Cofana spectra ( Distant, 1908 )

Naveed, Hassan & Zhang, Yalin, 2018, Newly recorded leafhoppers of the subfamily Cicadellinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with description of a new species from Pakistan, Zootaxa 4504 (2), pp. 285-295 : 288

Cofana spectra ( Distant, 1908)

Figs. 1D , 5 A–C

Tettigoniella spectra Distant, 1908: 211 ; Cofana spectra Young, 1979: 7 .

Length. Male: 7.5–8.9mm; female: 8.4–9.2mm.

Material Examined. 2♂, 1♀, Pakistan: Punjab, Lalian , 25 June 2016, coll. Hassan Naveed ; 1♂, 3♀, Bhawana , 29 May 2016, coll. Hassan Naveed ; 6♀, Pakistan: Punjab, Chowk Azam , 17 July 2016, coll. Hassan Naveed ; 3♂, 2♀, Murree Hills , 2000m, 13 June 2017, coll. Hassan Naveed.

Remarks. This species is similar to C. unimaculata in having similar male genitalia but can be distinguished by the crown with prominent muscle markings, forewings creamy white and pronotum with a median yellowish brown longitudinal line not extending to scutellum.

Distribution. China, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, French Equatorial Africa, Ghana, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Burma, India, Iran, Japan, Laos, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, Solomon Island (Wilson et al., 2009).

Figures

FIGURE 1A, E–G. Atkinsoniella opponens (Walker, 1851) n. rec. A. habitus, dorsal view E. pygofer, lateral view F. connective, style, subgenital plates and valve, dorsal view G. aedeagus, lateral view; B, H–I. Atkinsoniella thalia (Distant, 1918) n. rec. B. habitus, dorsal view H. connective, style, subgenital plates and valve, dorsal view I. aedeagus, lateral view; C. Cofana unimaculata (Signoret, 1854); D. Cofana spectra (Distant, 1908).

FIGURE 5A–F. Cofana spectra (Distant, 1908) A. pygofer, lateral view B. aedeagus, ventral view C. aedeagus, lateral view; Cofana unimaculata (Signoret, 1854) D. pygofer, lateral view E. aedeagus, ventral view F. aedeagus, lateral view.