Neotrocnada napoensis, Krishnankutty & Dietrich, 2012

Krishnankutty, Sindhu M. & Dietrich, Christopher H., 2012, Two new iassine leafhopper genera from Ecuador (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), Zootaxa 3530, pp. 43-50 : 50

Neotrocnada napoensis sp. nov.

( Figs 23–34 )

Body length: 5.8 mm.

Diffuse fuscous coloration of male dorsum present on posterior third of pronotum, exposed part of mesonotum and scutellum, and transcommisural area of forewing clavus bounded posterolaterad by vein Pcu. Male style apex ( Fig. 31 ) rounded with few minute pores; aedeagus ( Fig. 33 ) with shaft slender and parallel-sided throughout in lateral view, with pair of short preapical teeth.

Material examined. Holotype male, ECUADOR, Orellana, Transect Ent. 1km, S. Onkonegare Camp Reserve Etrica Waorani, 00’39’10”S, 076’26’00”W, Lot# 1596, 26 –VI–1996, T.L. Erwin et al., Fogging terra firme forest ( USNM). Paratype: 1 male, label data same as that of holotype except Lot#1139, 9 –VII–1995 ( INHS).

Figures

FIGURES 23 – 34. Neotrocnada napoensis sp. nov. 23. dorsal habitus; 24. lateral habitus; 25. face; 26. front tibia; 27. lateral view of genital capsule; 28. anterodorsal view of genital capsule; 29. close-up of subgenital plates and pygofer hooks; 30. dorsal view of style, connective and aedeagus; 31. close-up of style; 32. connective; 33. lateral view of aedeagus; 34. caudal view of aedeagus.