Paramioscarta Lallemand, 1949

Bucher, Manon, Bouteille, Emilien & Cesne, Maxime Le, 2024, Malagasy spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae), a taxonomic review of genera from Madagascar, European Journal of Taxonomy 935, pp. 166-202 : 181

Genus Paramioscarta Lallemand, 1949

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Paramioscarta Lallemand, 1949: 88

Type species

Paramioscarta brunnea ( Lallemand, 1920) by monotypy.

Synthetic description

Paramioscarta is an endemic monospecific genus of Madagascar. It shares features with the genus Amberana but can be differentiated by its broader general shape and by the large parameres of male genitalia. A synthesis based on Lallemand descriptions ( Lallemand 1920, 1949) and material examined is presented below:

HEAD. Wider than long. Ocelli closer to each other than to compound eyes and separated by a carina. Median part of vertex strongly domed; lateral margins of dome not parallel, with recess in middle giving this structure a lock shape. Postclypeus rounded in lateral view, striated laterally with triangular dimple just below frons-postclypeus suture as in genus Amberana . Upper part of postclypeus with vertical furrow.

THORAX. Three clear dimples just behind anterior margin on each side of pronotum; another one discernable in middle part. Hindlegs with one spine on metatibiae.

MALE GENITALIA. Male genitalia with sterno-lateral plates and large parameres clearly exceeding pygofer margin.

Distribution ( Fig. 7H )

Endemic genus of Madagascar.

Number of species: 1.

Figures

Fig. 7. Paramioscarta brunnea (Lallemand, 1920), ♂ (MNHN(EH) 24505). A. Dorsal view. B. Lateral view. C. Frontal view. D. Labels. E. Male terminalia in lateral view, pygofer, anal tube, aedeagus, left paramere and left subgenital plate. F. Aedeagus. G. Left paramere, inside view on the top and outside view on the bottom. H. Distribution map. Scale bars: A–C= 1 mm.