Pulchrijassus toamasinensis, 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 : 75

Pulchrijassus toamasinensis gen. et sp. nov.

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Figs 3Q , 18 P–R

Etymology

The species name is based on that of the province containing the type locality.

Material examined

Holotype

MADAGASCAR • ♀; Toamasina Province, botanic garden near entrance to Andasibe National Park ; 18°55.58′ S, 48°24.47′ E; alt. 1025 m; 8–16 Oct. 2001; M. Irwin and R. Harin’Hala leg.; Malaise trap; tropical forest; MA-01-08B-15; CAS.

Description

Length of female 9.8 mm (male unknown). Dorsum ivory, heavily marked with brown; crown with eyes bordered in reddish brown mesally, pronotum with broad median T-shaped mark and pair of curved lateral maculae light brown, mesonotum with basolateral triangles light brown; forewing with dark brown spots corresponding with crossvein m-cu2, apices of claval veins and claval apex, veins bright red near middle of wing; venter stramineous, infused with brown. Crown parabolically produced, as long as pronotum. Hind tibial rows PD, AD and AV with 26, 17 and 20 macrosetae, respectively. Female abdominal sternite VII with posterior margin weakly trilobed. Second valvulae with dorsal margin convex basad of toothed section, teeth numerous, close-set and square-tipped, except smaller and more acute near apex, alternating from left to right sides.

Figures

Fig. 3. Platyjassini, dorsal and lateral habitus of males. A. Plerujassus appendiculatus (Evans, 1959). B. Plerujassus brunnescens sp. nov. C. Plexijassus caliginosus sp. nov. D. Pseudocurtara minima sp. nov. E. Pseudocurtara nigripicta sp. nov. F. Pseudocurtara quadrata sp. nov. G. Pseudocyrta hyalina sp. nov. H. Pseudomarganana olivacea sp. nov. I. Pseudomarganana rosea sp. nov. J. Pulchrijassus anjozorobensis sp. nov. K. Pulchrijassus eunsunae sp. nov. L. Pulchrijassus pallescens sp. nov. M. Pulchrijassus roseus sp. nov. N. Pulchrijassus rubrilineatus sp. nov. O. Pulchrijassus sindhuae sp. nov. P. Pulchrijassus talatakelyensis sp. nov. Q. Pulchrijassus toamasinensis sp. nov. R. Punctijassus circularis sp. nov. S. Punctijassus compressus sp. nov. T. Punctijassus ivohibensis sp. nov. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 18. Female terminalia. – A–C. Pseudomarganana olivacea sp. nov. A. Sternite VII. B. First valvula with detail of apex. C. Second valvulae with detail of apex. – D–F. Pulchrijassus anjozorobensis sp. nov. D. Sternite VII. E. First valvula with detail of apex. F. Second valvulae with detail of apex. – G–I. Pulchrijassus pallescens sp. nov. G. Sternite VII. H. First valvula with detail of apex. I. Second valvulae with detail of apex. – J–L. Pulchrijassus rubrilineatus sp. nov. J. Sternite VII. K. First valvula with detail of apex. L. Second valvulae with detail of apex. – M–O. Pulchrijassus talatakelyensis sp. nov. M. Sternite VII. N. First valvula with detail of apex. O. Second valvulae with detail of apex. – P–R. Pulchrijassus toamasinensis sp. nov. P. Sternite VII. Q. First valvula with detail of apex. R. Second valvulae with detail of apex. – S–U. Punctijassus ivohibensis sp. nov. S. Sternite VII. T. First valvula with detail of apex. U. Second valvulae with detail of apex. Photos not to scale.