Taharana subspinata, Nielson, 2015

Nielson, M. W., 2015, A revision of the tribe Coelidiini of the Oriental, Palearctic and Australian biogeographical regions (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Coelidiinae), Insecta Mundi 2015 (410), pp. 1-202 : 68-69

Taharana subspinata , sp. nov.

( Plate 7A , Fig. 389-395 )

Description. Length. Male 7.00-7.70 mm., female unknown.

External morphology. Moderately small, slender species. General color black. Forewings with small yellow stripes, cells with numerous, small, brown, irregular shape markings; mesonotum black with few dark yellow spots; pronotum black, bullae dark yellow; crown tannish with black markings, eyes translucent to dark brown; face tannish to light brown, sometimes marginal junctures black; head narrower than pronotum, anterior margin nearly acutely rounded; crown short, broad, as wide as width of eyes, produced anteriorly about ¼ of entire length, lateral margins convergent basally; eyes large, elongate ovoid; pronotum large, slightly longer medially than crown, surface bullated; mesonotum large, nearly twice as long as pronotum; clypeus long, narrow, lateral margins broadly convex; clypellus narrow, lateral margins parallel to base.

Male genitalia. Pygofer in lateral view moderately large, sub ovate except for with long caudodorsal process, process with subapical spine on dorsal margin, caudoventral process serrate on ventral margin, toothed apically ( Fig. 389 ); aedeagus moderately long, inflated subbasally in dorsal view, sinuate in lateral view, patch of teeth on dorsal margin in distal fifth, gonopore near middle of shaft ( Fig. 390, 391 ); style small with short, narrow apophysis ( Fig. 392 ); dorsal connective moderately long, narrow ( Fig. 390, 391 ); connective small, anterior arms narrow, medial ridge incomplete, stem small ( Fig. 393, 394 ); subgenital plate moderately long, very broad, with few setae subapically on outer lateral margin ( Fig. 395 ).

Material examined. Holotype male. THAILAND: Sakon Nakhon, Phu Phan NP., Behind office, 17 o 03'.521’N. 103 o 58.450’E., / Pan traps, 9.vii.2006, Winlon Kongnara, leg., T198 ( QSBG) ; Paratypes: 1 male, same data as holotype except deciduous dipterocarp forest. / 16 o 55.449' N 104 o 10.757’E., 295 m., Malaise trap, 17-23.vii.2006. / Manop Ngoyjansri and Chatree Cheaukamjan, leg., T298 ( QSBG) ; 1 male, same data as holotype except Phu Phan NP reservoir, 16 o 55.655’N. / 104 o 10.658’E., 280 m., pan traps, 6.vii.2006 - 5.vii.2007, Manop Ngoyjansri and Chatree Cheaukamjan, leg., T282 ; 1 male, same data as holotype except Phu Phan NP channel. / 16 o 55.639' N., 104 o 10.748' E., 295 m., Malaise trap, 17-23.vii.2006 / Manop Ngoyjansri and Chatree Cheaukamjan, leg., T295 ( ULKY) ; 1 male, same data as holotype except T190 ( MLBM) .

Etymology. The name of the species is descriptive for the subapical spine on the pygofer caudodorsal process.

Remarks. T. subspinata can be easily distinguished from other species by the combination of the following characters: subapical spine on dorsal margin of the pygofer caudodorsal process, narrow, serrated caudoventral process, sub globular-shaped pygofer, small connective, short broad subgenital plate and by the subbasal inflated aedeagus.

Figures

Plate 7. A-J. Dorsal habitus. (A) Taharana subspinata, sp. nov.; (B) Taharana minutura, sp. nov.; (C) Taharana forcipia, sp. nov.; (D) Taharana gracilata, sp. nov.; (E) Taharana oblongiserrata, sp. nov.; (F) Trinoridia trifida, sp. nov.; (G) Trinoridia calcaris, sp. nov.; (H) Tripesidia kubani, sp. nov.; (I) Webbolidia magna, sp. nov.; (J) Webbolidia kristenseni, sp. nov.

Figures 389-395. Genitalia, Taharana subspinata, sp. nov. 389) Male pygofer, lateral view. 390) Aedeagus and dorsal connective, lateral view. 391) Aedeagus and dorsal connective, dorsal view. 392) Style, lateral view. 393) Style, dorsal view. 394) Connective, caudal view. 395) Subgenital plate, ventral view.