Midoria denticulata, Li, Yu-Jian & Li, Zi-Zhong, 2011

Li, Yu-Jian & Li, Zi-Zhong, 2011, Descriptions of six new species of Midoria (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Ledrinae) from China with a key to the species of the genus, Zootaxa 2897, pp. 57-63 : 58

Midoria denticulata sp. nov.

Figs 1–4 , 25, 28

Description. Head, pronotum and scutellum dark brown, with any dark green luster. Median length of vertex about as long as half width between eyes, shorter than scutellum ( Fig. 25 ). Face black ( Fig. 28 ).

Male genitalia: Paramere long, anterior portion shorter than caudal portion, caudal portion somewhat robust, apex strongly recurved medioventrally, with some macrosetae near the recurved area ( Figs 1, 2 ). Connective Tshaped with dorsomedial keel ( Figs 1, 2 ). Aedeagus shaft compressed, with two flat pellucid ventral processes arising from basal area, dorsal margin serrate ( Figs 1, 2 ). Pygofer side rounded, with long posterior process from ventral margin ( Fig. 3 ).

Other characteristics are as shown in Figs 1–4 , 25, 28 .

Measurement. Length (including tegmen): 3, 6.6 mm.

Hosts. Unknown.

Type Material. Holotype 3, CHINA: Guizhou, Zunyi, Suiyang, Kuankuoshui, 2–5 June 2010, coll. Zhang Bin.

Remarks. This species is similar to Midoria funebris (Jacobi) , but can be distinguished by the shape of the male pygofer side, the shape of the aedeagal shaft in side view and the shape of the aedeagal ventrosubapical processes ( Figs 1, 2, 3 ).

Etymology. The species name refers to the serrate dorsal margin of the aedeagus.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 12. Male genitalia of Midoria species. 1 – 4. Midoria denticulata sp. nov., aedeagus, connective and paramere, ventral view and lateral view, Male pygofer side, lateral view, subgenital plate; 5 – 8. same, Midoria deplanata sp. nov.; 9 – 12. same, Midoria zunyiensis sp. nov..

FIGURES 25 – 36. 25. Midoria denticulata sp. nov. (3); 26. Midoria deplanata sp. nov. (3); 27. Midoria zunyiensis sp. nov. (3); 28. Midoria denticulata sp. nov. (3), face; 29. Midoria deplanata sp. nov. (3), face; 30. Midoria zunyiensis sp. nov. (3), face; 31. Midoria hamulata sp. nov. (3); 32. Midoria torsiva sp. nov. (3); 33. Midoria hastifera sp. nov. (3); 34. Midoria hamulata sp. nov. (3), face; 35. Midoria torsiva sp. nov. (3), face; 36. Midoria hastifera sp. nov. (3), face.