Egregia, Chew Kea Foo, Porion & Audibert, 2011

Constant, Jérôme, 2014, Review of the Oriental lantern-fly genus Egregia Chew Kea Foo, Porion & Audibert, 2011, with a new species from Sumatra (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae), European Journal of Taxonomy 92, pp. 1-9 : 2

Identification key to the species of Egregia

- In lateral view, cephalic process slightly curved postero-dorsally at apex and narrower than eye ( Fig. 14 ); hind wings with dark purple basal patch covering less than half of surface and prolonged by lines of spots along costal half ( Figs 9–10 ) ………… Egregia brevirostris ( Lallemand, 1959)

- In lateral view, cephalic process strongly curved postero-dorsally at apex and broader than eye ( Fig. 23 ); hind wings with red basal patch covering about half of surface and without additional spots ( Figs 19–20 ) …………………………………………………………… Egregia laprincesse sp. nov.

Figures

Figs 9–14. Egregia brevirostris (Lallemand, 1959), ♂, from Tawau (TL: 30.2 mm). 9. Habitus: ventral view. 10. Habitus, dorsal view. 11. Habitus: right lateral view. 12. Head: normal view of frons. 13. Head and thorax: dorsal view. 14. Head and thorax: right lateral view (Figs 12-14 not to scale).

Figs 19–25. Egregia laprincesse sp. nov., holotype, ♀ (TL: 31.6 mm). 19. Habitus: dorsal view. 20. Habitus, ventral view. 21. Habitus: left lateral view. 22. Head and thorax: dorsal view. 23. Head and thorax: left lateral view. 24. Labels. 25. Head: normal view of frons (Figs 22-25 not to scale).