Penthicodes quadrimaculata Lallemand, 1963

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 : 16

Penthicodes quadrimaculata Lallemand, 1963 revised status

Figs. 9 A–E, 20 A–D, 27.

Penthicodes quadrimaculata Lallemand, 1963: 26 .

Penthicodes bimaculata ( Schmidt, 1905) ; erroneously synonymised by Nagai & Porion, 1996: 20.

Diagnostic characters: (1) tegmina with white patch along sutural margin and along costal margin on nodal line of cross-veins (Fig. 9A); (2) legs I and II dark brown with pale yellow rings (Fig. 9E); (3) black-brown markings of tegmina irregular, also on membrane (Fig. 9A); (4) disc of hind wings with base red, rest orange to orange-red, or red, and with 3 (2–5) round, large black spots (usually at least one black spot with white center) and 1–3 small white spots (Fig. 9A); (5) abdominal tergites red, rarely basal tergites black-brown in middle (Fig. 9A).

LT ɞ (n = 5): 25.0 mm (23.0–27.3); Ψ (n = 3): 29.6 mm (28.8–30.5). Wingspan ɞ (n = 6): 46.3 mm (44.1 – 48.6); Ψ (n = 21): 53.4 mm (49.4–61.0).

Notes: (1) the species is easy to separate from P. bimaculata , by the 2 white spots of nodal line along the sutural and costal margins of the tegmina (only one spot also along sutural margin in P. bimaculata ). The very similar P. variegata is known only from continental Asia, shows smaller spots on hind wings, and hind wings always orange with base red. (2) the erroneous synonymy with P. b i m a c u l a t a proposed by Nagai and Porion (1996) was obviously based on superficial observation of the two species and did not take in account the male genitalic characters.

Male genitalia: anal tube short and narrow, broader apically in dorsal view, much broader in lateral view with strong subbasal hump dorsally and median ventral carina ( Figs. 20A–C ); pygofer with posterior margin emarginate at dorsal third in lateral view ( Fig. 20A ), broader at dorsal third in postero-ventral view ( Fig. 20D ); gonostyli rounded apically in lateral view ( Fig. 20A ), slightly separated basally in postero-ventral view and with teeth subparallel in postero-ventral view, not or slightly projecting laterally ( Fig. 20D ).

Distribution ( Fig. 27 ): Java, Sumatra*, Borneo*, Nias Island*, We Island * (* = new data).

Typical material examined: Holotype ɞ: [Java, Fruhstorfer] [Type] [ Penthicodes quadrimaculata Lall. V. Lallemand det., 1961]( FSAG).

Material examined: Indonesia, Java: 1 Ψ: E Java, Mount Gumitir, ii.1999 ( MHNL) coordinates: 8°13'S 114°00’E. Borneo: 1 Ψ: Tandjoengredeb (= Tanjungredep), E. Mjöberg ( ZMAN) coordinates: 2°09'N 117°29'E;1 ɞ: Sambas, 1891, Dr. J. Bossha ( RMNH) coordinates: 1°20'N 109°15'E. Nias Island: 1 Ψ: Nias Isl. ( RBINS) coordinates: 1°05'N 97°35'E. Sumatra: 1 ɞ: Sumatra NO, between Serdang and Toba Lake, Dr. B. Hagen ( RMNH) coordinates: 2°35'N 98°50'E; 3 ɞ: Aceh, v.1993 ( MHNL) coordinates: 5°30'N 95°25'E; 2 ɞ, 1 Ψ: idem, iv.1993 ( MHNL); 1 ɞ: idem, no date ( MHNL); 1 Ψ: W Sumatra, Bukittinggi, v.1994 ( MHNL) coordinates: 0°19'S 100°22'E; 1 Ψ: W Sumatra, Padang,, iv.1994 ( MHNL) coordinates: 0°57'S 100°21'E; 1 Ψ:idem, xii.1994 ( MHNL); 1 Ψ: idem, vi.1994 ( MHNL); 1 Ψ: idem, v.1994, ( MHNL); 1 Ψ: idem, vii.1994 ( MHNL); 1 ex, sex unknown: Sumatra, Muller ( RMNH); 1 Ψ: Tamiang, V. Nill ( RMNH) coordinates: 2°28'S 103°55'E; 1 Ψ: Laut Tador, alt. 90m, 1.viii.1950, R. Straatman ( RMNH) coordinates: 3°18'N 99°15'E. We Island; 1 ɞ, 2 Ψ We Island, W off Sumatra, i.1993 ( MHNL) coordinates: 5°49'29"N 95°18'29"E. Malaysia, Borneo: 1 Ψ: Sarawak: Saribas, x.1923 ( OUMNH) coordinates: 1°30'N 111°20'E; 1 Ψ: Sabah, Crocker Range, vi.1982 ( MHNL) coordinates: 5°40'N 116°20'E; 1 Ψ:idem, v.1992 ( MHNL); 1 Ψ: idem, vii.1990 ( MHNL); 1 Ψ: idem, viii.2001 ( MHNL); 1 Ψ: idem, i.2000 ( MHNL); 1 Ψ: idem, 12–26.vi.2006 ( RBINS); 1 Ψ: idem, 10–15.vi.2008 ( RBINS); 2 Ψ: Sabah, near Keningau, iv.1991 ( MHNL) coordinates: 5°20'N 116°10'E; 1 Ψ: “Borneo” ( MHNL).

Data compliled by A. Wessel and S. Seidel (those data were under the very similar P. variegata but here attributed to P. quadrimaculata regarding the allopatric known distribution of the 2 species): Borneo: 1 Ψ: Malaysia, North, Sabah, District Ranau, Poring Hot Spring, light trap, Poring Lodge, v. 2002, 650m, T. Kothe ( ZSMC) coordinates: 6°02'35N 116°42'19E; 1 ex.: Indonesia, West-Kalimantan, Pontianak, R. Oberthur ( MNHN) coordinates: 0°02'S 109°20'E; 1 ex.: Borneo ( ZMHB); 3 ex.: idem, R. Oberthur ( MNHN); 1 Ψ: Borneo, P. variegata det. J. Constant 2003 ( MNHN). Indonesia: Sumatra: 1 ex: Ober-Langkat, Deli (= Labuhandeli) (near Medan), M. Ude S., P. variegata det. H. Synave 1967 ( ZMHB) coordinates: 3°45'N 98°41'E; 1 Ψ: West, Rimbo Panti Natural Reserve, 5.vi. 2002, 250m, T. Kothe, det. T. Kothe ( ZSMC) coordinates: 0°20'50”N, 100°04'07”E.

Figures

FIGURE 27. Distribution of Penthicodes quadrimaculata and P. variegata in SE Asia.

FIGURES 20 A – D. Penthicodes quadrimaculata, 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.