labuhandeli) (near Medan), Hartert? (ZMHB); 1 ex.: Sumatra, Alahan (= Alahanpanjang), Micholitz c., coll A.Jacobi (SMTD) coordinates: 1°05'S 100°47'E; 1 ɞ, 2 Ψ: Sumatra (North East), Tebing Tinggi, Dr. Schultheiss, coll. Breddin, det. Edm Schmidt 1911 (DEI) coordinates: 3°20'N 99°09'E; 1 ex.: Sumatra, Ober-Langkat, 1894, M. Ude (ZMHB); 1 ex.: Sumatra, Ober-Langkat, Deli (= Labuhandeli) (near Medan), 1894, M. Ude (ZMHB); 1 ex.: Sumatra (West), Bungus Bucht, Padang, xii, Schoede S.G. (ZMHB); 2 ɞ, 1 ex.: Sumatra, Westcoast, von Faber (ZMHB). Thailand: 2 ɞ: Thailand (North), Cordillère du Doi Mon Kia (near Chiang Mai), iii.2002, Michel Boulard, det. A. Soulier-Perkins 2007 (MNHN) coordinates: 19°13'N 99°26'E.

Figures

FIGURE 24. Distribution of Penthicodes astraea, P. bimaculata, P. caja and P. celebica in SE Asia.

FIGURES 1 – 6. 1, Penthicodes astraea. 2, P. atomaria, form with red hind wings. 3, P. atomaria, form with orange hind wings. 4, P. bimaculata. 5, P. caja caja. 6, P. caja malayana. A: habitus, dorsal view; B: vertex, pro and mesonotum, dorsal view; C: frons, normal view; D: habitus, lateral view; E: habitus, ventral view.

FIGURES 15 A – D. Penthicodes atomaria, genitalia 3. A, pygofer, anal tube and gonostyli, left lateral view. B, anal tube, posterior view. C, anal tube, dorsal view. D, pygofer and gonostyli, postero-ventral view. An: anal tube; G: gonostyli; Py: pygofer. Scale 2 mm.