Devolana xajxayakamej Pinedo-Escatelı, 2019

Pinedo-Escatel, José Guadalupe Aguilar-Pérez ı Jorge Adilson & Valdez-Quezada, Brianda Catalina, 2019, Three new Mexican species of the endemic Athysanini leafhopper genus Devolana DeLong (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the tropical dry forest, Journal of Natural History 53 (33), pp. 2039-2056 : 2039-2056

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2019.1683244
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3664983
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03949824-9975-FF8F-FEBB-21D1FBA1FEBD
treatment provided by	Valdenar
scientific name	Devolana xajxayakamej Pinedo-Escatelı
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Devolana xajxayakamej Pinedo-Escatelı View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figures 8 View Figure 8 and 9 View Figure 9 )

Description

Measurements. Length male 5.2 mmı female unknown.

Male morphology. Overall colour light-yellowish ( Figure 8 View Figure 8 (a–b)). Crown yellowish with black transverse band at apex and pair of black spots next to eyes ( Figure 8 View Figure 8 (a)). Face entire yellowish. Frontoclypeal and anteclypeal sides unmarkedı several black transverse bands over frontoclypeal surface and anteclypeus yellowish. Gena and lorum yellowishı unmarked ( Figure 8 View Figure 8 (b)). Pronotum brown-yellowish with a symmetrical pair of black spots with a paired diffuse pale-brown line between them. Forewing translucent with dark-brown pigment on Cı Mı CuAı Csı Pcu and A veins ( Figure 8 View Figure 8 (c)). Legs brown with black stripe along front tibia.

Female. Unknown.

Male genitalia. Pygofer somewhat conical with macrosetae on posterior half ( Figure 7 View Figure 7 (a–b)). Valve projected articulated with pygofer and plates ( Figure 9 View Figure 9 (c)). Plate extended near to apex of pygofer with row of long and stout setae beside fine long setae on lateral margin ( Figure 9 View Figure 9 (d)). Style slender with lobes weakly developedı apophysis short and curved mesad ( Figure 9 View Figure 9 (h)). Connective Y-form ( Figure 9 View Figure 9 (i)). Aedeagus robustı shortı apex pointed and flanges developed with three pairs of apical processes; two processes emerging from flanges on dorsal surface directed dorsad and anteradı respectively; third process arising close from apex on ventral surfaceı long surpassing midlength of aedeagal shaft and subapically expanded ( Figure 9 View Figure 9 (e–g)).

Immature stages. Unknown.

Type locality. Zincauroı Guerrero ( Mexico)ı Figure 4 View Figure 4 .

Seasonality. This species occurs in October.

Etymology. The species epithet derives from the Náhuatl word maskı in allusion to its black markings of the crown

Type material. Holotype male ( OSUC) – MEXICO: Guerreroı Zincauroı IX–2– 1930ı J. Parra Coll. ı D. M. DeLong Collection. # OSUC 356604 View Materials .

Note: Paratype previously designated to Devolana hemycicla

Remarks. This species is very similar in external appearance to D. hemycicla species but differs in lacking lobes on the posterior margin of the aedeagal flanges ( Figure 9 View Figure 9 (f–g)).