Shaoshia, Wei, Cong, Ahmed, Zubair & Rizvi, Syed Anser, 2010

Wei, Cong, Ahmed, Zubair & Rizvi, Syed Anser, 2010, Shaoshia, an unusual new cicada genus from Pakistan with the description of a new species (Hemiptera: Cicadidae), Zootaxa 2421, pp. 28-34 : 29

Shaoshia gen. n.

Type species: Shaoshia zhangi sp. n.

Diagnosis. This new genus is distinguished from other known genera of Cicadatrini by its smaller body size, nearly rectangular pronotum (excluding lateral angels of pronotal collar) and completely hyaline wings with seven apical cells in the forewing and four apical cells in the hind wing.

Description. Small (male body length approximately 13.5 mm). Head including eyes ( Fig. 1 A) slightly narrower than base of mesonotum. Postclypeus ( Fig. 1 B) moderately swollen, longitudinally sulcate medially; rostrum extending to apex of trochanter of mid leg. Pronotum ( Fig. 1 A) (excluding lateral angels of pronotal collar) nearly rectangular; about as wide as head; approximately 1.5X as long as head; anterolateral margins not dentate; lateral angle of pronotal collar ampliated. Mesonotum ( Fig. 1 A) slightly narrower than pronotal collar. Wings ( Fig. 1 A) hyaline , not infuscated; forewing with seven apical cells, M and CuA separated at basal cell, but much closer than CuA to CuP+1A; hind wing usually with four apical cells. Fore femur ( Fig. 1 E) with primary, secondary and two small subapical spines, nearly all erect. Abdomen ( Fig. 1 A) longer than distance from head to cruciform elevation. Male opercula ( Fig. 1 C) obliquely ellipsoidal, separated from each other, extending slightly beyond posterior margin of abdominal sternite II; lateral side longer than inner side; subapical portion enlarged toward body center. Timbal cover ( Fig. 1 D) very short and small, with timbal mostly exposed in both dorsal and lateral views.

Pygofer ( Figs. 2 A–B, 3A–B) oval in ventral view; basal pygofer lobe undeveloped; distal shoulder of pygofer large, with margin nearly truncate in lateral view; dorsal beak long, extending distinctly beyond apex of distal shoulder. Uncus ( Figs. 2 A–B, 3A–B) large, with median lobe small, triangular in ventral view; uncal lobes large, separated from each other by deep slit medially; each uncal lobe with somewhat long narrowing outcurved medial spine, lateral margin prominently convexly rounded. Aedeagus ( Figs. 2 A–C, 3B–C) robust, curved ventrally, with several highly sclerotized short to long radiate processes apically and subapically.

Distribution. Pakistan.

Etymology. The generic name is an arbitrary combination of letters. The gender is feminine.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Shaoshia zhangi sp. n. male. A. habitus, dorsal view; B. face; C. thorax and anterior part of abdomen, ventral view; D. head, thorax and anterior part of abdomen, dorsal view; E. left foreleg showing the spines on fore-femur.

FIGURE 2. Shaoshia zhangi sp. n. male. A. male genitalia in situ, left lateral view; B. male genitalia, caudal view; C. enlarged male genitalia showing the aedeagus, caudal view.