Adelungia elegans Melichar, 1902

Mozaffarian, Fariba & Gnezdilov, Vladimir M., 2022, Leafhoppers of the tribe Adelungiini (Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) in Iran, Zootaxa 5213 (4), pp. 413-426 : 418

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Adelungia elegans Melichar, 1902 View in CoL

( Figs 5a–b View FIGURES 3–7 , 18a–c View FIGURES 15–19 & 30 View FIGURES 25–40 )

Adelungia elegans Melichar, 1902: 60 View in CoL , figs 3, 3a.

Adelungia elegans: Oshanin, 1908: 468 View in CoL , figs 1, 2.

Adelungia elegans: Kusnezov, 1931: 102 View in CoL , figs 1, 2.

Material examined: Kerman province: 27♀ ♂ Jiroft , 22 km N. Kahnuj, 580 m, 16.v.1977, Safavi / Pazuki leg. ( HMIM) ; 2♀ Kahnuj , 6 km Rameshk Baru, 700 m, 14.iii.1978, Pazuki leg. ( HMIM) . 1♀ Sistan & Baluchestan province: Bampur , LT, 27°12′07′′N, 60°30′4.7′′E, 25.iv. 2012, 563 m, Mozaffarian leg. ( HMIM) GoogleMaps ; 1♀ Bampour, Bazman , 12–14.iv.1973, Safavi / Borumand leg.( HMIM) ; 2 ♂ Iranshahr—Espakeh Rd , 26°54′54.3′′N, 60°30′40′′E, 25.iv. 2012, 887 m, true desert on Tamarix, Mozaffarian leg. ( HMIM) GoogleMaps .

Notes: The species is known as an endemic Iranian species and was already recorded from Bampur, Bazman, Dowlatabad, Gowk, Kahnuj and Taftan in true deserts on Tamarix sp. ( Dlabola, 1981, 1984; Mirzayans, 1995; Melichar, 1902) in the southeast of Iran. The new data is within the same range ( Fig. 30 View FIGURES 25–40 ) and in 580–887 m a.s.l.

References

Dlabola, J. (1981) Ergebnisse der tschechoslovakisch-iranischen entomologischen Expeditionen nach dem Iran (Mit Angaben uber einige Sammelresultate in Anatolien) (1970 und 1973) (Homoptera, Auchenorrhycha). II Teil. Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae, 40, 127 - 311.

Dlabola, J. (1984) Neue Zikadenarten von dem Mediterraneum-Raum und Iran mit weiteren Beitragen zur iranischen Fauna (Hom, Auchenorrhyncha). Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae, 40, 21 - 63.

Kusnezov, V. (1931) Ubersicht der asiatischen Adelungia-Arten. Entomologisches Nachrichtenblatte, 5 (4): 102 - 106.

Melichar, L. (1902) Homopteren aus West- China, Persien und dem Sud-Ussuri- Gebiete. St. Petersburg Museum. Zoological Annals, 7, 76 - 146.

Mirzayans, H. (1995) Insects of Iran, The list of Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha in the Insect Collection of plant Pests & Diseases Research Institute. Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Jihad, 63 pp.

Oshanin, B. (1908) Beitrage zur Kenntnis der palaearktischen Hemipteren. Annuaire du Musee Zoologique de l'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de St. - Petersbourg, 12 (4), 463 - 477.

Figures

FIGURES 3–7. Adelungiini, habitus: 3a–b: dorsal and frontal views of Dalus leopardinus (Haupt, 1917). 4 a–b: dorsal and frontal views of Zubara lycii Al-ne’ami et Lnnavuori, 1982. 5a–b: dorsal and lateral views of Adelungia elegans Melichar, 1902.6a–b: dorsal and lateral views of Adelungia primigena Dlabola, 1984. 7: lateral view of nymph Adelungia tridigitata Dlabola, 1984.Scale bar: 1 mm

FIGURES 15–19. Adelungiini, male genitalia. 15a–e: Achrus albicosta (Kusnezov, 1929): a,b: aedeagus, ventral view, c: aedeagus, lateral view, d: apex of aedeagus, lateral view, e: stylus, lateral view. 16a–f: Dalus leopardinus (Haupt, 1917): a: aedeagus, ventral view, b: aedeagus, lateral view, c: stylus, lateral view, d: subgenital plates, ventral view, e: subgenital plate, lateral view, f: pygofer and anal tube, lateral view. 17a–d: Zubara lycii Al-ne’ami et Lnnavuori, 1982: a: aedeagus, ventral view, b: aedeagus, lateral view, c: connective, ventral view, d: stylus: lateral view. 18 a–c: Adelungia elegans Melichar, 1902: a: aedeagus, ventral view, b: aedeagus, lateral view, c: stylus, lateral view. 19a–c: Adelungia primigena Dlabola, 1984: a: aedeagus, ventral view, b: aedeagus, lateral view, c: stylus, lateral view

FIGURES 25–40. Physico-geographical map of Iran (25) and the distribution maps of Adelungiini species in Iran 26–40: 26: Achrus albicosta (Kusnezov, 1929). 27: Achrus prodigiosus (Melichar, 1902). 28: Dalus leopardinus (Haupt, 1917). 29: Zubara lycii Al-ne’ami et Lnnavuori, 1982. 30: Adelungia elegans Melichar, 1902. 31: Adelungia primigena Dlabola, 1984. 32: Adelungia tridigitata Dlabola, 1984. 33: Emelyanogramma proxima (Dlabola, 1960). 34: Melicharella basalis Dlabola, 1960. 35: Platyproctus agraphopteron Bergevin, 1932. 36: Platyproctus impressus (Melichar, 1902). 37: Platyproctus melichari (Kuznezov, 1929). 38: Platyproctus omani (Kameswara Rao et Ramakrishnan, 1983). 39: Platyproctus roseovittatus Dlabola, 1960. 40: Platyproctus schaeuffelei Dlabola, 1960.