Carineta crumena, Goding, 1925

Goding, Frederic W., 1925, Synopsis of the Cicadidae of Ecuador, Revista del Colegio National Vicente Rocafuerte 7, pp. 1-34 : 32-33

Carineta crumena , n. sp.

Yellowish olivaceous, prob ­ ably g reen when fresh, very hairy, short and broad, oper ­ cula purse-shape. Head narrower than base of mesono ­ tum, olivaceous, two broad fuscous stripes from base to apex, front angles prominent a. broad fus c ous stripe on each side, very hairy; eyes brown not promi n ent bordered with golden pubescence; vertex equal in len gth to front, its apical part suddenly depressed to front on which is the single ocellus, ocelli about equidistant from eyes and from each other; apical border with numerous long black hairs; front not prominent, sordid ochraceous, covered with long black hairs.

Pronotum olivaceous, a triangular brown spot on each side joined laterally at base to a C-shape mark, on each side of which is aU-shape mark and lateral borders narrow ­ ly, piceous; posterior border broad with irregular piceous spot and, with sinuous lateral borders, covered with long black h ai r s; all angles rounded.

Mesonotum olivaceous, with four obconical spots indicated by piceous lines, depression in front of cross with a forward extension, and lateral borders, piceous; posterior border truncate, not excavated, a piceous central stripe.

Abdomen testaceous, not longer than mesonotum, short and thick, covered with yellow and white hairs, hind border of first segment piceous, borders of other segments paler, a fuscous stripe at middle; tympanal orifices widely exposed, covers absent, surrounded with long hairs.

Tegmina nearly three times longer than broad, veins olivaceous, a spot at base, apex of inner ulnar cell, posterior border of clavus, and exterior half of subcostal cell, fuscous, stigma piceous; first and second apical transverse veins infusc ate; first and second apical cells of almost equal length; first transverse vein oblique, second vertical on inferior half then curved obliquely toward base. Wings hyaline, transverse veins lightly infuscate, all mar ­ gins of anal flaps and streak at base fuscous yellow.

Below: Face yellow, convex, rather prominent, deeply sulcate at middle, striated on each side, a stripe on each side from base to middle and sides, fuscous, covered with long black hairs, a golden pubescence; clypeus tectiform, fuscous, very hairy: beak piceous, reaching posterior coxae. Chest olivaceous covered with long black and vhite hairs and pubescent; from femora olivaceous, base, apex, and tarsi piceous; middle femora with base and spot near apex, same with front legs, piceous; hind legs olivaceous, strip ­ ed with piceous; all covered with long hairs. Opercula large, brown, almost circular, a little distant, swollen at middle and extending considerably beyond sides of abdo ­ men, pouch-form, covered with white hairs and golden pubescence. Abdomen castaneous with fuscous streaks, densely yellow and black haired; last segment lightly con ­ vex; anal segment conical, apex obtuse, with long white hairs.

Long. corp. 20; lat. 9; exp. teg. 70 m. m.

This species is near to pilosa, Walk., but may be read ­ ily known by the pouch ed opercula.

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Carineta crumena