Zuata tigrina, Paladini, Andressa & Cryan, Jason R., 2012

Paladini, Andressa & Cryan, Jason R., 2012, Nine new species of Neotropical spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae: Ischnorhininae), Zootaxa 3519, pp. 53-68 : 66-67

Zuata tigrina sp. n.

( Figs 60–66 )

Type locality. Reserve Los Volcanes (S18º 06’ 19.0” W63º 35’53.0”), Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia.

Diagnosis. Head yellowish with four dark spots dorsally, postclypeus inflated, convex in profile, lacking median carina and with slight brown lateral grooves; pronotum yellowish with five small dark spots near the anterior margin and two larger brown spots in the middle portion, pronotum lacking median carina, tegmina brown with pale yellow venation, legs yellowish with brown tarsi.

Description. Head ( Figs 65–66 ): yellowish with four dark spots dorsally; rostrum yellowish brown, extending to mesocoxae; compound eyes black, rounded, arranged transversely; vertex smooth with brown median carina; ocelli brown; tylus yellowish, with brown median carina and the lateral margins black. Antennae black, pedicel with a few sparse hairs, basal body of the flagellum ovoid with an arista shorter than the pedicel. Postclypeus yellow, inflated and swollen without a median carina and with black lateral grooves slightly marked; rostrum; pronotum yellowish with six small black spots near the anterior margin and two brown spots in the middle portion, lateral posterior margins and posterior margin brown, hexagonal, without a median carina, anterior margin straight, lateral-anterior margins straight and short, lateral posterior margin with a slightly sinuosity, posterior margin grooved; scutellum yellowish, with slight central concavity, lacking horizontal grooves; tegmina brown with pale yellow venation, apical reticulation poorly developed; hindwings pale brown with black venation, vein Cu1 not thickened at base. Thorax ( Figs 65–66 ): black; metathoracic tibia with two lateral spines (basal spine equal in size to those located in apical crown, apical spine larger); apical crown of tibia with two rows of spines; basitarsus with one row of spines covered by sparse setae; subungueal process present, triangular. Abdomen: black, with posterior margins of urosternites and pleurites yellow. Genitalia: Male: Pygofer ( Fig. 64 ) with one slender digitiform process between anal tube and subgenital plates; subgenital plates ( Fig. 64 ) long with digitiform apex and one spine; parameres ( Fig. 63 ) each with apex slender, lacking a spine; aedeagus ( Figs 60–61 ) cylindrical, slender, C-shaped with three apical processes. Female ( Fig. 62 ): First valvula of ovipositor long and slender with acute apex and lacking developed basal process; second valvulae long and slender, dorsal margin smooth, lacking serrations; third valvulae short and wide, with long setae ventrally.

Measurements (mm). Body length: Ƥ 7.8–8.5, 3 8.1–9.0; pronotal length: Ƥ 1.2–1.4, 3 1.3–1.5; forewing length: Ƥ 5.7–6.6, 3 6.1–6.9; maximum width of head, including eyes: Ƥ 1.9–2.1, 3 2.0–2.3; width between humeral angles: Ƥ 2.2–2.5, 3 2.0–2.4.

Distribution. BOLIVIA: Santa Cruz Department.

Remarks. The coloration of this species is not characteristic for the genus. The apex of the subgenital plate is long and the apical spine is truncate, quite unusual in Zuata , and there is one digitiform process between the anal tube and the subgenital plate.

Etymology. The species name “ tigrina ” refers to the color pattern of this charismatic spittlebug, reminiscent of tiger stripes.

Material examined. Holotype (3, dissected, deposited at AMNH) with labels: “ BOLIVIA: Dpto. Santa Cruz; / Reserve Los Volcanes; S18º 06’ / 19.0” W63º 35’53.0”; 1121m; / J.R. Cryan & A.J. Bell” and “ HOLOTYPE / Zuata tigrina / Paladini & Cryan”. Paratypes (103, 5Ƥ, deposited at AMNH; 73, 5Ƥ, deposited at USNM) with labels: “ BOLIVIA: Dpto. Santa Cruz; / Reserve Los Volcanes; S18º 06’ / 19.0” W63º 35’53.0”; 1121m; / J.R. Cryan & A.J. Bell” and “ PARATYPE / Zuata tigrina / Paladini & Cryan”. Additional material: 463, 25Ƥ: JCRC.

Figures

FIGURES 60 – 66. Features of Zuata tigrina sp. n. 60. Aedeagus, dorsal view; 61. Aedeagus, lateral view; 62. Female pygofer, lateral view; 63. Paramere, lateral view; 64. Male pygofer, lateral view; 65. Dorsal habitus; 66. Lateral habitus.