Comanopa mananciensis, Domahovski, 2021

Domahovski, Alexandre C., 2021, Two new species of Hyalojassini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae) to the genera Comanopa Blocker and Gehundra Blocker, description of the male of G. sordida (Baker) and key to species, European Journal of Taxonomy 746 (1), pp. 112-129 : 114-117

Comanopa mananciensis sp. nov.

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Figs 1–12

Diagnosis

Head and thorax ( Figs 1–3 ) brownish-yellow. Face ( Fig. 3 ) with crown-face transition black. Male pygofer ( Figs 5–7 ) with pair of processes arising near base of plates, short and rounded apically; ventral margin of pygofer strongly produced ventrad. Aedeagus ( Figs 11–12 ) with shaft deeply split apically, whit pair of subapical processes directed laterally.

Etymology

The new species name refers to the locality (Mananciais da Serra) where the holotype was collected.

Material examined

Holotype BRAZIL • ♂; “ Brasil, Paraná, Piraquara , Ma-\ nanciais da Serra, 25º29’47”S \ 48º58’54”W 1021m, Sweep, \ 21-28.XI.2018, A.P. Pinto, B.R. \Araujo & A.C. Domahovski ”; DZUP 215440 .

Paratype BRAZIL • 1 ♂; “ Brasil, PR [Paraná], S. [São] J. [José] dos Pinhais \ Rep. [Represa] Guaricana , Luz \ 25.7150ºS 48.9711ºW \ 750 a 400m 12-14.XII.2017 \ Cavichioli & Domahovski ”; DZUP 215441 .

Description

Male

MEASUREMENTS (mm). Holotype (♂) total length 3.8. Paratype (♂) 4.0.

BODY. Small and ovate leafhoppers, not depressed dorsoventrally.

HEAD ( Figs 1–3 ). Dorsal view: very short, transocular width nine-tenths humeral width of pronotum; crown not developed, nearly vertical, median length 1/10 of interocular width, surface with transverse striae; anterior and posterior margins parallel and broadly rounded; ocelli not visible dorsally; lateral view: crown-face transition broadly rounded with transverse striae; frons slightly inflated; clypeus almost flat; ventral view: face less than two times wider than high; ocelli small, on anterior margin, mesad of antennal pits and distant from eyes; frons with transverse striae, lateral margins strongly convergent ventrally; frontogenal suture extending to antennal ledges; antennal ledge carinate and slightly oblique, not concealing antennal base; antenna length ca ⅓ width of head; gena broad, with small setae; ventrolateral margin broadly rounded, completely concealing proepisternum; maxillary plate produced ventrally as far as clypeus apex; lorum broad, with short setae, maximum width approximately equal to that of clypeus, subgenal suture rounded, extended nearly to midlength of lateral margin of frons; clypeus slightly longer than wide, epistomal suture complete and straight, lateral margins parallel, apex carinated and straight.

PRONOTUM ( Figs 1–2 ). Dorsal view: anterior margin broadly rounded, posterior margin slightly excavated; surface without setae, with transverse striae, except on anterior third; lateral margins convergent anterad, carinate, slightly shorter than eye length; lateral view: convex and declivous anterad.

MESONOTUM AND SCUTELLUM ( Fig. 1 ). Dorsal view: as long as pronotum length; surface with transverse striae; scutellum flat.

FOREWING ( Figs 1–2 ). Many small erect setae, venation obscure; clavus truncate apically; appendix and first apical cell more membranous than adjacent cells, glabrous, vein separating appendix and first apical cell evanescent apically; 3 closed anteapical cells and 4 apical cells (2 nd, 3 rd and 4 th cells short; R1 vein absent).

HIND WING. Veins R4+5 and M1+2 fused apically.

