Scaphoideus spiculatus, Viraktamath, C. A. & Mohan, G. S., 2004

Viraktamath, C. A. & Mohan, G. S., 2004, A revision of the deltocephaline leafhopper genus Scaphoideus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent, Zootaxa 578, pp. 1-48 : 39-40

Scaphoideus spiculatus sp. nov.

Figs 186–192 .

Coloration similar to that in sculptus . Head narrower than pronotum, triangularly produced obtusely rounded in front. Vertex shorter than inter­ocular width.

Male genitalia: Pygophore longer than high, caudal lobe rounded distally, ventral margin convex. Subgenital plate triangular, four times as long as width at base, with three long setae at base in an oblique row. Style broad at base, preapical lobe well­developed, apophysis narrowed towards apex, laterally strongly curved. Connective with stem longer than arms, with a dorsal keel, paraphyses arising from broad base, divergent caudally, apically narrowed with inner margin serrated near apex. Aedeagus L­shaped, shaft spatulate, ventrally grooved along midline, dorsal apodeme well­developed, platelike, distally bilobed, gonopore subapical.

Measurements: Male 5.20–5.40 mm long, 1.25–1.27 mm wide across eyes.

Material examined: MYANMAR: holotype ɗ, Burma: Mishmi Hills, Dingliang, 2450 ft (743m), 13.iii.1935, M Steel, Brit. Mus. 1935­312 ( BMNH). Paratype: 1ɗ, MYAN­ MAR: Upper Burma: Nam Tama Valley, 26.viii.1938, R. Kaulback, B.M. 1938­741, Alt. 3000ft (910m), lat. N 27o 42’, Long. 97o 54’ ( BMNH).

Remarks: Externally spiculatus resembles ornatus but is closer to S. maai Kitbamroong and Freytag from which it differs in having a spatulate aedeagal shaft and a broad platelike dorsal apodeme.

Figures

FIGURES 186 – 192. Scaphoideus spiculatus sp. nov. 186. Male pygophore; 187. Subgenital plate; 188. Style; 189. Connective and paraphyses; 190. Same, lateral view; 191. Aedeagus lateral view; 192. Same and dorsal connectives, caudalview. Scale line indicates 0.1 mm.