Stirellus sagittarius ( Naudé, 1926 )

Duan, Yani, Zhang, Yating & Dietrich, Christopher H., 2019, Six new species of Stenometopiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) with redescription of additional species and new distributional records, Zootaxa 4603 (2), pp. 201-240 : 225

Stirellus sagittarius ( Naudé, 1926)

( Figs 21–22 )

Aconura sagittaria Naudé, 1926: 54 .

Stirellus sagittarius, Theron, 1975: 189 .

Length. Male: 3.0– 3.6mm; female: 4.1–5.1mm.

Material examined. 4ƋƋ, 4♀♀, South Africa: KZN Prov. Kwa Dlamini-White Mt. Resort, 29° 08′ 186" S 29° 36′ 408" E, 1532m, 26 xii 2004, #04-66, coll. J.N. Zahniser, sweep (INHS).

Distribution. Namibia; South Africa.

Remarks. Theron (1975) described this species adequately. We supplement his description by including color illustrations.

Figures

FIGURE 21. Stirellus sagittarius A–D: habitus, dorsal view; E: habitus, lateral view; F: face; G: the end of female abdomen, ventral view. A, B: male; C–G: female.

FIGURE 22. Stirellus sagittarius A, B: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; C: male pygofer and segments X and XI, dorsal view; D: valve, subgenital plates and styles, ventral view; E, F: style, dorsal view; G: connective, dorsal view; H: aedeagus, dorsal view; I: aedeagus, lateral view; J: connective and aedeagus, lateral view.