Midoria deplanata, 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 : 58-60

Midoria deplanata sp. nov.

Figs 5–8 , 26, 29

Description. Head, pronotum and scutellum dark brown. Median length of vertex shorter than half width between eyes or scutellum ( Fig. 26 ). Face black ( Fig. 29 ).

Male genitalia: Paramere long, anterior portion slightly shorter and more slender than caudal portion, caudal portion obviously robust, apex strongly recurved medioventrally, with some macrosetae near the recurved area ( Figs 5, 6 ). Connective T-shaped with high dorsomedial keel ( Figs 5, 6 ). Aedeagus shaft compressed, with slender long process arising from each side of posterior margin basally pressed to sides of shaft ( Figs 5, 6 ). Pygofer oblong, with long posterior process from ventral margin, base of process more straight ( Fig. 7 ).

Other characteristics as shown in Figs 5–8 , 26, 29 .

Measurement. Length (including tegmen): 3, 7.1 mm.

Hosts. Unknown.

Type Material. Holotype 3, CHINA: Guizhou, Zunyi, Suiyang, Kuankuoshui, 2–5 June 2010, coll. Li Yujian ( GUGC).

Remarks. This species is similar to Midoria lamellata Li & Li , but can be distinguished by the shape of the male pygofer side, the shape of the aedeagal shaft in dorsal view and the shape of the aedeagal ventrosubapical processes ( Figs 5, 6, 7 ).

Etymology. The species name refers to the flattened 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.