Phlogis, Takiya & Dietrich & Viraktamath, 2013

Takiya, Daniela M., Dietrich, Christopher H. & Viraktamath, Chandra A., 2013, The unusual Afrotropical and Oriental leafhopper subfamily Signoretiinae (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae): taxonomic notes, new distributional records, and description of two new Signoretia species, ZooKeys 319, pp. 303-323 : 310

Phlogis spp. Figs 4-7 , 15, 16 , 25-28

Notes.

The only other known specimens of Phlogis are two females from the Oriental region, Malaysia and Thailand, examined for this study. Both specimens studied herein ( Figs 4-7 ) agree in most respects with Linnavuori’s original description of the genus, but differ in size (6.4 and 9.5 mm vs. 7.5 mm for Phlogis mirabilis ) and in some details of body form, indicating that they represent two additional, presumably new species. However, we do not provide formal descriptions, given the meager material available at present. The specimen from Malaysia ( Figs 4-6 ) closely resembles Phlogis mirabilis , but is longer (overall length 9.5mm vs. 7.5mm) and differs in the shape of the seventh sternite ( Fig. 25 ). The specimen from Thailand is smaller (6.4mm) and has the shape of the seventh sternite ( Fig. 28 ) very similar to that of Phlogis mirabilis (comparison based on photographs of the type-specimen).

Material examined.

Malaysia [new record]: female, Ranau, 500m, 22-25 I 1959, BMNH. Thailand [new record]: female, Petchaburi Kaeng Krachan National Park, km33 helipad, 12°50.177'N, 99°20.688'E 735m, Malaise trap, 18-25 V 2009, Sirichai, DNA voucher LH199, INHS.

Figures

Figures 2 - 14. Habitus photographs. 2, 3 Chouious tianzeus, dorsal and lateral 4 - 6 Phlogis sp. from Malaysia, dorsal and details of head lateral and face 7 Phlogis sp. from Thailand, lateral 8, 9 Preta gratiosa, dorsal and lateral 10 - 12 Signoretia delicata sp. n., detail of head, dorsal, lateral, and frontal 13, 14 Signoretia kintendela sp. n., dorsal and lateral.

Figures 15 - 20. Fore- and hindwing. 15, 16 Phlogis sp. from Thailand. 17, 18 Preta gratiosa. 19, 20 Signoretia aureola.

Figures 21 - 30. Terminalia of Chouious, Phlogis and Preta. 21 - 24 Chouious tianzeus, male genitalia 21 genital capsule (without anal tube), lateral view 22 dorsal connective, caudal view 23 connective, styles, aedeagus, dorsal connective, and anal tube, lateral view 24 aedeagus caudal view. 25 - 27 female terminalia of Phlogis sp. from Malaysia 25 sternite VII, ventral view 26 first valvula of ovipositor, lateral view 27 second valvifers, second valvulae and gonoplacs of ovipositor, lateral view 28 Phlogis sp. from Thailand, sternite VII, ventral view 29, 30 Preta gratiosa 29 pygofer and segment X of anal tube, lateral view 30 subgenital plates, connective, styles, and aedeagus, lateral view.