Macropsis ocellata Provancher, 1872

Tishechkin, Dmitri Yu., 2020, Review of the genus Macropsis Lewis, 1836 (Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha Cicadellidae: Eurymelinae: Macropsini) of Southeastern Kazakhstan with description of new species, Zootaxa 4838 (3), pp. 381-405 : 387

6. Macropsis ocellata Provancher, 1872

Figs. 20 , 97–101

Macropsis albae Wagner, 1955: 99 (synonymy by Hamilton, 1980).

Macropsis sattibaevi Dubovskiy, 1966: 96 (synonymy by Tishechkin, 2011).

Description. Pale green, usually with black frontal spot ( Fig. 20 ).

Abdominal apodemes of 2 nd tergite in male with small round notches on inner edges; sternal apodemes with wide bases and narrow angulate tips ( Figs. 97, 99 ). Penis in side view rather narrow, without extension in middle of stem ( Figs. 98, 100 ). 2 nd valvulae of ovipositor with 3–5 preapical teeth ( Fig. 101 ).

Body length (including tegmina): ♂, 3.9–4.3 mm; ♀, 4.5–4.9 mm.

Specimens from European Russia ( Figs. 97–98 ) and Southeastern Kazakhstan ( Figs. 99–101 ) have no significant differences in shape of apodemes and genitalia.

Host. Salix alba .

Distribution. Central and Southern Europe, Southern Urals, Kazakhstan. In Central Asia was found only in one locality on Ferghana Mtn. Range, despite the fact that S. alba is widespread in these parts in natural and agricultural landscapes. Introduced to North America ( Hamilton, 1980).

Figures

FIGURES 5–28. Macropsis spp., lateral view.

FIGURES 92–111. Macropsis notata (92–96), M. ocellata (97–101), M. gravesteini (102–106), and M. prasina (107–111) from European Russia (92–93, 97–98, 102–103, 107–109) and Southeastern Kazakhstan (94–96, 99–101, 104–106, 110–111). 92, 94, 97, 99, 102, 104, 107, 110―male 2nd abdominal apodemes; 93, 95, 98, 100, 103, 105, 108, 111―penis, lateral view; 96, 101, 106, 109―the 2nd valvulae of ovipositor.