Destinoides conspicuus (Distant) Distant, 2014

Sun, Jing, Webb, Michael D. & Zhang, Yalin, 2014, Revision of the Oriental leafhopper genus Destinoides Cai & He (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Ledrinae), with a new synonym and two new combinations, Zootaxa 3786 (1), pp. 79-84 : 82

Destinoides conspicuus (Distant) n. comb.

Figs 10–23

Petalocephala conspicua Distant, 1907: 189

Destinoides latifrons (Walker) , misidentification, Cai & He, 2000: 58

Redescription. Male. Body length (incl. forewing) 13 mm, head width (incl. eyes) 4.2 mm, pronotum width 4.3 mm. Head, thorax and scutellum somewhat iridescent in living and freshly pinned specimens ( Fig. 10 ), yellow in faded specimens; eyes brown; ocelli transparent margined with dark brown ( Fig. 10 ); forewing dark brown, purple or yellowish brown.

Crown with fore margin angled slightly distad of eyes.

Male 8th sternite with posterior margin concave ( Fig. 13 ). Pygofer side with inner process hooklike ventrally ( Fig. 16 ). Aedeagal shaft with single apical process ( Figs 17, 18 ).

Material examined. SINGAPORE: 1 male (syntype), H. N. Ridley. 1902–158 ( BMNH); 1 male (N43), Baker ( NMNH). VIETNAM: 1 male, TamDao National Park, 1060m, 26 July 2008, G. Zheng, P. D. Sac, S. Q. Li, 1060m, Fogging ( IZAS). CHINA: Hainan, 4 males: 1 male (NC289), Mt. Jianfengling, 31 August 2002, Yanli Che, Peiming Wang ( NWAFU); 1 male, Mt. Qixianling, 126m, 30 April 2008, Qiulei Men ( NWAFU); 1 male, Mt. Yinggeling, 320m, 9 August 2009, Xia Gao, at light ( NWAFU); 1 male, Nada, 30 September 1957, Zhizi Chen ( IZAS); Guangxi, 3 males: 1 male (ZK13), Fangcheng Dongzhong country, 550m, 5 June 2000, Wenzhu Li ( IZAS); 1 male, Jinxiu Yonghe, 500m, 12 May 1999, Hongxiang Han ( IZAS); 1 male, Jinxiu Luoxiang, 400m, 16 May 1999, Decheng Yuan ( IZAS). 1 male (IOZ36), Yunnan, Menghun, Xishuangbanna, 750m, 9 June 1958, Yiran Zhang ( IZAS).

Distribution. China (Hainan; Guangxi; Yunnan), Vietnam, Singapore.

Remarks. This species was described from an unknown number of male specimens from “ Singapore (H.-N. Ridley. – Brit. Mus.)”. A single male (syntype) is present in the BMNH with the following data: “ Singapore, H. N. Ridley, 1902–158” together with a museum red “ type ” label.

This species is easily distinguished from D. latifrons (Walker) by its single apical process of the aedeagal shaft. In the specimens examined, there are some minor differences in the shape of styles ( Figs 17 , 20, 21, 22 ) and colour of the wings ( Figs 11 , 23 ).

Figures

FIGURES 10 – 19. Destinoides conspicuus (Distant). 10, habitus, dorsal view; 11, habitus, lateral view; 12, face; 13, male 8 th sternite, ventral view; 14, subgenital plate, ventral view; 15, pygofer, lateral view; 16, magnified process of pygofer, ventral view; 17, aedeagus, style and connective, lateral view; 18, magnified apex of aedeagus, ventral view; 19, connective, dorsal view.

FIGURES 20 – 23. Variations of Destinoides conspicuus (Distant). 20 – 22, style, lateral view. 20, (ZK 13), 21, (IOZ 36), 22, (N 43); 23, forewing (NC 289).