Paramesodes menghaiensis Xing & Li

Duan, Yani & Zhang, Yalin, 2012, Review of the grass feeding leafhopper genus Paramesodes Ishihara (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Deltocephalini) from China, Zootaxa 3151, pp. 53-62 : 59

Paramesodes menghaiensis Xing & Li

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Paramesodes menghaiensis, Li, Dai & Xing, 2011: 170 .

Length. Male: 6.0mm.

Coloration, structure is similar to P. annamae .

Male genitalia. Pygofer side wide and short, process in lateral view projecting posteroventrally ( Fig. 7 A), in dorsal view relatively long and apex directed posteriorly ( Fig. 7 B).

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Remarks. This species was described by Xing & Li (2011) based one male specimen. They distinguish this species from iraniensis based on the following features: 1) pygofer side wide and short; 2) aedeagus shaft obviously longer than connective; 3) apex of style with two small unciform processes. However, the two small unciform processes of the style apex are not shown in Li, Dai & Xing’s (2011) figure 5–163: 7.

Figures

FIGURE 7. Paramesodes menghaiensis. (after Li, Dai & Xing, 2011) A: male pygofer, lateral view; B: male pygofer, dorsal view; C: valve and subgenital plate, ventral view; D: style, dorsal view; E & F: connective and aedeagus, dorsal and lateral view, respectively.