Guineapona monolophos, Lu & Zhang, 2023

Lu, Lin & Zhang, Yalin, 2023, New genera and species of Paraboloponina (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Drabescini) from Indonesia, Zootaxa 5244 (6), pp. 588-594 : 589-591

Guineapona monolophos sp. nov.

( Figs. 1A–V )

Description: Length: male 7.9–8.0 mm.

Body pale yellowish or stramineous marked with pale brown. Head pale brown with narrow dark brown band along anterior margin between ocelli and with pair of dark brown spots posteriorly. Pronotum pale yellow or stramineous with paired symmetrical but variable dark brown markings anteriorly. Mesonotum with basal triangles dark brown and median area brown. Face stramineous, with narrow black, short band along dorsal margin. Ocelli white with brown dorsal margin. Antennal pedicel and antennal pits pale yellow. Forewing hyaline, with small brown irrorations and veins brownish.

Crown less than half as long as interocular distance.

Male genitalia features as in generic description.

Material examined: Holotype: ♁, Indonesia, E. W. New Guinea, Doberai Peninsula , Arfak mts , Anggi Gigi Lake S env., Uper vill & surroudings, 1º18′10′′S; 133º54′03′′E, 1985 m, 08–09.IX.2015, primary midmontane rainforest, white light, leg. D. Telnov ( NME) . Paratype: 1♁, same data as holotype ( NWAFU) .

Etymology: The specific epithet is a noun in apposition derived from the combination of two Greek words “mono” meaning single and “-lophos” meaning ridge or crest referring to the single ridge on anterior margin of the crown.

Remarks: This species is similar to Forficus maculatus Qu and Omanellinus populus Zhang in having connective extended posteriorly to a projection and disassociated from the aedeagus by a membrane, but can be distinguished from them by the single carina on the crown margin, the presence of a cross-vein between the claval veins and the bilobed style apophysis.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Guineapona monolophos A, C. Male, dorsal view; B. male, lateral view; D–E. head, dorsal and anterodorsal view; F. face; G–J. male genitalia, lateral, dorsal, caudal and ventral view; K. valve, subgenital plates and styli, ventral view; L, M. connective and aedeagus, lateral and dorsal view; N–P. aedeagus, ventral, lateroventral and caudal view; Q, R. connective and apex amplification, ventral and dorsal view; S, T. amplification of basal connective, dorsal and lateral view; U. fore femur, anterior view; V. fore tibia, dorsal view.