Connelicita Wang et Bourgoin

Wang, Menglin, Stroiński, Adam, Bourgoin, Thierry & Zhang, Yalin, 2015, A new Asian genus of the tribe Elicini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Tropiduchidae) with two new species from Vietnam, Zootaxa 4018 (4), pp. 563-572 : 564-566

Connelicita Wang et Bourgoin , gen. nov.

Type species. Connelicita backyensis sp. nov., here designated.

Etymology. The Latin name refers to a free concatenation between the genus names Conna Walker, 1857 and Elica Walker 1857 . Gender feminine.

Diagnosis. Head capsule with frons widely developed below compound eyes level; antero-dorsal part of genae visible in dorsal view. Tegmina with costal area more than 16 cells longer than wide, ScP regularly straight and presence of 2–3 veinlets pcu -cup.

Description. HEAD. Head with compound eyes almost as wide as thorax ( Figs 4 , 24 , 33 ). Vertex as long as broad or slightly broader than long in midline; anterior and lateral margins carinated elevated; anterior margin distinctly anteriorly produced ( Figs 4 , 24 , 33 ); disc of vertex flattened with median carina present on basal 4/5 of disc. Frons approximately as long in midline as widest part below antenna level; margins carinated, anterior one straight ( Figs 5 , 25 , 34 ); disc of frons with elevated median carina not reaching frontoclypeal sulcus, sublateral carinae absent ( Figs 5 , 25 , 34 ); strongly widened below eyes. Compound eyes rounded, supported by ventroposterior callus. Lateral ocelli present, median absent. Antenna with pedicel elongate, about 1.6 times as long as wide, pedicel trichoid sensilla type I and II present. Anterodorsal part of genae particularly developed and well visible in dorsal view ( Figs 4 , 24 , 33 ). Frontoclypeal suture dorsally convex ( Figs 5 , 25 , 34 ). Clypeus with median keel-shape carina, without lateral carinae ( Figs 5 , 25 , 34 ). Apical segment of rostrum shorter than subapical one, reaching intermediate coxae.

THORAX. Pronotum shorter than vertex in midline, strongly produced anteriorly; anterior margin straight, surpassing middle level or upper margin of compound eyes ( Figs 4 , 24 , 33 ); posterior margin reaching compound eyes lower margin ( Figs 4 , 24 , 33 ); median carina complete from anterior to posterior margin, lateral pronotal postocular eminences present ( Figs 4 , 24 , 33 ), with strong setae. Mesonotum broad, obviously longer than wide, wider than cumulative length of vertex and pronotum; tricarinated and carinae elevated, connected at upper margin and reaching almost to posterior margin ( Figs 4 , 24 , 33 ).

Tegmina. Forewings flattened, transparent and elongated, distinctly longer than width, costal margin and postclaval margin nearly parallel, distal margin rounded ( Figs 6 , 26 , 32 ). Costal area well developed, with a row of 16 or more cells longer than wide, no pterostigma ( Figs 6 , 26 , 32 ). Postcostal area narrower than costal area, with 4–7 transverse veinlets. Veins ScP+R, MP and CuA separated at base, first separation of vein ScP+R near base. Nodal line absent. MP first fork after CuA first fork; MP1+MP2 fork surpassing fork of vein MP3+MP4. First transverse vein icua variable in position ( Fig. 26 ), sometimes absent providing very long cell C5 ( Figs 6 , 32 ).

Clavus long, surpassing 3/4 of tegmina length and after level of ScP reaching costal margin ( Figs 6 , 26 , 32 ). Veins Pcu and A1 fused at basal half of clavus ( Figs 6 , 26 , 32 ), with 2–3 transverse veinlets present between veins CuP and Pcu.

Legs. Pro and meso-legs flattened. Hind tibia a little longer than femora; with 2 lateral spines in apical half and 9–10 small apical spines arranged into a line. First segment of metatarsus asymmetrical, with one large strong apical spine on each side surpassing apical margin of metatarsus I plus one latero-external small spine. Metatarsus II with two strong apical spines. Metatibiotarsal formula: 2/(9-10)/2+1/2.

MALE TERMINALIA. Pygofer much longer than wide, anterior margin weakly sinuous, almost straight, posterior margin distinctly protruded caudad, upper part wider than lower one ( Figs 8 , 27 ). Gonostylus broaden in apical part, caudo-ventral angle rounded in lateral view ( Figs 12 , 31 ), fused at base in ventral view. Capitulum of gonostyles short, with additional lobe in posterior margin, additional lobe of capitulum with two well sclerotized small and sharp spines in upper margin ( Figs 12 , 31 ). Anal tube short in lateral view ( Figs 8 , 27 ), ventral margin longer than dorsal one. Phallic complex slender and long. Periandrium relatively short and tubular, with pair of ventral processes ( Figs 11 , 30 ). Aedeagus longer than periandrium ( Figs 11 , 30 ); tooth present in apical half of dorsal margin, pair of lateral bifurcate processes along ventral margin ( Figs 11 , 30 ).

FEMALE TERMINALIA. Anal tube short in lateral view. Female genitalia of fulgoroid-type. Anterior connective lamina of gonapophysis VIII with teeth at outer lateral margin and one tooth in inner lateral margin ( Fig. 17 ). Endogonocoxal process developed and membranous ( Fig. 17 ). Gonocoxa VIII subquadrangular. Posterior connective lamina of gonapophysis IX membranous in medial part and sclerotized in outer part ( Fig. 18 ). Gonospiculum bridge large ( Figs 18, 19 ). Gonoplacs rounded in lateral view ( Fig. 15 ), fused at middle in apical half ( Fig. 16 ), outer margin slightly broadened near middle ( Fig. 16 ).

Distribution. Eastern Asia: North Vietnam, China: Guangxi.

Figures

FIGURES 2 – 7. Connelicita haiphongensis gen. et sp. nov. (2) habitus, dorsal view; (3) same, lateral view; (4) head and thorax, dorsal view; (5) frons, frontal view; (6) forewing; (7) hindwing. Scale bars = 1 mm. Line in dots indicates vertex and gena anterior margin respective direction as used in the key.

FIGURES 22 – 26. Connelicita backyensis gen. et sp. nov. (22) habitus, dorsal view; (23) same, lateral view; (24) head and thorax, dorsal view; (25) frons, frontal view; (26) forewing. Scale bars = 1 mm. Line in dots indicates vertex and gena anterior margin respective direction as used in the key.

FIGURES 32 – 34. Connelicita lungchowensis (Chou et Lu, 1977) comb. nov., holotype. (32) habitus, dorsal view; (33) head and thorax, dorsal view; (34) frons, frontal view. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURES 8 – 12. Connelicita haiphongensis gen. et sp. nov., male. (8) terminalia, lateral view; (9) pygofer, lateral view; (10) anal tube, dorsal view; (11) phallic complex, lateral view; (12) gonostylus, lateral view. Scale bars = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 27 – 31. Connelicita backyensis gen. et sp. nov., male. (27) terminalia, lateral view; (28) pygofer, lateral view; (29) anal tube, dorsal view; (30) phallic complex, lateral view; (31) gonostylus, lateral view. Scale bars = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 13 – 21. Connelicita haiphongensis gen. et sp. nov., female. (13) terminalia, ventral view; (14) anal tube, dorsal view; (15) gonoplac, lateral view; (16) gonoplac, dorsal view; (17) gonocoxa VIII and gonapophysis VIII, lateral view; (18) gonapophysis IX and gonospiculum bridge, dorsal view; (19) same, lateral view; (20) sternite VII, ventral view; (21) egg. Scale bars = 0.2 mm.