Maiestas

Zhang, Yalin & Duan, Yani, 2011, Review of the Deltocephalus group of leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) in China, Zootaxa 2870, pp. 1-47 : 9-10

Key to species of the Maiestas from China (Males)

1. Forewing with dark zig-zag marking (Plate I: H)..................................................... M. dorsalis

- Forewing without zig-zag marking........................................................................ 2

2. Subgenital plate without macrosetae ( Fig. 11 A)....................................................... M. glabra

- Subgenital plate with lateral macrosetae.................................................................... 3

3. Pygofer lobe with truncated hind margin ( Fig. 30 A)........................................ M. dinghuensis sp. nov.

- Pygofer lobe with rounded hind margin.................................................................... 4

4. Inner anteapical cell closed basally........................................................................ 5

- Inner anteapical cell open basally ( Fig. 33 I)................................................................ 10

5. Aedeagus with heel at base of shaft ( Figs 27 E, 28E, 29G)...................................................... 6

- Aedeagus without heel at base of shaft..................................................................... 8

6. Apophysis of style thumb-like ( Fig. 28 C).......................................................... M. brevicula

- Apophysis of style digitate ( Figs 27 C, 29E)................................................................. 7

7. Subgenital plate with apex broadly rounded ( Fig. 29 D).......................................... M. webbi sp. nov.

- Subgenital plate with apex narrowly rounded ( Fig. 27 B).............................................. M. bilineata

8. Apex of aedeagal shaft with ventral triangular membranous area in lateral view ( Fig. 19 F)........... M. pileiformis sp. nov.

- Apex of aedeagal shaft without triangular membranous area in lateral view........................................ 9

9. Aedeagal shaft with ventral margin extending beyond gonopore process-like ( Fig. 8 C).................... M. schmidtgeni

- Aedeagal shaft with ventral margin not extending beyond gonopore process-like ( Fig. 12 F).................... M. oryzae

10. Style apophysis very slender, with an acutely pointed apex ( Figs 16 C, 17C)...................................... 11

- Style apophysis broad or slender with blunt apex............................................................ 12

11. Subgenital plate long, outer margin slightly concave ( Fig. 16 B)...................................... M. samuelsoni

- Subgenital plate short, outer margin slightly convex ( Fig. 17 B)....................................... M. subviridis

12. Style apophysis foot-like ( Figs 23 C, 24E)................................................................. 13

- Style apophysis digitate................................................................................ 14

13. Aedeagal shaft subapical ventral margin serrate ( Fig. 23 E)........................................ M. crura sp. nov.

- Aedeagal shaft subapical ventral margin smooth ( Fig. 24 D).................................. M. rostriformis sp. nov.

14. Subgenital plate not subtriangular ( Figs 9 A, 21C)........................................................... 15

- Subgenital plate subtriangular ( Fig. 25 C).................................................................. 16

15. Subgenital plate elongate ( Fig. 21 C)........................................................ M. remigia sp. nov.

- Subgenital plate short and broad ( Fig. 9 A)......................................................... M. distincta

16. Aedeagal shaft subapical ventral margin serrate ( Fig. 25 E)..................................... M. scalpella sp. nov.

- Aedeagal shaft subapical ventral margin smooth............................................................ 17

17. Aedeagal shaft widest at midlength ( Fig. 34 L)...................................................... M. maculata

- Aedeagal shaft widest at base........................................................................... 18

18. Style apophysis narrow ( Figs 15 D, 20C).................................................................. 19

- Style apophysis broad................................................................................. 20

19. Connective distinctively longer than aedeagus ( Fig. 20 D)....................................... M. cultella sp. nov.

- Connective nearly equal in length to aedeagus ( Fig. 15 F)........................................ M. xanthocephala .

20. Style apophysis short ( Fig. 26 C); apex of aedeagal shaft hooked apically in lateral view ( Fig. 26 E)......... M. irisa sp. nov.

- Style apophysis moderately long; aedeagal shaft not hooked apically in lateral view................................ 21

21. Forewing with brown spot on clavus (Plate II: B).............................................. M. obongsanensis

- Forewing without brown spot on clavus................................................................... 22

22. Connective distinctively longer than aedeagus ( Fig. 22 D)................................... M. pararemigia sp. nov.

