Proekoides cedarbergensis Stiller, 1986

Stiller, Michael & Webb, Michael D., 2022, Leafhoppers of the Fynbos Biome of South Africa: Colistra, Proekes, Proekoides and a new genus (Insecta, Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Bonaspeiini), Zootaxa 5199 (1), pp. 1-79 : 38-40

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5199.1.1

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7255481

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scientific name

Proekoides cedarbergensis Stiller, 1986
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Proekoides cedarbergensis Stiller, 1986 View in CoL

( Figs 15G–I View FIGURE 15 , 16 B, G, L, Q View FIGURE 16 , 32A View FIGURE 32 )

Type material, holotype not examined.

Type locality. South Africa, Western Cape province, Bokfontein near Ceres; -32.94, 19.29; 8 Mar. 1985; J.G. Theron leg .

Paratypes. 3♂, 1♀

South Africa, Western Cape province:

3♂, 1♀; Clanwilliam Cedarberg; -32.50, 19.25; 21 Dec. 1976; J.G. Theron leg.; CCDL28236 ; SANC

Additional material examined.

South Africa, Western Cape province:

1♂, 1♀; Gifberg Pass Summit Vanrhynsdorp; -31.77, 18.76; 9 Oct. 2002; M. Stiller leg.; sweeping; CCDL18324 ; SANC.

3♂, 3♀; Driehoek Farm Cedarberg SE Citrusdal; -32.43, 19.22; 13 Oct. 2002; M. Stiller leg.; sweeping Metalasia sp. Asteraceae ; CCDL18322 ; SANC .

1♂; Jamaka farm; -32.34, 19.01; 12 Dec. 2012; M. Stiller leg.; sweeping Stoebe sp. Asteraceae ; CCDL 26710; SANC .

1♂; Jamaka farm; -32.34, 19.04; 11 Dec. 2016; M. Stiller leg.; sweeping Raphnia amplexicaulis Fabaceae ; CCDL 26712; SANC .

1♂; Jamaka farm; -32.34, 19.01; 12 Dec. 2016; M. Stiller leg.; sweeping Aspalathus spinescens Fabaceae ; CCDL 26711; SANC.

3♂, 2♀; Jamaka farm; -32.34, 19.01; 12 Dec. 2016; M. Stiller leg.; sweeping Paranomus bracteolaris Proteaceae ; CCDL26709 ; SANC .

1♂, 1♀; Cedarberg wilderness; -32.40, 19.04; 14 Dec. 2016; M. Stiller, leg.; sweeping Eriocephalus sp. , Asteraceae ; CCDL 26713; SANC.

Diagnosis. Aedeagal shaft with anterior margin with small, paired subapical teeth, posterior margin with small, paired subapical teeth, shaft apex expanded anteriad; preatrium about as long as shaft.

Etymology. Named for the mountain range incorporating the type locality. Gender feminine.

Description

Male and female.

Color.

Tegmina. Ground colour tegmina greyish-white; all veins and some areas fuscous or with fuscous areas and yellowish veins. Teneral specimens lighter in colour ( Fig. 15G–I View FIGURE 15 ). Claval area always with light to dark brown marks.

Morphology

Tegmina. Male, length/width=2.16–2.17; female, length/width=2.10–2.20.

Hind wing. Male, length/width=2.96–3.30; female length/width=3.02–3.08.

Tegmina-hind wing relation. Male, length tegmina/length hind wing=1.14–1.17; width tegmina/width hind wing=1.56–1.77; female, length tegmina/length hind wing=1.08–1.20; width tegmina/width hind wing=1.56–1.66.

Measurements.

