Creberulidia, Nielson, 2015

Nielson, M. W., 2015, A revision of the tribe Coelidiini of the Oriental, Palearctic and Australian biogeographical regions (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Coelidiinae), Insecta Mundi 2015 (410), pp. 1-202 : 15-16

Key to species of Creberulidia (males)

1.

— Subgenital plate with 1 or 2 apical spines .................................................................................... 2 Subgenital plate without such spines ......................................................................................... 17

2(1).

— Aedeagus in dorsal view with row of short microsetae on 1 side of shaft .................................. 3 Aedeagus in dorsal view with row of short to long microsetae on each side of shaft ................ 9

3(2).

— Aedeagus in dorsal view with short to long row of microsetae commencing subapically .......... 4 Aedeagus in dorsal view with short to long row of microsetae commencing basad of subapex 7

4(3).

— Aedeagus in dorsal view with long row of microsetae ................................................................. 5 Aedeagus in dorsal view with short row of microsetae (Fig. 616, Nielson 1982) ( Laos, Myanmar,

Thailand, Vietnam) ................................................................................... C. excelsa (Distant)

5(4).

— Aedeagus in lateral view with row of microsetae arising on dorsal margin ............................... 6 Aedeagus in lateral view with row of microsetae arising on ventral margin ( Fig. 56 ) ( Cambodia)

......................................................................................................... C. multipenicula , sp. nov. 6(5).

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Subgenital plate with very small apical spine (Fig. I, Zhang 1994); aedeagus with slender shaft (fig. L, M, Zhang 1994) ( China) ...................................................... C. yunnanensis (Zhang)

Subgenital plate with robust apical spine (Fig. 620, Nielson 1982); aedeagus with apex of shaft inflated (fig. 621, 622, Nielson 1982) ( Cambodia, Thailand) .............. C. lateralis (Nielson)

7(3).

— Aedeagus in dorsal view with lateral margins of shaft nearly parallel throughout length ....... 8 Aedeagus in dorsal view with lateral margins of shaft broadly inflated subbasally ( Fig. 64 )

( Thailand) .................................................................................................... C. inflata , sp. nov. 8(7).

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Aedeagus in dorsal view sinuate subbasally, in lateral view with toothed apex on dorsal margin (fig. 70, 71); style with short apophysis (fig. 72, 73); pygofer in lateral view without caudoventral process ( Fig. 69 ) ( Thailand) .............................................................. C. ordospinosa , sp. nov.

Aedeagus in dorsal view straight subbasally, in lateral view without toothed apex on dorsal margin (fig. 77, 78); style with long apophysis (fig. 79, 80); pygofer in lateral view with long, digitate caudoventral process ( Fig. 76 ) ( Laos) ....................................... C. corniger , sp. nov.

9(2).

— Subgenital plate with single apical spine ................................................................................... 10 Subgenital plate with 1 apical, 1 subapical spine ....................................................................... 16 10(9).

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Figures

Figures 55-61. Genitalia, Creberulidia multipenicula, sp. nov. 55) Male pygofer, lateral view. 56) Aedeagus and dorsal connective, lateral view. 57) Aedeagus and dorsal connective, ventral view. 58) Style, lateral view. 59) Style, dorsal view. 60) Connective, caudal view. 61) Subgenital plate, ventral view.

Figures 62-68. Genitalia, Creberulidia inflata, sp. nov. 62) Male pygofer, lateral view. 63) Aedeagus and dorsal connective, lateral view. 64) Aedeagus and dorsal connective, dorsal view. 65) Style, dorsal view. 66) Style, lateral view. 67) Connective, caudal view. 68) Subgenital plate, ventral view.

Figures 69-75. Genitalia, Creberulidia ordospinosa, sp. nov. 69) Male pygofer, lateral view. 70) Aedeagus and dorsal connective, lateral view. 71) Aedeagus and dorsal connective, dorsal view. 72) Style, lateral view. 73) Style, dorsal view. 74) Connective, caudal view. 75) Subgenital plate, ventral view.

Figures 76-82. Genitalia, Creberulidia corniger, sp. nov. (76) Male pygofer, lateral view. (77) Aedeagus and dorsal connective, lateral view. 78) Aedeagus and dorsal connective, dorsal view. 79) Style, lateral view. 80) Style, dorsal view. 81) Connective, caudal view. 82) Subgenital plate, ventral view.