Selizitapia pennyi, Świerczewski & Stroiński, 2021

Świerczewski, Dariusz & Stroiński, Adam, 2021, Selizitapia gen. nov. (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Flatidae) from tapia woodlands of Madagascar, European Journal of Taxonomy 750 (750), pp. 124-139 : 128-136

Selizitapia pennyi gen. et sp. nov.

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Diagnosis

The only species in the genus.

Etymology

The species is dedicated to Dr Norm Penny (1946–2016) – outstanding researcher of Neuropterida, and collection manager at the Department of Entomology at the California Academy of Sciences, San

Francisco, California. He kindly provided us with invaluable material of Madagascan Flatidae making the previous and current studies possible.

Material examined

Holotype

MADAGASCAR: ♂; “MADAGASCAR, Province/ Fianarantsoa, Italaviana, / 35 km SSE of Antsirabe / 20º10.40’S, 47º05.16’E / 8-24 April 2004 ”; “California Acad of Sciences / coll: M. Irwin, R. Harin- Hala / malaise trap – in Uapaca / forest elev 1360 m / MA-24-45”; “ CASLOT 044412 ”; “ HOLOTYPE ”; “ Selizitapia pennyi sp. nov. / Świerczewski & Stroiński det.”; CAS (dry-mounted, abdomen detached, dissected and stored in glycerol in a glass microvial under the specimen).

Paratypes

All specimens with the locality collection data the same as the holotype apart from the collection codes and the dates of collecting. All dry-mounted, abdomens of some specimens detached, dissected and stored in glycerol in a glass microvial under the specimen.

MADAGASCAR – Fianarantsoa Province, Italaviana • 1 ♀; 9–19 Dec. 2002; MA-24-02; CASLOT 044446; CAS • 1 ♂; 30 Apr.–11 May 2003; MA-24-15; CASLOT 044453 ; CAS • 1 ♂; 28 Jan.–13 Feb. 2005; MA-24-57; CASLOT 044465 ; CAS • 1 ♀; 28 Jan.–13 Feb. 2005; MA-24-67; CASLOT 044465 ; CAS • 1 ♀; 30 Apr.–11 May 2003; MA-24-15, CASLOT 044463 ; MIZ • 1 ♀; 2–14 Oct. 2004; MA-24- 57; CASLOT 044485 ; CAS • 1 ♂; 30 Mar.–9 Apr. 2003; MA-24-12, CASLOT 044507 ; MIZ • 1 ♀; 30 Mar.–9 Apr. 2003; MA-24-12; CASLOT 044507 ; CAS • 1 ♀; 10–20 Mar. 2003; MA-24-10; CASLOT 044521 ; CAS • 1 ♀; 17–27 Sep. 2003; MA-24-29; CASLOT 044527 ; CAS • 1 ♀; 16–26 Oct. 2003; MA-24-32; CASLOT 044596 ; CAS .

Description

SIZE. Total length 6.8–7.0 mm.

COLORATION. Mostly uniformly stramineous with costal area, apical cells and postclaval margin fuscous; dark brown markings between basal part MP and CuA; teeth of gonoplac dark brown ( Fig. 1A–C ).

HEAD. Vertex: A/B = 16.67. Frons: C/E = 1.00; D/E = 1.20.

THORAX. Pronotum: F/B = 8.33; mesonotum: G/F = 3.20; G/B+F = 2.86; G/H = 0.89; tegmen: I/J = 3.67; I/K = 2.39.

MALE TERMINALIA. Anal tube, in lateral view, with ventral margin as obtuse angle and dorsal margin arcuate ( Fig. 5A ). Genital style with posterior margin weakly convex, ventral and dorsal margins almost straight, postero-ventral angle bluntly rounded, not extending to the posterior margin ( Fig. 5A ). Basal lobes of ventral periandrium small with sinuate margin ( Fig. 5D ).

FEMALE TERMINALIA. Pregenital sternite with anterior and posterior margins in median portion almost straight ( Fig. 7A ). Anal tube with apical margin, in dorsal view, strongly rounded ( Fig. 7B ); in lateral view, with basal part wider than apical part, anus placed almost at midlength ( Fig. 7C ). Gonoplacs with membranous part at ventral margin ( Fig. 7D ). Gonapophysis VIII with subapical 5 massive teeth at dorsal margin ( Fig. 7E ). Ductus receptaculi and diverticulum ductus widened distally ( Fig. 7G ).

Distribution and habitat

Madagascar; so far only known from one locality in the central part of the island (35 km SSE of Antsirabe). The type series was collected in a tapia woodland formation, in the season of 2003 from March to May and from September to October.

Figures

Fig. 1. Selizitapia pennyi gen. et sp. nov. Holotype, ♂ (CAS CASLOT 044412). Habitus. A. Anterior part, dorsal view. B. Same, frontal view. C. Tegmen. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.

Fig. 2. Selizitapia pennyi gen. et sp. nov. A–B. Paratype, ♀ (CAS CASLOT 044446). C–F. Holotype, ♂ (CAS CASLOT 044412). SEM photographs. A. Anterior part of body, fronto-dorsal view. B. Same, frontal view. C. Head and pronotum, dorsal view. D. Upper part of head and pronotum, fronto-dorsal view. E. Head and thorax, dorsal view. F. Antenna, frontal view.

Fig. 3. Selizitapia pennyi gen. et sp. nov. Holotype, ♂ (CAS CASLOT 044412). SEM photographs. A. Antenna, lateral view. B–C. Hind leg. D. Apical part of metatibia and metatarsus. E. Tegmen, basal part. F. Same, apical part.

Fig. 4. Selizitapia pennyi gen. et sp. nov. Holotype, ♂ (CAS CASLOT 044412). SEM photographs. A. Abdomen, lateral view. B. Terminalia, lateral view. C. Abdomen, dorsal view. D. Terminalia, dorsal view. E. Terminalia, postero-ventral view. F. Same, fronto-dorsal view.

Fig. 5. Selizitapia pennyi gen. et sp. nov. Holotype, ♂ (CAS CASLOT 044412). Line drawings. A. Terminalia, lateral view. B. Anal tube, dorsal view. C. Periandrium, lateral view. D. Same, dorsal view. E. Aedeagus, lateral view. F. Same, dorsal view. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

Fig. 6. Selizitapia pennyi gen. et sp. nov. Paratype, ♀ (CAS CASLOT 044463). SEM photographs. A. Abdomen, ventral view. B. Same, lateral view. C. Abdomen, dorsal view. D. Tergites, central membranous part. E. Gonoplacs, fronto-ventral view. F. Gonoplac teeth.

Fig. 7. Selizitapia pennyi gen. et sp. nov. Paratype, ♀ (CAS CASLOT 044463). Line drawings. A. Pregenital sternite, flattened, ventral view. B. Anal tube, dorsal view. C. Same, lateral view. D. Gonoplac, lateral view E. Gonapophysis VIII, lateral view. F. Bursa copulatrix with cells, lateral view. G. Spermatheca. H. Gonapophyses IX and gonospiculum bridge, lateral view. I. Same, dorsal view. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.