Dalus leopardinus ( Haupt, 1917 )

Mozaffarian, Fariba & Gnezdilov, Vladimir M., 2022, Leafhoppers of the tribe Adelungiini (Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) in Iran, Zootaxa 5213 (4), pp. 413-426 : 417

Dalus leopardinus ( Haupt, 1917)

( Figs 3a–b , 16a–f & 28 )

Symphypyga leopardina Haupt, 1917: 242 , fig. 5.

Dalus leopardinus: Emeljanov, 1975: 108 .

Paramacroceps kiritshenkoi Bergevin, 1926: 32 , figs 1–6: syn. fide Emeljanov, 1975: 108.

Material examined: Kerman Province: 3♂, 2♀, 35 km E Rafsanjan, Kaboutarkhan , 1679 m, N30º18.098′ E56º19.167 ′, 23.vi.2019, V.M. Gnezdilov & F. Mozaffarian leg. ( ZIN and HMIM) .

Notes: New record of the genus and species for Iranian fauna. The species was described based on three females from Kerki and later recorded from Repetek in Turkmenistan ( Haupt, 1917; Kusnezov, 1929). Fifty years later it was recorded from Uzbekistan ( Dubovsky, 1966) and Kazakhstan ( Mitjaev, 1971). In Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan Calligonum spp. were mentioned as its host plants ( Kaplin, 1993; Mitjaev, 2002). Apparently it is one of the largest species of Adelungiini with its total length 6–9 mm.

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.