Orthophana Melichar, 1923

Constant, Jérôme & Pham, Hong Thai, 2016, Two new Nogodinidae from Vietnam in the genera Orthophana Melichar, 1923 and Goniopsarites Meng, Wang & Wang, 2014 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Nogodinidae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 40, pp. 1-16 : 1-16

Genus Orthophana Melichar, 1923

FLOW ( BOURGOIN, 2016): http://hemiptera-databases.org/flow/?page=explorer&db=flow&lang=en&card=taxon&rank=genus&id=17693

Orthophana MELICHAR, 1923: 11 . Type species: Orthophana spinata Melichar, 1923 (by original designation).

Species included

O. (Orthophana) bidoupensis Constant & Pham, 2014 O. (Orthophana) maichiae sp. nov.

O. (Orthophana) spinata Melichar, 1923

O. (Eupharos) tamdaoina Gnezdilov & Constant, 2014 [ Vietnam, Bidoup National Park] [ Vietnam, Bach Ma National Park] [Peninsular Malaysia]

[ Vietnam, Tam Dao National Park]

Identification key to the subgenera and species of Orthophana (adapted from CONSTANT & PHAM, 2014)

1. Branches of radius of tegmina with a common stem basally and costal vein furcating apically; tegmina without apical tooth-shaped spine. Ratio LTg/BTg = 1.93. Hind tibia with two lateral spines distally. Lateral margins of frons not projecting laterally before clypeus. General coloration brown or dark brown. Larger, total length: 14–15 mm – North Vietnam........................(subgenus Eupharos ) O. tamdaoina Gnezdilov & Constant, 2014

- Branches of radius of tegmina separated since basal cell and costal vein simple; tegmina with apical tooth-shaped spine. Ratio LTg/BTg = 2.2. Hind tibia with one lateral spine distally. Lateral margins of frons projecting laterally before clypeus. General coloration green or brown. Smaller, total length <12.5 mm – Malaysia and Vietnam........................... ........................................................................................................(subgenus Orthophana ) 2

2. General coloration green (can turn to yellow-brown in collection specimens); costal margin of tegmina smoothly rounded or straight on apical half........................................................ 3

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General coloration brown with dark brown markings; hind wings yellow and largely infuscate; costal margin of tegmina sinuate on posterior half. Total length: 11.9 mm – Central Vietnam..................................................... O. bidoupensis Constant & Pham, 2014

3. Tegmina more elongate: LTg/BTg = 2.30. Costal margin of tegmina straight on apical half ( Fig. 1 A ). Dorsal margin of head straight on basal half in lateral view ( Fig. 1 A ) – Central Vietnam................................................................................................. O. maichiae sp. nov.

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Tegmina less elongate: LTg/BTg = 2.20. Costal margin of tegmina smoothly rounded. Head regularly rounded in lateral view. Total length: 12.5 mm – Malaysia........................... ...................................................................................................... O. spinata Melichar, 1923

Figures

Fig 1. Orthophana (Orthophana) maichiae sp. nov., holotype, total length: 15.0 mm. A, habitus, lateral view. B, head, antero-ventral view. C, habitus, dorsal view. D, right posterior wing.