Hecaloidella caudospina, 2021

Xu, Deliang, Webb, Michael D., Shang, Suqin & Zhang, Yalin, 2021, Review of the Pacific leafhopper genus Hecaloidella (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae Deltocephalinae: Selenocephalini) with description of sixteen new species, Zootaxa 4948 (3), pp. 381-403 : 386-389

H. caudospina Zhang & Webb sp. nov.

Figs. 1B , 4A–E

Description. Body length (including tegmina), male: 4.8–5.8mm.

Stramineous to sordid yellow. Vertex anteriorly orange with a small brown spot each side of midline. Face with variable brown marking dorsally. Forewing veins yellowish.

Male genitalia similar to H. nudapenis but caudal extension of connective with a long ventral process and ventral process of aedeagus shorter.

Material examined. Holotype: ♂, Indonesia, Sulawesi Utara, Dumoga-Bone National Park, Clark’s Camp , at light, 1140m, J.H. Martin, iv.1985, RESL-Project Wallace, NHMUK 010591767 ( BMNH).

Other material. 1♀, same data as holotype except v.1985 ; 1♀ 1? (abdomen missing), Indonesia, Sulawesi Utara, Dumoga-Bone National Park, ii.1985, RESL-Project Wallace ( BMNH) .

Etymology. Named after the ventral spine on the caudal extension of the connective.

Remarks. See Remarks under H. nudapenis .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Habitus images of Hecaloidella species; A, H. bimaculata (holotype); B, H. caudospina (holotype); C, H. nitida (holotype); D, H. nudapenis (holotype); E–G, H. pacifica (paratypes and immature); H, H. borneoensis (holotype); I, H. brevipenis (holotype); J, H. brevispina (holotype); K, H. longipenis (holotype); L, H. quadrispina (holotype); M, H. spinosa (holotype); N, H. brevis (holotype); O, H. brunnifacialis (topotype); P, H. knighti (holotype); Q, H. quadripicta (paratype); R, H. sandakanensis (holotype); S, H. singaporensis (paratype); T, H. brunifasciata (holotype).

FIGURE 4. Male genitalia of H. nitida species group; A–E, H. caudospina; A–B, aedeagus, lateral and caudal view; C–D, connective, lateral and dorsal view; E, style; F–J, H. nudapenis; F–G, aedeagus, lateral and caudal view; H–I, connective, lateral and dorsal view; J, style; K–O, H. pacifica; K–L, aedeagus, lateral and caudal view; M–N, connective, lateral and dorsal view; O, style.