Processina kamphaengensis, He & Yang & Yu, 2018

He, Hongli, Yang, Maofa & Yu, Xiaofei, 2018, Three new species of the leafhopper genus Processina (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Mileewinae) from Thailand, Zootaxa 4531 (2), pp. 279-287 : 285-286

Processina kamphaengensis sp. nov.

( Figs. 9–10, 15 , 45–50 )

Description. Coloration as in P. topoarmata . Crown with a large black spot medially and smaller black round spot at apex; eyes and ocelli pale ( Figs. 9, 10, 15 ). Pronotum brownish yellow, with yellow spots on each side of anterior margin; scutellum orange, with basal angles and central longitudinal band brown ( Fig. 9 ). Forewing dark brown, veins yellow ( Figs. 9, 10 ). Face yellowish white but the color darker than P. topoarmata ( Fig. 15 ). Venter of thorax yellowish white, legs pale with apices of tarsi dark brown.

Male genitalia. Male pygofer ( Fig. 45 ) moderately produced posteriorly, in lateral view with posterior margin broadly rounded with small setae; process well developed, curving posterodorsally, extending along posterior margin of pygofer, unbranched. Subgenital plates ( Fig. 48 ) extending beyond pygofer apex, with uniseriate macrosetae medially and many microsetae laterally. Aedeagus ( Figs. 46, 47 ) with shaft laterally compressed, single apical ventrally directed spine from lip-shaped rim around apex; basal apodeme short. Connective ( Fig. 49 ) Yshaped. Style ( Fig. 50 ) thick and short, apex broadly rounded with dense fine setae.

Measurement. Male: 4.7 mm.

Material examined. Holotype: ♂, THAILAND, Kamphaeng Phet Mae Wang NP Chong Yen, 16°5.968 'N 99°6.472'E, 306 m, Malaise trap, 1–8.x.2007, Chumpol Piluk & Aram Inpuang leg. T2816 .

Etymology. The specific name refers to the type locality, Kamphaeng.

Remarks. The new species is similar to P. taiwanana but differs from the later in having the anterior margin of the head with only one black spot, the face yellowish white, forewing veins yellow, male pygofer process unbranched, subgenital plates with uniseriate macrosetae, and the shape of the aedeagus different.

Distribution. Thailand.

Figures

FIGURES 1–15. Habitus (dorsal and lateral views) and face. 1–4, 11–12, Processina chandrai sp. nov. (male and female); 5– 8, 13–14, Processina topoarmata sp. nov. (male and female); 9–10, 15, Processina kamphaengensis sp. nov. Scale: 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 45–50. Processina kamphaengensis sp. nov. male genitalia. 45. Pygofer, lateral view; 46. Aedeagus, lateral view; 47. Aedeagus, ventral view; 48. Subgenital plate, ventral view; 49. Connective, ventral view; 50. Style, ventral view.