Prodigiella silvanoi, Pecly & Quintas & Domahovski & Cavichioli & Mejdalani, 2024

Pecly, Nathalia H., Quintas, Victor, Domahovski, Alexandre C., Cavichioli, Rodney R. & Mejdalani, Gabriel, 2024, A new genus and species of Cicadellini (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, European Journal of Taxonomy 921, pp. 64-75 : 69-71

Prodigiella silvanoi gen. et sp. nov.

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Figs 1–17

Diagnosis

Crown, pronotum, and mesonotum ( Figs 1–2 , 17 ) greenish-yellow mottled with irregular dark brown lines and spots; posterior ⅔ of pronotal disc with large dark green area. Forewing ( Figs 1–2 , 17 ) with corium and clavus mostly green; distal half with irregular transverse dark brown markings; apical portion with large, arcuate dark red to brown area located before well-defined translucent membrane. Frons ( Figs 2–3 , 17 ) laterally with transverse brown stripes associated with muscle impressions.

Etymology

The new species is described in honor of Silvano Rodrigues Pecly (1964–2022), father of the first author.

Material examined

Holotype

BRAZIL • ♂; State of Paraná, PR [Paraná], Antonina, RPPN [Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural] – Guaricica ; 50 m a.s.l.; 25.316°S, 48.696°W; 23–27 Oct. 2017; sweep; A.C. Domahovski leg.; DZUP.

Paratypes

BRAZIL – State of Paraná • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; Antonina; Res. [Reserva], Rio Cachoeira ; 50 m a.s.l.; 25.316° S, 48.696° W; 23–27 Jan. 2017 Malaise; Entomologia UFPR; MNRJ • 3 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; DZUP • 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; sweep; A.C. Domahovski leg; DZUP • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; DZRJ • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 25–26 Mar. 2017; DZUP • 1 ♀; Morretes, P. [Parque] E. [Estadual] do Marumbi, caminho para Estação Eng. [Engenheiro] Lang ; 330 m; 25°25′41″ S, 48º54′55″ W; 27 Sep. 2016; sweep; A.C. Domahovski leg.; DZUP • 1 ♂; Antonina, Reserva Sapitanduva ; 29 Dec. 1986; Lev. [Levantamento] Ent. [Entomológico] PROFAUPAR; Malaise; DZUP • 1 ♂; same data as for preceding, 18 Aug. 1986; MNRJ • 1 ♂; Morretes; ( IAPAR); 18–25 Mar. 1985; CIIF [ Centro de Identificação de Insetos Fitófagos ]; Malaise; DZUP • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; 4–11 Mar. 1985; DZUP • 1 ♀; Morretes ; 23 Feb. 2018; sweep; A.C. Domahovski leg.; DZUP • 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Antonina; RPPN [Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural] Guaricica ; 25.316° S, 48.696° W; 31 Jan.–4 Feb. 2022; by light; Entomologia – UFPR; DZUP • 1 ♂; same data as for preceding; 25–29 Nov. 2019; MNRJ • 2 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; sweep; MNRJ • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; 15–19 Apr. 2019; DZUP • 1 ♀; Morretes; 18 Feb.1985; CIIF; by light; DZUP • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; 5–6 Nov. 1985; DZUP • 2 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; 27 Dec. 1984 – 6 Jan. 1985; CIIF - Malaise; DZUP • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; 12–19 Nov. 1984; CIIF; Malaise; DZUP • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; 17–27 Dec. 1984; CIIF; Malaise; DZUP. – State of Rio de Janeiro • 1 ♀; Tijuca ; Jan. 1935; Charles Hathamay; gen. sp. unknown; det. D.A. Young; DZUP .

Description

MEASUREMENTS (mm). Holotype (♂): total length 7.0. Paratypes (♂): 6.3–7.0 mm (n = 5); (♀): 7.2–7.7 (n = 5).

COLORATION ( Figs 1–3 , 17 ). Anterior dorsum (crown, pronotum, and mesonotum) greenish-yellow mottled with irregular dark brown lines and spots; posterior ⅔ of pronotal disc with large dark green area. Forewing with corium and clavus mostly green with veins partially dark brown; distal half with irregular transverse dark brown markings (other irregular small dark brown markings may also be present); apical portion with large, arcuate dark red to brown area located before well-defined translucent membrane; irregular greenish-yellow markings and areas may be present along costal margin and on veins. Ground color of face mostly yellow; frons laterally with transverse brown stripes associated with muscle impressions and centrally with small irregular brown markings. Legs yellowish-brown to brown. Abdomen with tergites and outer portion of laterotergites red; inner portion of laterotergites and sternites brownish-yellow with irregular dark brown markings; male genital capsule red to brown laterally and dorsally (pygofer) and brown ventrally (valve and subgenital plates); female with sternite VII brownish-yellow, pygofer red dorsally and brownish-yellow ventrally, gonoplac brown.

Figures

Figs 1–8. Prodigiella silvanoi gen. et sp. nov., ♂, paratype. 1. Body, dorsal view (total length = 6.9 mm). 2. Body, lateral view. 3. Face, anteroventral view. 4. Genital capsule, lateral view, showing position of aedeagus. 5. Valve, subgenital plates, connective, and styles, dorsal view. 6. Aedeagus and anal tube, lateral view (left side). 7. Aedeagus and anal tube, lateral view (right side). 8. Aedeagus, ventral view. Abbreviations:Aed = aedeagus; Ant = anal tube; Con = connective; Fra = angle of frons; Mac = macroseta; Mem = membranous area; Mic = microseta; Pyg = pygofer; Sgp = subgenital plate; Sty = style; Val = valve. See description of male terminalia for letters associated with Figs 6–8. Scale bar = 0.5 mm.

Figs 9–16. Prodigiella silvanoi gen. et sp. nov., ♀, paratype. 9. Apical portion of abdomen, ventral view. 10. Apical portion of abdomen, lateral view. 11. Valvifer I and valvula I, lateral view. 12. Apical portion of valvula I at higher magnification. 13. Valvula II, lateral view. 14. Basal portion of valvula II at higher magnification. 15. Apical portion of valvula II at higher magnification. 16. Valvifer II and gonoplac, lateral view. Abbreviations: Den = denticle; Duc = duct; Ram = ramus; Stvii = sternite vii; Tgvii-ix = tergites; Too = tooth; Vfi = valvifer I; Vfii = valvifer II; Vid = ventral interlocking device. Scale bar = 1.0 mm.

Fig. 17. Prodigiella silvanoi gen. et sp. nov., ♀, photographed at Parque Estadual da Pedra Branca, Municipality of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. See discussion for notes on the records of the new species from State of Rio de Janeiro.