Phaiojassus spatulatus, Dietrich & Magalhães & Takiya, 2020

Dietrich, Christopher H., Magalhães, Raysa Brito de & Takiya, Daniela M., 2020, Revision of the endemic Malagasy leafhopper tribe Platyjassini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae), European Journal of Taxonomy 695, pp. 1-89 : 25

Phaiojassus spatulatus gen. et sp. nov.

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Figs 1J , 5 Q–T

Etymology

The species name refers to the spatulate shaft of the aedeagus.

Material examined

Holotype

MADAGASCAR • ♂; “ MADAGASCAR: Province dʼAntisirana , Parc National Montagne dʼAmbre 1125 m, 29 Jan. to 11 Feb. 2001, 12°31′13″S 49°10′45″E, California Acad. of Sciences, Coll: M. Irwin, R. HarinʼHala, malaise trap, MA-01-01D-03”; CAS.

Description

Length of male 6.2 mm (female unknown). Dorsum uniformly dark brown except for stramineous costal area of forewing, venter pale stramineous. Hind tibial rows PD, AD and AV with 18, 14 and 15 macrosetae, respectively. Style with apex of apophysis sinuate, curved dorsad and then slightly posterad, with short, obtuse preapical angle. Aedeagus with shaft relatively short and broad in lateral and posterior views, evenly curved dorsad, dorsal surface flattened and membranous in distal half, with pair of small, distally extended submedial spines preapically on posterior surface, closely appressed to shaft flanking small preapical gonopore, shaft apex truncate in posterior view.

Figures

Fig. 1. Platyjassini, dorsal and lateral habitus of males. A. Pachyjassus alatus sp. nov. B. Pachyjassus basifurcatus sp. nov. C. Pachyjassus ranomafanensis sp. nov. D. Pallijassus stenospatulatus (Evans, 1959). E. Petalojassus ochrescens sp. nov. F. Phaiojassus acutus sp. nov. G. Phaiojassus bispinosus sp. nov. H. Phaiojassus constrictus sp. nov. I. Phaiojassus grandis sp. nov. J. Phaiojassus spatulatus sp. nov.K. Phaiojassus undulatus sp. nov. L. Phaiojassus unispinosus sp. nov. M. Pictojassus kirindiensis sp. nov. N. Pictojassus productus sp. nov. O. Pictojassus tulearensis sp. nov. P. Platyjassella ancora sp. nov. Q. Platyjassella andohahelensis sp. nov. R. Platyjassella attenuata sp. nov. S. Platyjassella cormorana sp. nov. T. Platyjassella emarginata sp. nov. U. Platyjassella immaculata sp. nov. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 5 (next page). Phaiojassus gen. nov. – A–D. Phaiojassus acutus sp. nov. A. Genital capsule, lateral view. B. Genitalia, lateral view. C. Same, ventral view. D. Aedeagus, posterior view. – E–H. Phaiojassus bispinosus sp. nov. E. Genital capsule, lateral view. F. Genitalia, lateral view. G. Same, ventral view. H. Aedeagus, posterior view. – I–L. Phaiojassus constrictus sp. nov. I. Genital capsule, lateral view. J. Genitalia, lateral view. K. Same, ventral view. L. Aedeagus, posterior view. – M–P. Phaiojassus grandis sp. nov. M. Genital capsule, lateral view. N. Genitalia, lateral view. O. Same, ventral view. P. Aedeagus, posterior view. – Q–T. Phaiojassus spatulatus sp. nov. Q. Genital capsule, lateral view. R. Genitalia, lateral view. S. Same, ventral view. T. Aedeagus, posterior view. – U–X. Phaiojassus undulatus sp. nov. U. Genital capsule, lateral view. V. Genitalia, lateral view. W. Same, ventral view. X. Aedeagus, posterior view. – Y–BB. Phaiojassus unispinosus sp. nov. Y. Genital capsule, lateral view. Z. Genitalia, lateral view. AA. Same, ventral view. BB. Aedeagus, posterior view. Photos not to scale.