Pulchrijassus pallescens, 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 : 71-72

Pulchrijassus pallescens gen. et sp. nov.

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Figs 3L , 14 G–I, 18G–I

Etymology

The name of this species refers to its pale overall coloration.

Material examined

Holotype

MADAGASCAR • ♂; “ MADAGASCAR: Province Fianarantsoa, Parc National Ranomafana, Vohiparara , at broken bridge, el 1110 m, 8–5 November 2001, 21°13.57′ S, 47°22.19′ E, coll: M. Irwin, R. Harin’Hala, California Acad of Sciences , malaise trap in high altitude rainforest, MA-02-09A-02”; CAS.

Paratype

MADAGASCAR – Fianarantsoa • ♀; Parc National Ranomafana , radio tower, at forest edge; 21°15.05′ S, 47°24.43′ E; alt. 1130 m; 27 Feb.–9 Mar. 2003; M. Irwin and R. Harin’Hala leg.; Malaise trap; mixed tropical forest; MA-02-09B-54; CAS .

Description

Length of male 7.5 mm; female 9.0 mm. Dorsum pale yellow, crown with median and paired lateral, thin reddish longitudinal stripes, pronotum with pair of thin curved submedial maculae and lateral margins dark brown, forewing dull yellow, with veins slightly darker than membrane and dark brown macula in apical third of costal area, venter uniformly stramineous. Hind tibial rows PD, AD and AV with 28, 15 and 24 macrosetae, respectively. Style apophysis extremely thin, sinuate, apex slightly broadened in ventral view, curved mesad, then hooked laterad to sharp tip. Connective anterior margin with narrow trapezoidal emargination. Aedeagus with shaft robust, curved dorsad, slightly tapered to quadrate apex in lateral view, bulbous in ventral view, gonopore apical. Female abdominal sternite VII with posterior margin weakly trilobed, with median lobe slightly longer than lateral lobes. Second valvulae with dorsal margin evenly convex, including distal toothed section and basal entire section, teeth relatively large and blunt-tipped, alternating between 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. 14. Pulchrijassus gen. nov. – A–C. Pulchrijassus anjozorobensis sp. nov. A. Genital capsule, lateral view. B. Genitalia, lateral view. C. Same, ventral view. – D–F. Pulchrijassus eunsunae sp. nov. D. Genital capsule, lateral view. E. Genitalia, lateral view. F. Same, ventral view. – G–I. Pulchrijassus pallescens sp. nov. G. Genital capsule, lateral view. H. Genitalia, lateral view. I. Same, ventral view. – J–L. Pulchrijassus roseus sp. nov. J. Genital capsule, lateral view. K. Genitalia, lateral view. L. Same, ventral view. – M–O. Pulchrijassus sindhuae sp. nov. M. Genital capsule, lateral view. N. Genitalia, lateral view. O. Same, ventral view. – P–R. Pulchrijassus talatakelyensis sp. nov. P. Genital capsule, lateral view. Q. Genitalia, lateral view. R. Same, ventral view. Photos not to scale.