Midoria lamellata, Li, Yujian & Li, Zizhong, 2010

Li, Yujian & Li, Zizhong, 2010, A taxonomic study of the genus Midoria Kato (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Ledrinae), with descriptions of two new species from China, Zootaxa 2451, pp. 63-68 : 67

Midoria lamellata sp. nov.

Figs. 19 –24,26

Description. Color and external features as in generic description. Male genitalia: Paramere long, anterior portion longer and more slender than caudal portion, caudal portion somewhat robust, with apex strongly recurved medioventrally. Connective T-shaped with high dorsomedial keel. Aedeagus shaft laterally compressed, with a flat moderately process arising from each side of posterior margin basally ( Figs.19–21 ). Pygofer oblong, with a long posterior process from ventral margin ( Fig.25 ).

Measurement. Length (including tegmen): 3, 6.9 mm.

Type Material. Holotype 3, CHINA: Guizhou, Xishui, 29 May 2000, coll. Zizhong Li. ( GUGC).

Remarks. This species is similar to Midoria funebris (Jacobi) , but can be distinguished by the shape of the connective or the shape of the aedeagal shaft in dorsal view and the shape of the aedeagal ventrosubapical processes (Figs.8, 21).

Etymology. The species name is derived from the Latin words lamella (flat, slice), indicating the shape of the aedeagal shaft processes.

Figures

FIGURES 19 – 24. Midoria lamellata sp. nov. 19. Aedeagus, connective and paramere, ventral view; 20. Aedeagus, connective and paramere, dorsal view; 21. Aedeagus, connective and paramere, side view; 22. Pygofer, ventral view; 23. Forewing; 24. Male pygofer side, lateral view.

FIGURES 25 – 28. 25. Midoria huapingeniss (3) sp. nov.; 26. Midoria lamellata (3) sp. nov.; 27. Midoria funebris (3) (Jacobi) comb. nov.; 28. Midoria annulata (3) Cai et Jiang (left forewing damaged).