Hecalusina He, Zhang & Webb, 2008

He, Zhiqiang, Zhang, Yalin, Mckamey, Stuart H. & Zahniser, James N., 2019, The Chinese Hecalina (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Hecalini) with descriptions of a new genus and seven new species, Zootaxa 4679 (2), pp. 257-285 : 279

Genus Hecalusina He, Zhang & Webb

( Figs 178–202 )

Type species: Hecalusina unispinosa He, Zhang & Webb 2008: 27 .

Remarks. See He et al. 2008 for complete description. This genus is easily distinguished from other Chinese Hecalina by the absence of color bands on head and pronotum and the elongate overall shape with a long vertex. Additionally, the aedeagus lacks apical processes but has a recurved basal process, the male pygofer has an inner process (Fig. 221), the subgenital plates bear mesal processes ((Figs. 223–224), and the 1 st valvula of the female has a long row of short vertical striations (Figs. 212, 213). As discussed in the Introduction, this genus is not closely related to other Hecalini , but is retained in the tribe until a well-supported alternate tribal placement is determined.

Figures

FIGURES 178–193. Hecalusina unispinosa. 178, female adult, dorsal view; 179, female head and thorax, lateral view; 180, male head and thorax, lateral view; 181, male left fore femur; 182, female face; 183, male face; 184, male adult, dorsal view; 185, apical part of 2nd valvulae; 186, 2nd valvulae; 187, anterior tentorium; 188, male right forewing; 189, male right hindwing 190, 1st valvulae; 191, apical part of 1st valvulae; 192, female 7th abdominal sternum; 193, female abdominal sternum, ventral view.

FIGURES 194–202. Hecalusina unispinosa. 194–195, aedeagus, lateral and ventral views; 196, left style, dorsal view; 197, connective, dorsal view; 198, male 3rd abdominal sternal apodeme; 199, distal portion of pygofer side, inner view; 200, male pygofer, subgenital plate, and abdominal segments X–XI, lateral view; 201, subgenital plate; 202, distal portion of plate. asa=abdominal sternal apodeme, at=abdominal tergite, as=abdominal segment.