Signoretia sumatrana Schmidt

Viraktamath, C. A. & Webb, M. D., 2016, Review of the genus Signoretia (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Signoretiinae) of the Oriental region with description of nine new species, Zootaxa 4193 (3), pp. 486-516 : 496

Signoretia sumatrana Schmidt

Figs 43–45 , 64 .

Signoretia sumatrana Schmidt 1911: 298 ; Li & Wang 1996: 124 –125, figs 92: 1–4.

Remarks. No specimens of this species was examined, only photographs of the type ( MIZP, Figs 43–45 , 64 ). Schmidt (1911) described the species based on an unspecified number of male specimens collected from “ Sumatra: Soekaranda ” during “ January 1894 ” by “ Dr H. Dohrn”.

This species has chocolate brown coloration as in S. greeni but lacks the pale ochraceous median fascia on head and pronotum found in S. greeni . It also has apical cells of forewing differently formed compared to that in S. greeni . The male type has been dissected; however, it was not possible to locate the slide containing the male genitalia (Dr A. Stroinski, personal communication). Li & Wang (1996) recorded the species from Fujian ( China) and Taiwan, and also illustrated the male genitalia; the pygofer illustrated by Li & Wang (1996) is similar to that in the case S. rubra sp. nov. in that both have the forked ventral process. This species resembles species of Phlogisiini. Not only is the color similar but the head in profile is more rounded than most other species of Signoretiini.

Figures

FIGURES 31 – 46. Habitus and wings of species of Signoretia. 31 – 36. S. sahyadrica sp. nov., 31 – 32 holotype male; 33 – 34. Paratype female. 35 – 36. Paratype male; 37 – 38. S. similaris sp. nov., holotype male; 39 – 40. S. sinuata sp. nov., holotype male; 41 – 42. S. sinuata, paratype female; 43 – 45. S. sumatrana Schmidt, holoype male; 46. S. tagalica Baker, syntype. Figs 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 46. Dorsal aspect. Figs 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 45. Lateral aspect. 44. Fore and hind wings.

FIGURES 47 – 65. Habitus and faces of species of Signoretia. 47 – 48. S. takiyae sp. nov. holotype male; 49. S. aureola Distant; 50 – 51. S. dulitensis sp. nov., male and female; 52 – 53. S. lunglei sp. nov., male and female; 54. S. maculata, female; 55. S. mismiensis sp. nov.; 56 – 57. S. quoinensis, male and female; 58. S. rubra sp. nov.; 59 – 60. S. sahyadrica sp. nov. male and female; 61. S. similaris sp. nov. male; 62 – 63. S. sinuata, male and female; 64. S. sumatrana Schmidt; 65. S. takiyae sp. nov., male. Fig. 47. Dorsal aspect. Fig. 48. Lateral aspect. Figs 49 – 65. Ventral aspect.