Dasmeusa imperialis, Pecly & Takiya & Mejdalani, 2019

Pecly, Nathalia H., Takiya, Daniela M. & Mejdalani, Gabriel, 2019, A new species of the sharpshooter genus Dasmeusa (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini) from Central Amazon, Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (Rev. Bras. Entomol.) 63 (4), pp. 343-348 : 344

Dasmeusa imperialis sp. nov. ( Figs. 1–17 )

Length. Male holotype 8.1 mm; male paratypes 7.8–8.0 mm (n = 5); female paratypes 8.8–9.6 mm (n = 5).

Figures

Figs. 1–9. Dasmeusa imperialis sp.nov.1–7, male.1, head,pronotum,and mesonotum, dorsal view.2, pygofer,lateral view.3, subgenital plate, ventral view.4, connective and style, dorsal view. 5, ejaculatory bulb and aedeagus, lateral view. 6, paraphyses, dorsal view. 7, paraphyses, lateral view. 8–9, female. 8, sternite VII, ventral view. 9, pygofer, lateral view. Scale bars: Figs. 1, 8, 9 = 1 mm, 2, 3, 6, 7 =0.5 mm, 4, 5 =0.25 mm.

Figs. 10–16. Dasmeusa imperialis sp. nov., female. 10, ovipositor valvula I, lateral view (the basal portion of the ramus is broken). 11, dorsal sculptured area. 12, apical portion. 13, ovipositor valvula II, lateral view. 14, basal teeth. 15, median teeth. 16, apical portion. (DEN) denticle; (DSA) dorsal sculptured area; (DUC) duct; (PPR) preapical prominence; (RAM) ramus; (TOO) tooth; (VID) ventral interlocking device; (VLI) valvifer I; (VSA) ventral sculptured area. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

Fig. 17. Dasmeusa imperialis sp. nov. Male holotype, body (total length 8.1mm), dorsal view (antennae and legs not depicted; the pin has been glued to the right side of the thorax).