Makilingia pallida Baker, 1914

Dietrich, Christopher H. & Zahniser, James N., 2019, Review of the leafhopper genus Makilingia Baker (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Mileewinae), Zootaxa 4559 (3), pp. 473-500 : 488

Makilingia pallida Baker

( Figs 1 BB–DD, 6A–E, 8J, 9S–T)

Makilingia pallida Baker, 1914: 414 , Fig. 5

Makilingia pallida var. benguetensis Baker, 1924: 68 , n. syn.

Male genitalia. Pygofer without ventral appendage. Subgenital plate relatively long, evenly curved dorsad in lateral view, distal unsclerotized section long and broad, compressed, dorsal callosity prominent, bilobed. Style without preapical lobe, apex weakly curved and elongate. Aedeagus in lateral view with preatrium shorter than shaft, evenly curved, shaft nearly parallel-sided and slightly curved anterodorsad; in posterior view with preatrium narrow, parallel-sided, atrium with lateral lobes broadly rounded, shaft constricted near midlength, apex rounded with slight medial notch.

Female. Sternite VII nearly twice as wide as long, posterior margin with M-shaped medial emargination with middle lobe of M short and slightly bilobed. Second valvulae with dorsal margin broadly arcuate, teeth prominent and numerous, more closely set distally.

Material examined. Lectotype male, here designated, labeled " Mt. Makilling / Luzon, Baker; Cotype / U.S. N.M.; Makilingia / pallida / Baker; LECTOTYPE / Makilingia pallida Baker / des. CH Dietrich / & JN Zahniser 2019; USNMENT / 01513165". 18 male and 21 female paralectotypes, labeled same as lectotype, but with paralectotype identification labels, with USNMENT labels numbered 0 1513166 thru 0 1513204, and 0 1513385 . Lectotype male, here designated, labeled " Baguio / Benguet / Baker ; Cotype / U.S. N.M.; LECTOTYPE / Makilingia pallida var. / benguetensis Baker / des. CH Dietrich / & JN Zahniser 2019; USNMENT / 01513384". 2 female paralectotypes, first two labels same as lectotype, 1 additionally labeled “ Makilingia / pallida / var. benguetensis / Baker; USNMENT / 01513401”, 1 additionally labeled “JNZ_AA0041; USNMENT / 01513400”, both with paralectotype identification labels. Other material. 1 male labeled " Mt. Banahao / P. I. Baker " ( USNM) .

Notes. This species, M. tettigonoides , M. tenebrifrons and M. uncinata are pale yellow overall without extensive dark markings but M. pallida is much smaller and lacks dark spots on the head and mesonotum. The variety benguetensis was described by Baker for a series of specimens from Baguio, Benguet, and distinguished from the nominotypical form based on the presence of an arcuate smoky band extended from the apex of the clavus to the costal margin. Comparison of the male genitalia to those of the nominotypical form indicate that the variety is a color variant and should be considered a synonym.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Makilingia spp., dorsal and lateral habitus: A–B, Makilingia banahaoensis, male; C, M. banahaoensis, female; D– E, M. colorata lectotype male; F–G, M. costalis, holotype male; H–I, M. davaoensis, holotype male; J–K, M. flavifrons, male; L–M, M. frontalis, lectotype male; N–O, M. haightiana lectotype male; P–Q, M. intermedia (lectotype male of M. variabilis); R–S, M. lineata holotype female; T–U, M. lobata, holotype male; V–W, M. maculamima, holotype male; X–Y, M. maculata, lectotype male; Z–AA, M. nigra lectotype male; BB–CC, M. nigramima holotype male; DD–EE, M. pallida, lectotype male; FF, M. pallida (cotype of M. pallida benguetensis Baker), female; GG–HH, M. panayensis, holotype female; II–JJ, M. panayensis, male; Scale bars: 1 mm.

FIGURE 5. Makilingia spp. male genitalia: A–E, M. haightiana, genital capsule in lateral view, subgenital plates in ventral view (only right plate shown), genitalia in lateral and ventral views; F–J, same, M. intermedia (only right plate shown); K–O, same, M. lobata; P–T, same, M. maculamima; U–Y, same, M. maculata; Z–DD, same, M. nigra; EE–II, same, M. nigramima. Note: The genitalia of M. intermedia are shown with the dorsal connective still attached to the aedeagal atrium.