Pulchrijassus eunsunae, 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

Pulchrijassus eunsunae gen. et sp. nov.

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Figs 3K , 14 D–F

Etymology

This species is named in honor of Eun Sun Nam, attorney and former University of Illinos student who sorted and prepared many of the specimens included in this study.

Material examined

Holotype

MADAGASCAR • ♂; “MADAGASCAR: Province d’Antsiranana , Parc National Montagne d’Ambre, el 1125 m, 12–14 May 2001, 12°31′13″ S, 49°10′45″ E, California Acad. of Sciences, Coll: M. Irwin, R. Harin’Hala, malaise trap, MA-01-01D-10”; CAS.

Description

Length of male 9.2 mm (female unknown). Color pattern resembling that of P. anjozorobensis sp. nov. overall, but pale areas of dorsum with reddish tinge, median black macula of pronotum abruptly widened posteriorly and scutellum with pair of submedial black maculae. Hind tibial rows PD, AD and AV with 22, 14 and 16 macrosetae, respectively. Style apophysis broadened medially, then acuminate distally, bowed laterad in ventral view, nearly straight in lateral view, with apex gradually curved slightly dorsad. Connective with anterior margin convex. Aedeagus with shaft U-shaped, tubular, tapered from base to bluntly rounded apex.

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.