Tapajosa similis ( Melichar 1925 )

Dellapé, Gimena, 2015, Description of the female terminalia of twenty species of Proconiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from Argentina, Zootaxa 3915 (4), pp. 521-539 : 531

Tapajosa similis ( Melichar 1925)

Diagnosis. General coloration brownish or reddish-brown; hindwing with vein R2+3 incomplete. Male: aedeagus symmetrical, with pair of strongly recurved processes.

Female terminalia. Abdominal sternite VII, in ventral view ( Fig. 19 ), with lateral margins slightly convergent posteriorly, lateroposterior margins obtuse, and posterior margin with three very slight and small lobes medially; surface with numerous scattered microsetae. Pygofer, in lateral view, moderately produced posteriorly; surface with scattered microsetae, and a few macrosetae in posteroventral region. First valvifers, in lateral view, subtriagunlar; with small spiniform processes on ventral angle and thin setae on posterior margin. First ovipositor valvulae, in lateral view, slightly rectilinear; dorsal sculptured area formed by scale-like processes arranged in oblique lines; ventral sculptured area formed by scale-like processes arranged irregularly; apex acute ( Fig. 39 ), with denticles on dorsal and ventral margins. Second valvulae, in lateral view, slightly rectilinear; dorsal margin of blade bearing 22 to 25 continuous teeth, each tooth subtriangular with posterior side longer, with denticles on anterior and posterior margins ( Fig. 59 ); ducts extending toward teeth and toward apical blade portion; apex rounded ( Fig. 79 ), with denticles on dorsal and ventral margins; preapical ventral prominence conspicuous. Gonoplacs, in lateral view, with small spiniform processes on ventral margin; apex rounded.

Material examined. ARGENTINA. Salta: 1♀, 2/I/1899, S. Venturi; 1♀, 24/I/1897, S. Venturi; 1♂, 6/I/1897, S. Venturi. Jujuy: 1♀. Tucumán: 3♂ 2♀. Chaco: 1♂, 11/XI/1899, S. Venturi; 1♂, 12/XI/1899, S. Venturi. Misiones: 1♀, 19/III/1899, S. Venturi ( MACN). Salta: Campo Quijano, 1♀, 16/I/1960, Ajmat & Bennasar; Cafayate, 1♂, I/1954, Hayward, Willink, R. Golbach. Jujuy: La Isla, 1♂, 27/I/1948, Willink & Monrós. Tucumán: La Mezada, 1♂, 10/XI/1947, Ares; Horco Molle: 1♂, 20/XII/1965, Stange. Catamarca: El Rodeo, 1♂, 8-28/I/ 1959, R. Golbach. Entre Ríos: Gualeguaychu, 1♂, Hacolo & Rossi ( IMLA). Tucumán: Horco Molle, 1♀, 10/III/ 2003, Malaise trap, E.G. Virla; Las Tipas, 1♀, 2-28/I/2009, Malaise trap, E.G. Virla; El Manantial, 1♂, 28/II/2012, E.G. Virla ( MLP).

Distribution. Brazil (Dellapé et al. 2011) and Argentina ( Young 1968): Salta, Jujuy, Catamarca, Tucumán, Chaco, Misiones, Entre Ríos ( Luft Albarracin et al. 2008; Paradell et al. 2012).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 20. Abdominal sternite VII (ventral view): 1 — Acrogonia citrina, 2 — Acrogonia virescens, 3 — Anacuerna centrolinea, 4 — Dechacona missionum, 5 — Diestostemma ptolyca, 6 — Egidemia speculifera, 7 — Homalodisca ignorata, 8 — Molomea cincta, 9 — Molomea confluens, 10 — Molomea consolida, 11 — Molomea lineiceps, 12 — Oncometopia expansa, 13 — Oncometopia facialis, 14 — Oncometopia tucumana, 15 — Oncometopia venata, 16 — Phera carbonaria, 17 — Tapajosa doeringi, 18 — Tapajosa rubromarginata, 19 — Tapajosa similis, 20 — Teletusa limpida. Scale: 1 mm.

FIGURES 21 – 40. First valvulae of ovipositor, apex (lateral view): 21 — Acrogonia citrina, 22 — Acrogonia virescens, 23 — Anacuerna centrolinea, 24 — Dechacona missionum, 25 — Diestostemma ptolyca, 26 — Egidemia speculifera, 27 — Homalodisca ignorata, 28 — Molomea cincta, 29 — Molomea confluens, 30 — Molomea consolida, 31 — Molomea lineiceps, 32 — Oncometopia expansa, 33 — Oncometopia facialis, 34 — Oncometopia tucumana, 35 — Oncometopia venata, 36 — Phera carbonaria, 37 — Tapajosa doeringi, 38 — Tapajosa rubromarginata, 39 — Tapajosa similis, 40 — Teletusa limpida. Scale: 0,1 mm.

FIGURES 41 – 60. Second valvulae of ovipositor, teeth of dorsal margin (lateral view): 41 — Acrogonia citrina, 42 — Acrogonia virescens, 43 — Anacuerna centrolinea, 44 — Dechacona missionum, 45 — Diestostemma ptolyca, 46 — Egidemia speculifera, 47 — Homalodisca ignorata, 48 — Molomea cincta, 49 — Molomea confluens, 50 — Molomea consolida, 51 — Molomea lineiceps, 52 — Oncometopia expansa, 53 — Oncometopia facialis, 54 — Oncometopia tucumana, 55 — Oncometopia venata, 56 — Phera carbonaria, 57 — Tapajosa doeringi, 58 — Tapajosa rubromarginata, 59 — Tapajosa similis, 60 — Teletusa limpida. Scale: 0,1 mm.

FIGURES 61 – 80. Second valvulae of ovipositor, apex (lateral view): 61 — Acrogonia citrina, 62 — Acrogonia virescens, 63 — Anacuerna centrolinea, 64 — Dechacona missionum, 65 — Diestostemma ptolyca, 66 — Egidemia speculifera, 67 — Homalodisca ignorata, 68 — Molomea cincta, 69 — Molomea confluens, 70 — Molomea consolida, 71 — Molomea lineiceps, 72 — Oncometopia expansa, 73 — Oncometopia facialis, 74 — Oncometopia tucumana, 75 — Oncometopia venata, 76 — Phera carbonaria, 77 — Tapajosa doeringi, 78 — Tapajosa rubromarginata, 79 — Tapajosa similis, 80 — Teletusa limpida. Scale: 0,1 mm.