Male (n=11). Apex of crown to apex of tegmina 3.03–3.17 mm ( Stiller 1986, 3.00– 3.20 mm); apex of crown to apex of abdomen 3.14–3.40 mm ( Stiller 1986, 3.00– 3.48 mm); crown length 0.67–0.74 mm; crown length next to eyes 0.42–0.44 mm; pronotum length 0.38–0.41 mm; head width 1.13–1.17 mm; pronotum width 1.02–1.07 mm ( Stiller 1986, 0.89–1.12 mm); ocellus diameter 28 µm; interocular distance 58–72 µm; crown angle 76–81°; crown length/crown length next to eye=1.55–1.72; head width/pronotum width=1.09–1.12; ocellus diameter/interocular distance=0.39–0.48; crown length/pronotum length=1.67–1.92; pronotum length/pronotum width=0.36–0.39. ( Stiller 1986, interocular distance=width across disc of head, between medial margins of eyes 0.42–0.48 mm).

Female (n=7). Apex of crown to apex of tegmina 3.11–3.23 mm ( Stiller 1986, 3.12–3.40 mm); apex of crown to apex of abdomen 3.75–3.89 mm ( Stiller 1986, 3.72–4.00 mm); crown length 0.72–0.74 mm; crown length next to eyes 0.44–0.47 mm; pronotum length 0.39–0.43 mm; head width 1.16–1.24 mm; pronotum width 1.05–1.13 mm ( Stiller 1986, 1.04–1.10 mm); ocellus diameter 28 µm; interocular distance 60–72 µm; crown angle 76–81°; crown length/crown length next to eye=1.57–1.66; head width/pronotum width=1.09–1.11; ocellus diameter/interocular distance=0.38–0.47; crown length/pronotum length=1.70–1.90; pronotum length/pronotum width=0.35–0.40. ( Stiller 1986, interocular distance=width across disc of head, between medial margins of eyes 0.46–0.50 mm).

Terminalia

Male.

Segment 10. Length/width=1.18–1.24.

Pygofer lobe. Process strongly concave; 3–4, rarely 7 macrosetae, 59–119 µm in length.

Subgenital plate. 1.16–1.42 times longer than wide.

Style. Greatest length/greatest width=3.06–3.21; length apophysis/greatest length=0.19–0.23; length base/ length greatest=0.35–0.40; angle of apophysis to sagittal plane 49–62° ( Fig. 16Q View FIGURE 16 ).

Connective. Greatest width across arms/greatest width across stem=1.89–2.20; greatest length of arms/greatest length of stem=0.81–1.22; angle of arms 80–87°; greatest length/greatest width=0.67–0.72 ( Fig. 16L View FIGURE 16 ).

Aedeagus. Shaft of aedeagus relatively straight in lateral view with long slit-like apical gonopore, apex with flange-like lateral and terminal extensions; anterior margin with subapical teeth and pair of basal processes, posterior margin with pair of small, subapical teeth, development of all teeth shows some variation between individuals ( Fig. 16B, G View FIGURE 16 ).

Female.

Sternite 7. Posterior margin with wide notch, between posterolateral margins, curved or widely V-shaped; greatest length/greatest width=0.47–0.51; greatest median length/greatest lateral length=0.70–0.76, angle of notch 134–145°.

Valvula 1. Parallel-sided, apex acute, sculpture as in P. postspina sp. n.

Valvula 2. Serrate in distal half, slightly wider than base.

Valvula 3. Margin and submargin with up to 14 longer setae near apex (27–35 µm), up to nine shorter setae (up to 25 µm).

Valvifer 1. Length/width=1.32–1.68 (n=4).

Valvifer 2. Length/width=2.40–2.64 (n=4); 6–8 pore-like structures.

Remarks. The combination of features of acute crown, marking of the dorsum of the head, size and specifically the aedeagus distinguish this species. The anterior margin of the aedeagal shaft with paired, subapical teeth, apex of shaft expanded anteriad, posterior margin with short subapical paired teeth. Mapped in Fig. 32A View FIGURE 32 by red circles.

SANC

Agricultural Research Council-Plant Protection Research Institute

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Cicadellidae

Genus

Proekoides

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