- Connective nearly equal in length to aedeagus.............................................................. 23

23. Subgenital plate lateral margin distinctly convex ( Fig. 18 B)............................................. M. tareni

- Subgenital plate lateral margin slightly convex............................................................. 24

24. Aedeagal shaft elongate ( Figs 13 H, 14D).................................................................. 25

- Aedeagal shaft broad ( Figs 31 B, 32E).................................................................... 26

25. Vertex slightly longer medially than next to eye and slightly shorter than length of pronotum (Plate II: D)....... M. latifrons

- Vertex distinctly longer medially than next to eye and slightly shorter than length of pronotum (Plate II: E)..................................................................................................... M. heuksandoensis

26. Style apophysis not swollen in middle ( Figs 31 D, 31E)............................................... M. horvathi

- Style apophysis swollen in middle (Figs 32B, 32C)............................................. M. yangae sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 11. M. glabra (Cai & Britton) (after Cai et al., 2001). A: valve and subgenital plate, ventral view; B: style, dorsal view; C & D: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view.

FIGURE 30. M. dinghuensis sp. nov. A: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; B: subgenital plate, ventral view; C: style, dorsal view; D & E: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view.

FIGURE 33. M. maculata (Pruthi). A – F: variation in the head and thorax, dorsal view; G: face; H: female pygofer, ventral view; I: forewing.

FIGURE 27. M. bilineata (Dash & Viraktamath). A: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; B: subgenital plate, ventral view; C: style, dorsal view; D & E: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view; F: valve, ventral view.

FIGURE 28. M. brevicula (Dash & Viraktamath). A: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; B: subgenital plate, ventral view; C: style, dorsal view; D & E: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view; F: valve, ventral view.

FIGURE 29. M. webbi sp. nov. A: head and thorax, dorsal view; B: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; C: valve, ventral view; D: subgenital plate, ventral view; E: style, dorsal view; F & G: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view.

FIGURE 19. M. pileiformis sp. nov. A: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; B: valve, ventral view; C: subgenital plate, ventral view; D: style, dorsal view; E & F: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view.

FIGURE 8. M. schmidtgeni (Wagner). A: subgenital plate, ventral view; B: style, dorsal view; C: aedeagus and connective, lateral view.

FIGURE 12. M. oryzae (Matsumura). A: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; B: subgenital plate, ventral view; C: style, dorsal view; D: apophysis of style, lateral view; E & F: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view; G: valve, ventral view.

FIGURE 16. M. samuelsoni (Knight). A: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; B: subgenital plate, ventral view; C: style, dorsal view; D & E: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view.

FIGURE 17. M. subviridis (Metcalf). A: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; B: subgenital plate, ventral view; C: style, dorsal view; D & E: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view.

FIGURE 23. M. crura sp. nov. A: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; B: subgenital plate, ventral view; C: style, dorsal view; D & E: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view.

FIGURE 24. M. rostriformis sp. nov. A: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; B: valve, ventral view; C & D: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view; E: style, dorsal view; F: subgenital plate, ventral view.

FIGURE 9. M. distincta (Motschulsky). A: subgenital plate, ventral view; B: style, dorsal view; C: valve, ventral view; D & E: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view.

FIGURE 25. M. scalpella sp. nov. A: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; B: style, dorsal view; C: subgenital plate, ventral view; D & E: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view.

FIGURE 21. M. remigia sp. nov. A: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; B: valve, ventral view; C: subgenital plate, ventral view; D: style, dorsal view; E & F: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view.

FIGURE 34. M. maculata (Pruthi). J: subgenital plate, ventral view; K: style, dorsal view; L & M: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view; N – P: variation in the sternal apodemes at base of abdomen.

FIGURE 15. M. xanthocephala (Dash & Viraktamath). A: head and thorax, dorsal view; B: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; C: subgenital plate, ventral view; D: style, dorsal view; E: valve, ventral view; F & G: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view.

FIGURE 20. M. cultella sp. nov. A: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; B: subgenital plate, ventral view; C: style, dorsal view; D & E: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view; F: valve, ventral view.

FIGURE 26. M. irisa sp. nov. A: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; B: subgenital plate, ventral view; C: style, dorsal view; D & E: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view; F: valve, ventral view.

FIGURE 22. M. pararemigia sp. nov. A: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; B: subgenital plate, ventral view; C: style, dorsal view; D & E: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view.

FIGURE 18. M. tareni (Dash & Viraktamath). A: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; B: subgenital plate, ventral view; C: style, dorsal view; D & E: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view.

FIGURE 13. M. latifrons (Matsumura). A & B: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; C: valve, ventral view; D: subgenital plate, ventral view; E & F: style, dorsal view; G: apex of style, lateral view; H & I: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view.

FIGURE 31. M. horvathi (Then). A: male pygofer lobe, lateral view; B & C: aedeagus and connective, dorsal and lateral view; D & E: style, dorsal view; F: subgenital plate, ventral view.