Skandagallia dietrichi, Dai, Wu & Zhang, Yalin, 2012

Dai, Wu & Zhang, Yalin, 2012, Taxonomic revision of the leafhopper tribe Agalliini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) from China, with description of new taxa, Zootaxa 3430, pp. 1-49 : 22-23

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.215156
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5296635
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039B87A6-B44B-FFE3-A9EC-D615FD81A6D0
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Skandagallia dietrichi
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Skandagallia dietrichi View in CoL sp. nov.

Figs 5 View FIGURE 5 D, H, L; 21C, F; 23A–I.

Pale brown, with large round spot on either side of median line, median stripe (more pronounced in holotype male) black, spot on either side of eye on anterior margin black, median line continued on face as inverted Y, area enclosed by arms ochraceous, frontoclypeus with lateral series of spots, facial sutures, median stripe on clypellus and some times on fronto-clypeus, dark brown. Pronotum with large spot on either side of median line black. Hind submarginal stripe with slight median anterior extension, dark brown. Forewing either dark brown with median longitudinal ochraceous stripes or brown areas reduced to longitudinal stripes. Abdomen either entirely dark brown or with transverse pale margins on terga on either side of median line and along lateral margin; sterna chocolate brown or paler with only margins chocolate brown.

Male genitalia. As in generic diagnosis.

Female. unknown.

Measurements. Male 2.7 mm long, 1.0 mm wide across eyes.

Material examined. Holotype male, CHINA: Yunnan, Yuanmou County, Laochengxiang, Dayuejiucun, Dajian Mountain, 24.viii.2005, Li Qingyuan ( NWAU). Paratype, 1 male, CHINA: Yunnan Yuanmou County, Wumaoxiang, Dashao forest farm, 27.xi.2005, Li Qiao ( NWAU).

Host. Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq. and Phyllanthus emblica L.

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Etymology. The species is named in honour of Dr. Christopher H. Dietrich, University of Illinois, Champaign, USA, who drew our attention to the specimens which constituted the two new genera, Skandagallia gen. nov. and Sungallia gen. nov., and in recognition his outstanding contribution to leafhopper systematics.

Remarks. This species resembles Sungallia truncata (see below) but has the subgenital plates triangular rather than truncate as found in the latter species.