LEGS. Profemur moderately elongated, 2.7 times longer than high; PD, AD and AM rows formed by undifferentiated setae, PD1 and AD1 setae short and AM1 absent; IC row formed by double row of fine setae, continuous with AV row; AV and PV rows formed by several fine setae. Protibia, in crosssection, almost circular; AV row formed by short, thin setae in the basal half and slightly more robust setae distally; AD row consisting of only undifferentiated setae; PD row with 3 long setae intercaled by undifferentiated setae; PV row with 3–4 long setae intercaled by undifferentiated setae. Hind leg with femoral setal formula 2:2:1; PD2 seta reduced in size; metatibia PD, AD and AV rows with 15–16, 9–10 and 9–10 macrosetae respectively; AD row without intercalary setae between macrosetae; PV row with setae of apical half intercalating 1 longer and thicker seta and 3–4 shorter and thinner setae, ending with 2 very short, thin setae; first tarsomere without enlarged dorsoapical seta; ventral surface with two longitudinal rows of simple (non-cucullate) thin setae; pecten with 4 platellae flanked by tapered lateral setae; second tarsomere pecten with 2 platellae flanked by tapered lateral setae.

COLORATION. Head and thorax ( Figs 1–3 ) brownish-yellow. Face ( Fig. 3 ) with crown-face transition black. Mesonotum ( Fig. 1 ) dark brown; scutellum brownish-yellow with lateral margins light-yellow. Forewing ( Figs 1–2 ) with black setae. Legs ( Figs 2–3 ) hind tibia with cucullate bases of macrosetae black.

TERMINALIA. Sternite VIII ( Fig. 4 ) convex, moderately produced posterad, 1.2 times wider than long, shorter than sternites VII and VI combined; ventral surface with many small setae; lateral angles

rounded; posterior margin straight. Valve ( Figs 5–7 ) broadly fused laterally to pygofer; ventral margin excavated laterad of small median lobe. Pygofer ( Figs 5–7 ) with pair of processes arising near base of plates, short and rounded apically, ventral surface with short setae. In lateral view, pygofer ( Fig. 6 ) higher on apical half; dorsal margin widely notched on basal ⅔; dorsoposterior margin fused to pygofer lobes; ventral margin strongly produced ventrad, with short setae forming two longitudinal lines, internal process fused to pygofer lobe, arising near apex and bordering ventral margin, forming a small dentiform protrusion near apex of subgenital plate; lateral surface with longitudinal carina on basal ⅔; apex very wide and truncated; few macrosetae dispersed near apex. Anal tube ( Fig. 5 ) membranous, without processes. Subgenital plate ( Figs 5–8 ) short, not overlapping pygofer laterally, produced posteriorly as far as half length of pygofer; ventral surface without setae; anterior portion elongated and curved dorsally; apical portion expanded and ovate; apex rounded. Connective ( Fig. 9 ), thin, slightly arched bar. Style ( Figs 9–10 ), short, not surpassing apex of subgenital plates; apex curved ventrad in lateral view; apex subacute, slightly curved outward in dorsal view. In lateral view, aedeagus ( Fig. 11 ) with preatrium moderately developed, produced anterad; dorsal apodeme developed, anterior margin forming pair of flattened divergent arms truncated apically, directed dorsally, posterior margin produced ventrally; shaft directed ventrally, slightly curved posterad and tapered apically. In anterior view, aedeagus ( Fig. 12 ) with shaft deeply split apically, whit pair of subapical processes long, directed laterally; gonopore subapical.

Female

Unknown.

Remarks

The known species of Comanopa have subgenital plates and styles very similar to each other, but can be separated by the shape of pygofer and aedeagus. Comanopa mananciensis sp. nov. can be easily recognized by the pygofer ( Fig. 6 ) with ventral margin strongly produced ventrad and the aedeagus ( Fig. 12 ) deeply split apically, with pair of long subapical processes, directed laterally.

Figures

Figs 1–12. Comanopa mananciensis sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (DZUP 215440). 1. Habitus, dorsal view. 2. Habitus, lateral view. 3. Head, ventral view. 4. Sternite VIII, ventral view. 5. Genital capsule, lateral view. 6. Pygofer, valve and subgenital plate, lateral view. 7. Pygofer, valve and subgenital plate (left subgenital plate removed), ventral view.8. Subgenital plate, ventral view. 9. Connective and style, dorsal view. 10. Style, lateral view. 11. Aedeagus, lateral view. 12. Aedeagus, anterior view. Scale bars in mm.