Zammara medialinea, Sanborn, 2004

Sanborn, Allen F., 2004, TWO NEW ZAMMARA SPECIES FROM SOUTH AMERICA (HEMIPTERA: CICADOMORPHA: CICADIDAE), Florida Entomologist 87 (3), pp. 365-371 : 367-370

Zammara medialinea , New Species

Type material.— Type male: “ VENEZUELA, Aragua Ranch Grande , Rio Res. St. nr Maracay, alt. 3508 ft., 10.15n × 67.36w, 19 Sept 1980 ” deposited in the collection of the Buffalo Museum of Science. Paratype male: “ VENEZUELA, Aragua Ranch Grande , Rio Res. St. nr Maracay, alt. 3508 ft., 10.15n × 67.36w, 24 April 1981 ” deposited in the author’s collection .

Etymology. The species is named for the marks on the head, prothorax and mesonotum which appear to form a stripe along the midline of the dorsal surface of the head and prothorax.

Description ( Fig 2 ).—Head: about as broad as the mesonotum; greenish ground color with an ochraceous band around the eye. A black and fuscous band crosses the anterior part of the head encompassing the median ocellus but not reaching the edge of the supraantennal plates. There is a small caudolateral extension of the band to the eye, a small anterior extension of the band along the midline to the suture with the postclypeus, and a posterior extension of the band encompassing the lateral ocelli except for the caudolateral quarter. This mark continues to narrow posteriorly and terminates anterior to the junction of the prothorax. Some short silver hairs extend from the region posterior to the eye. Antennae fuscous except for the scape and proximal part of the pedicel, which are greenish ochraceous. Postclypeus greenish with some posterior tawny marks which appear to be continuous with the central marking of the head. There is some ochraceous coloration on the transverse postclypeal ridges of the paratype. Anteclypeus greenish but with a central ochraceous mark in the paratype. Genae green. Some white pruinose wax found on the gena, anteclypeus and postclypeus. Rostrum greenish with the tip black, extending to the abdomen.

Thorax: pronotum greenish with a central testaceous fascia broadening anteriorly along the base of the head to about half the distance to the eye. The fascia narrows medially where it terminates anterior of the pronotal collar. Testaceous spot in the anterior portion of the ambient fissure near the junction with the head. An ochraceous mark surrounds the posterior portion of the central fascia and extends into the medial half of the ambient fissure. Pronotal collar green. Mesonotum greenish with a central median testaceous fascia that expands laterally to the arms of the cruciform elevation. A testaceous spot lateral to the anterior arm of the cruciform elevation. Lateral edges of the wing grooves ochraceous. There are silvery hairs along the posterior borders of the mesonotum and between the arms of the cruciform elevation. Metanotum and metasternum greenish. Operculum and mercanthus greenish flecked with white pruinose wax. Opercula expand laterally before curving toward the midline. Opercula approach one another but do not meet medially.

Wings: fore wings hyaline with eight apical cells; costal area greenish to just past the node where the coloration becomes testaceous. The basal cell is clouded with green. There is a testaceous mark on the vein between the basal and radial cells. Crossveins greenish at base becoming ochraceous and finally testaceous in the distal portion of the wing. Very slight infuscations at the basal vein of the second apical cell and at the distal portion of the longitudinal veins 1, 2, and 3. The infuscations on the first longitudinal veins extends into the apex of the first apical cell. There is a slight bronze tint to the apical cells of the wing. Hind wings with six apical cells; venation ochraceous and testaceous except the cubital vein which is greenish and ochraceous.

Legs: greenish, distal part of the tibia and tarsi ochraceous and claws fuscous. Small testaceous marks on proximal parts of tarsi. Fore femora armed with two greenish distal spines, the proximal one larger, with a testaceous tip, the distal one very small. Hind tibia armed with five testaceous spines with fuscous tips along shaft and 13 of these spines around the distal terminus of the segment.

Abdomen: tergites greenish ochraceous. Small fuscous lateral spots on the anterior portion of segments 7 and 8 partially covered by the anterior segments. Thin medial fuscous band along anterior border of segment 8 not continuous with lateral spots. Sparse silver hairs cover the abdomen, particularly the lateral surfaces and segment 8. Timbal cover incomplete, expanding laterally beyond the edge of the abdomen. Timbal exposed dorsally. The timbal cover folds posteriorly where the coloration is ochraceous. Sternal segments greenish ochraceous with white pruinose wax on the surfaces. Pygofer greenish, ochraceous lateral dorsally with the dorsal extension small. Uncus short. The lateral lobes fold under the medial lobe which is arched distally.

Measurements (mm). N = 2 males, range given for available specimens. Length of body: 26.2; length of fore wing: 36.9-37.7; width of fore wing: 12.1-12.2; length of head: 4.0-4.4; width of head including eyes: 8.9-9.2; width of pronotum including suprahumeral plates: 13.4-13.8; width of mesonotum: 8.8-9.0.

Figures

Fig. 2. Zammara olioacea n.sp. type male. A. Dorsal opening to the timbal. B. Male operculum. C. Lateral view of the type male genitalia. D. Posterior view of male genitalia.