Platyjassula, Dietrich & Magalhães & Takiya, 2020
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2020.695 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DC24EAB0-DCF5-44A8-B1A0-82BF25D280C2 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4342241 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EEF5D5C5-69BB-4A44-9469-A4FBA0C9988F |
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taxon LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:act:EEF5D5C5-69BB-4A44-9469-A4FBA0C9988F |
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treatment provided by |
Valdenar |
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scientific name |
Platyjassula |
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gen. nov. |
Platyjassula View in CoL gen. nov.
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Figs 2 View Fig A–D, 8, 17A–C
Type species
Platyjassula isofurca View in CoL sp. nov.
Diagnosis
This genus may be distinguished by the following combination of features: body medium-sized; color stramineous with few darker markings on face and legs; vertex overlapping distinctly less than half of anterior margin of eye, crown uniformly shagreen; forewing with supernumerary crossveins distally; hindwing veins R4+5 and M1+2 confluent preapically but separate near apex; hind femur macrosetal formula 2 +2+1; style apex divided into two divergent acute points.
Etymology
The name, a feminine noun, is a variant of that of the type genus of the tribe.
Description
HABITUS. Medium-sized platyjassines (7.0– 8.7 mm). Color stramineous, with few darker markings on face, legs and forewing apex; front tibia with dorsum dark brown to black.
HEAD. Crown flattened, uniformly shagreen, anterior margin produced, spatulate, forming hood over dorsal part of face, anterolateral extension of vertex overlapping less than half of eye margin. Frontoclypeus moderately convex, with slight median dorsal depression; antennal ledge transverse, not overlapping frontoclypeus; lateral frontal suture present above antennal ledge but not extended to crown margin; gena slightly emarginate below eye, not completely concealing proepisternum, with weak carina extended from lorum dorsad to antennal pit; lorum small, flat; anteclypeus slightly convex, lateral margins distinctly divergent distally; rostrum slender, not surpassing front trochanters.
THORAX. Pronotum slightly declivous, in profile continuing contour of crown, much wider than head, lateral margins strongly divergent posterad, transverse striations weakly delimited. Forewing with several supernumerary crossveins in distal half, appendix broad and extended to wing apex, inner apical cell relatively short. Hindwing veins R4+5 and M1+2 confluent preapically but separate near apex. Front femur row IC with ~10–14 setae, somewhat irregularly arranged basally; AV with 5 stout setae in basal half, dorsal surface of tibia rounded, PD with 4 widely spaced macrosetae. Hind femur macrosetal formula 2+2 +1, tibial row AD with one small seta between successive macrosetae; tarsomere I plantar row single and weakly developed, pecten with 4 platellae.
ABDOMEN. Male pygofer base band-like, dorsally with median posterior projection; lobe separated from base by membranous vertical cleft, with or without ventral process, with numerous macrosetae in distal half, apex broadly rounded. Subgenital plate with submedial row of macrosetae, dorsolateral margin with irregular row of short, fine setae. Style apophysis slender, smooth, without denticuli, apex divided into two divergent acute points. Connective with stem and arms subequel in length, anterior margin variable. Aedeagus with atrium shield-like in posterior view, shaft compressed, processes, if present, unpaired, gonopore preapical on posterior surface. Female abdominal sternite VII trilobed posteriorly. First valvulae with dorsal sculpturing strigate. Second valvulae broadened to near midlength, then tapered to apex, dorsal margin serrate distally.
Remarks
This genus closely resembles Platyjassus in size, structure, and coloration, but differs in having supernumerary forewing crossveins, the aedeagus symmetrical or nearly so, and the style apophysis with two acute distal projections.
Key to species of Platyjassula gen. nov. (males)
1. Aedeagus with long, slender, recurved process arising from ventral margin of atrium ( Fig. 8B View Fig )...2 – Aedeagus without process arising from atrium separate from shaft ( Fig. 8I View Fig ).................................3
2. Aedeagus with stem of shaft much shorter than falcate ventroapical process ( Fig. 8L View Fig ) .................. ..................................................................................... Platyjassula mahajangensis gen. et sp. nov.
– Aedeagus with stem of shaft approximately of same length as falcate ventroapical process ( Fig. 8B View Fig ) .............................................................................................. Platyjassula cyclura gen. et sp. nov.
3. Aedeagus very broad and foot-like in lateral view; apical extensions of style unequal in length ( Fig. 8F View Fig ) ............................................................................... Platyjassula heterofurca gen. et sp. nov.
– Aedeagus slender in lateral view, not foot-like; apical extensions of style subequal in length ( Fig. 8I View Fig ) ................................................................................. Platyjassula isofurca gen. et sp. nov.
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