Tettigometra (Tettigometra) virescens ( Panzer, 1799 )

Mozaffarian, Fariba, Bourgoin, Thierry & Wilson, Michael R., 2018, Nomenclatural changes in the higher classification of the family Tettigometridae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) with description of a new tribe and new species and a review of the Iranian tettigometrid fauna, Zootaxa 4392 (3), pp. 469-490 : 487

Tettigometra (Tettigometra) virescens ( Panzer, 1799)

( Figs 22a–b and 38 )

Fulgora virescens Panzer, 1799: 12

T. virescens (Panzer) : Lashkari et al. (2009).

Material examined. There wasn’t any Iranian specimen of this species available in this study. The examined material used for figures belonged to MNHN and was collected from other parts of the world.

Distribution and habitat. According to Nast (1972) the species is distributed in the countries in Northern Africa, Western, Southern and Eastern Europe, and Western Asia. The recorded distribution in Iran is in Northeast ( Fig. 38 ). The species is found in woody margins and in xerothermic places on low vegetation with Pinus and Juniperus (Nickel 2003) . Lashkari et al. (2009) recorded the species in the elevation of 2300m in Northeast of Iran.

Figures

FIGURES 18–23. Dorsal and lateral views of: 18a–c. Tettigometra pseudovitellina; 19a, b. Tettigometra sororcula; 20a, b. Tettigometrasulphurea; 21a, b. Tettigometra varia; 22a, b. Tettigometravirescens; 23a, b. Tettigometra vitellina.

FIGURES 24–39. Distribution maps in Iran: 24. Tettigometra pantherina 25. Tettigometra hexaspina 26. Tettigometra longicornis 27. Tettigometra eremi 28. Tettigometra macrocephala 29. Tettigometra sordida 30. Tettigometra costulata 31. Tettigometra angulata 32. Tettigometra demavenda 33. Tettigometra impressifrons 34. Tettigometra pseudovitellina 35. Tettigometrasororcula 36.Tettigometra sulphurea 37. Tettigometra varia 38. Tettigometra virescens 39. Tettigometravitellina.