Midoria hamulata, 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 : 60

Midoria hamulata sp. nov.

Figs 13–16 , 31, 34

Description. Head, pronotum and scutellum brown, front of pronotum and area of crown adjacent to eyes yellow brown. Median length of vertex about as long as 4/5 of half width between eyes, shorter than scutellum ( Fig. 31 ). Face black ( Fig. 34 ).

Male genitalia: Paramere long, anterior portion about equal to caudal portion, caudal portion somewhat robust, apex strongly recurved medioventrally, with pyramidal process and some macrosetae preapically ( Figs 13, 14 ). Connective T-shaped with dorsomedial keel ( Figs 13, 14 ). Aedeagus shaft compressed, with two processes arising from each side of posterior margin basally, each process with spine projecting basolaterad ( Figs 13, 14 ). Pygofer side ovoid, with long hooked posterior process from ventral margin ( Fig. 15 ).

Other characteristics are as shown in Figs 13–16 , 31, 34 .

Measurement. Length (including tegmen): 3, 5.9–6.0 mm.

Hosts. Unknown.

Type material. Holotype 3, CHINA: Yunnan, Fugong, 18 May 2010, coll. Li Hu. Paratype: 13, CHINA: Yunnan, Fugong, 18 May 2010, coll. Li Hu ( GUGC).

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 paramere and the shape of the aedeagal ventrosubapical processes ( Figs 13, 14, 15 ).

Etymology. The species name is derived from the shape of the male pygofer processes (hamate, hamatus).

Figures

FIGURES 13 – 24. Male genitalia of Midoria species. 13 – 16. Midoria hamulata sp. nov., aedeagus, connective and paramere, ventral view and laterla view, Male pygofer side, lateral view, subgenital plate; 17 – 20. same, Midoria torsiva sp. nov.; 21 – 24. same, Midoria hastifera 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.