Pseudocyrta hyalina, Dietrich & Magalhães & Takiya, 2020

Dietrich, Christopher H., Magalhães, Raysa Brito de & Takiya, Daniela M., 2020, Revision of the endemic Malagasy leafhopper tribe Platyjassini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae), European Journal of Taxonomy 695, pp. 1-89 : 64-65

Pseudocyrta hyalina gen. et sp. nov.

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Figs 3G , 13 D–G

Etymology

The species name refers to the mostly hyaline forewing of this species.

Material examined

Holotype

MADAGASCAR • ♂; “ MADAGASCAR: Antsiranana Province, Réserve Spéciale de lʼAnkarana, 13.6 km 192° SSW Anivorano Nord, Elev 210m, 16–20 Feb 2001, 12° 51′ 49″ S 49° 13′ 33″ E, malaise in

tropical dry forest, coll. Fisher, Griswold et al., Calif. Academy of Sciences collection code: BLF3011”; CAS.

Description

Length of male 8.2 mm (female unknown). Dorsum dark brown to black; head black except gena stramineous;pronotum dark orange brown,heavily marked with symmetrical black spots;mesonotum dark orange brown with black basolateral triangles; scutellum yellow; venter of thorax and legs stramineous, heavily marked with black. Crown very short, marginal rim weakly developed and not forming shelf over frontoclypeus, ocelli nearly touching anterior margin. Forewing without supernumerary crossveins, inner apical cell relatively broad and extended to wing apex. Hind tibial rows PD, AD, and AV with 20, 12 and 16 macrosetae, respectively. Style apophysis sinuate and of nearly same width throughout, apex curved dorsomesad and tapered, with few minute serrations preapically on dorsal surface. Aedeagus simple, shaft evenly curved dorsad and nearly semicircular in lateral view, tubular, nearly same width thoughout length, with single long spine arising near midlength on right side of shaft and extended distad, but not reaching shaft apex; shaft apex slightly depressed and somewhat broadened in posterior view, gonopore preapical on posterior surface.

Figures

Fig. 3. Platyjassini, dorsal and lateral habitus of males. A. Plerujassus appendiculatus (Evans, 1959). B. Plerujassus brunnescens sp. nov. C. Plexijassus caliginosus sp. nov. D. Pseudocurtara minima sp. nov. E. Pseudocurtara nigripicta sp. nov. F. Pseudocurtara quadrata sp. nov. G. Pseudocyrta hyalina sp. nov. H. Pseudomarganana olivacea sp. nov. I. Pseudomarganana rosea sp. nov. J. Pulchrijassus anjozorobensis sp. nov. K. Pulchrijassus eunsunae sp. nov. L. Pulchrijassus pallescens sp. nov. M. Pulchrijassus roseus sp. nov. N. Pulchrijassus rubrilineatus sp. nov. O. Pulchrijassus sindhuae sp. nov. P. Pulchrijassus talatakelyensis sp. nov. Q. Pulchrijassus toamasinensis sp. nov. R. Punctijassus circularis sp. nov. S. Punctijassus compressus sp. nov. T. Punctijassus ivohibensis sp. nov. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 13. Pseudocurtara gen. nov., Pseudocyrta gen. nov. and Pseudomarganana gen. nov. – A–C. Pseudocurtara quadrata sp. nov. A. Genital capsule, lateral view. B. Genitalia, lateral view. C. Same, ventral view. – D–G. Pseudocyrta hyalina sp. nov. D. Genital capsule, lateral view. E. Genitalia, lateral view. F. Same, ventral view. G. Aedeagus, posterior view. – H–K. Pseudomarganana olivacea sp. nov. H. Genital capsule, lateral view. I. Genitalia, lateral view. J. Same, ventral view. K. Aedeagus, posterior view. – L–O. Pseudomarganana rosea sp. nov. L. Genital capsule, lateral view. M. Genitalia, lateral view. N. Same, ventral view. O. Aedeagus, posterior view. Photos not to scale.