Thabena frontocolorata, Gnezdilov, 2015

Gnezdilov, Vladimir M., 2015, First Coloured Species Of The Genus Thabena Stål (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Issidae) From Vietnam With General Notes On The Genus, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 61 (4), pp. 329-339 : 333-336

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https://doi.org/ 10.17109/AZH.61.4.329.2015

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scientific name

Thabena frontocolorata
status

sp. nov.

Thabena frontocolorata View in CoL sp. n.

( Figs 1–3 View Figs 1–6 , 7, 8)

Typematerial – Holotype, m, Vietnam, DaLat , “InstituteofBiology”, 5.XII.1994, “No.

709”, S. Mahunka, Gy. Sziráki & L. Zomborileg.

Etymology – Thespeciesnamedaccordingtothecolouredmetope (frons).

Description – Metopewide, glossy, lateralmarginsconvex, uppermarginwidelycon- cave ( Fig. 2 View Figs 1–6 ). Metopewithdistincttransverseandmediancarinae; sublateralcarinaemay beindicatedonlyafterthetraces. Metopoclypealsuturerelief. Postclypeuslarge, flattened dorso- ventrally, glossy. Ocelliabsent. Coryphetransverse, withoutcarina; anteriormar- ginobtuselyangulatelyconvex; posteriormarginobtuselyangulatelyconcave. Forewings nearlyoval, narrowingapically, withouthypocostalplate ( Figs 1 View Figs 1–6 , 7). Caudo- dorsalangle ofclavuscuspidal (Fig. 8). ScP+RfurcatinginproximalhalfofthewingintoScP+RAand RP; MP 2-branched, furcatingneartowingmiddle; CuAsimple; crossveinsnotnumerous. Clavusclosed (CuPandPcu + A1 notrunningtoitscuspidalapex, butrunningalongwing margin) (Figs 7, 8). Firstanalvein (A

1

) becomethemarginalvein. Thisveinisinterrupted metope: R. bimaculatus : 1 mm; Ch. mammoides : 1.3 mm; L. kirkaldyi : 1.5 mm

beforethecuspidalapexofclavus (Fig. 8). Hindwingsbilobed, withdeepcleftbetween remigiumandvannus; costalmarginofthewingsdistinctlyconcave. Hindtibiaewithtwo lateralspinesdistally. Apicesoftibiaewith 7 spines. Firstmetatarsomereabitlongerthan secondmetatarsomere, withtwolatero- apicalspinesand 12 intermediatespinesarranged intworows (6 + 6). Aroliumofpretarsusnotexceedingthelengthofclaws (indorsalview).

Colouration – Metoperedbrownishwithlightyellowspots (tracesoflarvalsensory pitsbetweenlateralmarginsandtracesofsublateralcarinae) ( Fig. 2 View Figs 1–6 ). Transversecarinaof metope, tracesofsublateralcarinae, andbandabovethemetopoclypealsuturelightyellow. Metopebetweentracesofsublateralcarinaeredwithpairoflargeglossyblackspotsbelow thetransversecarinaandwithlightyellowlargeelongatehorizontalspotbelowtheblack spots. Genaelightyellowwithlargeredspotabovethescapus. Scapus, pedicel, andanteclypeusdarkbrown. Postclypeusbrownyellowish. Coryphelightredanteriorly, lightyellow brownishposteriorly, withlightyellowmargins ( Fig. 1 View Figs 1–6 ). Pronotumlightbrownyellowish withlightyellowtubercules – tracesoflarvalsensorypits. Mesonotumlightyellowbrown- ishwithpairoflightbrownspotslaterally. Paranotallobesofpronotumwithblackmargins andlightyellowtransversestripes. Epimeraofmesonotumblackbelowthewings, light yellowmediallyanddarkbrownbasally. Forewingslightbrownwithdarkbrownpatches, veinslightbrownorreddish. Cuspidalapexofclavuswhite. Hindwingsbrown. Abdomi- Figs 7–8. Thabenafrontocolorata sp. n., holotype, female: 7 = forewing, 8 = forewing, apexof clavus. Abbreviations: cp – cuspidalapexofclavus; cs – clavalsuture; Pcu – postcubitalvein;

A 1 – first anal vein; A 2 – second anal vein. Total length of T. frontocolorata sp. n. is 5.6 mm naltergitesbrownreddish. Abdominalsterniteslightyellowbrownish. Femoraandtibiae yellowbrownishwithdarkbrownspotsandlongitudinalredstripesparticularlyontibiae. Apicesof 3rdtarsomeresandclawsdarkbrown. Apicesofspinesblack. Gonoplacsdark brownyellowishwithlightyellowmargins ( Fig. 3 View Figs 1–6 ). Analtubelightyellow.

Femalegenitalia – HindmarginofsternumVIIwithlargemedianprocess ( Fig. 3 View Figs 1–6 ). Theprocesswidewithconvexlateralmargins, concaveapically. Analtubeatleast 3 times aswideaslong. Analcolumnshort. Gonoplacswithoutcarinae.

Totallength – 5.6 mm.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Issidae

Genus

Thabena

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