Hoplojassini

Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Dietrich, Christopher H. & Takiya, Daniela Maeda, 2020, A new genus of Hoplojassini from French Guiana (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae Iassinae) and identification key for species of tribe, Zootaxa 4742 (2), pp. 351-358 : 357

Key to species of Hoplojassini

1. Scutellum flattened, without keel ( Krishnankutty & Dietrich, 2012: Figs 2, 7 ); forewing without closed anteapical cells, setae scattered on anterior half of membrane ( Krishnankutty & Dietrich, 2012: Figs 1, 7 ); male pygofer with processes ( Krishnankutty & Dietrich, 2012: Figs 9 , 19 ) ( Nigrojassus )............................................................ 2

- Scutellum elevated dorsally, with prominent keel ( Figs 27−32 ); forewing with one or more closed anteapical cells; without setae ( Fig. 4 ); male pygofer without processes ( Fig. 6 )....................................................... 3

2. Male pygofer with dorsally directed long process arising near middle of posterior margin ( Krishnankutty & Dietrich, 2012: Fig. 9 ); aedeagus without processes, with dorsal preapical angular prominence ( Krishnankutty & Dietrich, 2012: Figs 17, 18 )............................................................................................. N. madhurai

- Male pygofer with posteriorly directed short falcate median process ( Krishnankutty & Dietrich, 2012: Fig. 19 ); aedeagus with pair of apical and basal processes, without preapical angular prominence ( Krishnankutty & Dietrich, 2012: Figs 21, 22 )............................................................................................... N. ananthi

3. Crown slightly produced anteriorly ( Figs 28, 30 ); pronotum deeply striated transversely and strongly declivous anteriorly ( Figs 27−30 ); scutellum not extended beyond clavus apex of forewing at rest position and with posterior half strongly elevated dor- sally ( Figs 27−30 ); forewing with apex rounded ( Figs 4 , 19 ); aedeagus without process ( Figs 11−13 ) ( Carinojassus gen. nov.).......................................................................... Carinojassus guianensis sp. nov.

- Crown not differentiated ( Fig. 32 ); pronotum very weakly striated transversely and moderately declivous anteriorly ( Figs 31, 32 ); scutellum extending beyond clavus apex of forewing at rest position and inflated throughout its length ( Figs 31, 32 ); forewing with apex truncated ( Fig. 32 ); aedeagus with pair of lateral processes ( Dietrich, 1993: Fig. 15 ) ( Hoplojassus )........................................................................................ Hoplojassus brasiliensis

Figures

FIGURES 1–15. Carinojassus guianensis sp. nov., holotype male. 1, head and thorax, dorsal view. 2, head, ventral view. 3, head and thorax, lateral view. 4, forewing. 5, sternite VIII, ventral view. 6, pygofer, valve, subgenital plate, and anal tube, lateral view. 7, valve and base of pygofer, ventral view. 8, subgenital plate, ventral view. 9, style and connective, dorsal view. 10, style, lateral view. 11–13, aedeagus, lateral, ventral, and posterior views, respectively. 14, anal tube and dorsal connectives, lateral view. 15, anal tube and dorsal connectives, posterior view.

FIGURES 16–26. Carinojassus guianensis sp. nov., female paratype. 16, head and thorax, dorsal view. 17, head, ventral view. 18, head and thorax, lateral view. 19, forewing. 20, hind wing. 21, sternite VII, ventral view. 22, pygofer and anal tube, lateral view. 23, first and second valvulae, lateral view. 24, apex of first valvula, lateral view. 25, apex of second valvula, lateral view. 26, second valvifer and third valvula, lateral view.

FIGURES 27–32. Habitus, 27–30, Carinojassus guianensis sp. nov.. 27, male holotype, dorsal view. 28, male holotype, lateral view. 29, female paratype, dorsal view. 30, female paratype, lateral view. 31–32, Hoplojassus brasiliensis, male specimen. 31, dorsal view. 32, lateral view.