Mejdalania, Gonçalves, 2021

Gonçalves, Clayton C., 2021, Mejdalania, a new genus and three new species of Neocoelidiinae from Brazil (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), Zootaxa 5039 (1), pp. 109-118 : 117

Key to males of Mejdalania gen. nov.

1 Pygofer, in lateral view, subtriangular ( Fig. 12 ); aedeagus with apodemal processes longer than the shaft ( Figs 17−18 ) (Ama- zonas)................................................................................. M. longa sp. nov.

- Pygofer, in lateral view, subquadrangular ( Figs 3 , 21 ); aedeagus with apodemal processes shorter than the shaft ( Figs 8−9 , 27−28 ).............................................................................................. 2

2 Pygofer with dorsal ramus of lateroapical process short, not extending to half height of caudal margin ( Fig. 3 ); aedeagus with shaft constricted in the middle third, apical third expanded laterally with serrated lateral margins ( Figs 8−9 ) (Acre)................................................................................................ M. bia sp. nov.

- Pygofer with dorsal rami of lateroapical process long, extending to half height of caudal margin ( Figs 21−22 ); aedeagus with shaft thin throughout its length, with smooth lateral margins ( Figs 27−28 ) (Mato Grosso).......... M. unciformis sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 10–18. Mejdalania longa gen. et sp. nov., holotype male: 10, head, frontal view; 11, forewing; 12, pygofer and anal tube, lateral view; 13, valve and subgenital plates, lateral view; 14, valve and subgenital plates, ventral view; 15, connective and style, dorsal view; 16, style, lateral view; 17, aedeagus, lateral view; 18, aedeagus, caudal view. Scale bars: 10 = 1.0 mm, 11 = 2.0 mm, 12–18 = 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 1–9. Mejdalania bia gen. et sp. nov., holotype male: 1, head, frontal view; 2, forewing; 3, pygofer and anal tube, lateral view; 4, valve and subgenital plates, lateral view; 5, valve and subgenital plates, ventral view; 6, connective and style, dorsal view; 7, style, lateral view; 8, aedeagus, lateral view; 9, aedeagus, caudal view. Scale bars: 1 = 1.0 mm, 2 = 2.0 mm, 3–9 = 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 19–28. Mejdalania unciformis gen. et sp. nov., holotype male: 19, head, frontal view; 20, forewing; 21, pygofer and anal tube, lateral view; 22, pygofer and anal tube, caudal view; 23, valve and subgenital plates, lateral view; 24, valve and subgenital plates, ventral view; 25, connective and style, dorsal view; 26, style, lateral view; 27, aedeagus, lateral view; 28, aedeagus, caudal view. Scale bars: 19 = 1.0 mm, 20 = 2.0 mm, 21–28 = 0.5 mm.