Pyrops atroalbus ( Distant, 1918 )

Jiaranaisakul, Kawin, Constant, Jerome & Pinkaew, Nantasak, 2024, Review of the lanternfly genus Pyrops of Thailand (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) with notes and keys to species, Zootaxa 5397 (1), pp. 47-79 : 49-50

Pyrops atroalbus ( Distant, 1918)

( Figs 14A , 16A )

= Fulgora atroalba — Distant 1918: 199 [original description].

= Laternaria atroalba — Metcalf 1947: 187 [transferred to Laternaria ; catalogued].

= Fulgora watanabei apicalis — Lallemand 1963: 90 [considered as a junior synonym of Fulgora watanabei atroalba ( Distant, 1918) (erroneous)].

= Fulgora watanabei atroalba — Lallemand 1963: 90 [transferred back to Fulgora Linnaeus, 1767 and considered as a subspecies of P. watanabei (erroneous)].

= Fulgora watanabei var. formosana — Lallemand 1963: 90 [considered as a junior synonym of Fulgora watanabei atroalba ( Distant, 1918) (erroneous)].

= Pyrops watanabei apicalis — Nagai & Porion 1996: 26 [transferred to Pyrops Spinola, 1839 but still considered as a junior synonym of Fulgora watanabei atroalba (erroneous)].

= Pyrops watanabei atroalba — Nagai & Porion 1996: 26, pl. 18, fig. 223 [transferred to Pyrops Spinola, 1839 but still considered as a subspecies of P. watanabei (erroneous), type illustrated].

= Pyrops watanabei formosana — Nagai & Porion 1996: 26 [transferred to Pyrops Spinola, 1839 but still considered as a junior synonym of Fulgora watanabei atroalba (erroneous)].

= Pyrops atroalbus — Constant & Pham 2017: 5 [combination revived], figs 1, 5 [illustrated]; Constant & Pham 2022: 138 [listed, keyed], fig. 9 [illustrated].

Diagnosis. (1) cephalic process bright yellow, clavated at the apex ( Constant & Pham, 2017: Fig. 1A, D–F ); (2) tegmina with strongly contrasting pattern, pale yellow-white with black markings ( Constant & Pham, 2017: Fig. 1A–B ); (3) posterior wings white proximally, black apically; (4) abdomen pale brown dorsally, black ventrally ( Constant & Pham, 2017: Fig. 1B ).

Material examined from photographs. 1 ex.: Chiang Mai Prov., Maerim District , 18°55′39.0″N, 98°49′36.0″E, 14 March 2016, © P. Jirasuttayaporn .

Distribution. Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam ( Constant & Pham, 2017).

Notes. The specimen from Maerim District , Chiang Mai Province was observed in agricultural area at 1205 alt. The plant that this species is associated with remains unknown .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Pyrops candelaria (Linnaeus, 1758), ♁, Ratchaburi Province, Suan Phueng District, 23.VI.2022 (RBMF). (A) Ha- bitus, dorsal view; (B) habitus, ventral view; (C) habitus, lateral view; (D) head and thorax, dorsal view; (E) head, perpendicular view of frons.

FIGURE 14. Pyrops spp.living specimens.(A) P.atroalbus (Distant, 1918), Chiang Mai Province,Mae Rim District, 14.III.2016, © P. Jirasuttayaporn; (B) P. clavatus (Westwood, 1839), Kamphaeng Phet Province, Khlong Lan District, Mae Wong National Park, 3.VII.2022, © tew_angkanensis (inaturalist.org/observations/146833242); (C–E) P. lathburii (Kirby, 1818): (C) Loei Province, Phu Ruea National Park, 18.VI.2018, © W. Ponsa, (D) same data, 14.VI.2020, © R. Sriburin. E. Phitsanulok Province, Thung Salaeng Luang National Park, 17.V.2022, © P. Wirawannawin.

FIGURE 16. Distribution map of Pyrops spp. (A) P. atroalbus (Distant, 1918), red circle; P. clavatus (Westwood, 1839), yellow triangle; P. condorinus (Lallemand, 1960), green square; (B) P. connectens (Atkinson, 1885), red circle; P. ducalis (Stål, 1863), yellow triangle; P. itoi (Satô & Nagai, 1994), green square.