Singillatus parapectitus, Meshram, 2019

Meshram, Naresh M., 2019, Leafhopper tribe Coelidiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Coelidiinae) of the Indian subcontinent, Zootaxa 4653 (1), pp. 1-91 : 27

Singillatus parapectitus sp. nov.

Figs. 2 N , 5 N , 8 M , 41 A–G.

Male. Head yellow, crown with two black spots. Eyes grey with yellow border; ocelli black. Pronotum black. Forewing dark brown with yellow tinge, with narrow hyaline band along costal margin ( Figs. 2 N , 5 N , 8 M ).

Male genitalia. Pygofer in lateral view triangular with long, narrow caudoventral process with pointed apex not exceeding posterior dorsal angle ( Fig. 41 G ). Subgenital plate long, with robust apical spine, sparsely setose apically ( Fig. 41 D ). Style short, broad basally and apophysis slightly narrowed apically with rounded apex ( Fig.41 G ). Connective longer than broad at base ( Fig. 41 F ). Aedeagus with long subapical process at a distance equal to its length from apex, slightly sinuate, apex with four teeth, gonopore basad of aedeagal process on lateral margin ( Figs. 41 A–C).

Measurements. Male 7.4 mm long, 1.8 mm wide across eyes and 2.2 mm wide across posterolateral angles of pronotum.

Material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂, INDIA: Arunachal Pradesh: Chidu , 28 0 11’50.5’’N, 095 0 47’03.7’’E, 414m, 10.ix.2014, Sweep net, Yeshwanth, H.M. ( UASB).

Etymology. The species is named for its external resemblance to Olidiana pectita (Distant) .

Remarks. Singillatus parapectitus sp. nov. externally resembles S. ventrospinatus (Nielson) but differs in having the subgenital plate with an apical stout spine and the aedeagal shaft with a series of apical teeth.

Figures

FIGURES 2 A–O. Habitus of Coelidiini species. A. Glaberana purva sp. nov., male; B & C. Olidiana brevis (Walker) male and female. D. O. fletcheri sp. nov., male; E. O. indica (Walker), male; F & G. O. kirkaldyi (Nielson), male and female; H. O. lanceolata sp. nov., male; I. O. perculta (Distant), male; J. O. serra (Neilson), male; K & L. O. umroensis sp. nov., male and female; M. O. unidenta sp. nov., male; N. Singillatus parapectitus sp. nov., male; O. S. serratispatulatus sp. nov., male.

FIGURES 5 A–O. Habitus of Coelidiini species, lateral view. A. Glaberana purva sp. nov., male; B & C. Olidiana brevis (Walker), male and female. D. O. fletcheri sp. nov., male; E. O. indica (Walker), male; F & G. O. kirkaldyi (Nielson), male and female; H. O. lanceolata sp. nov., male; I. O. perculta (Distant), male; J. O. serra (Neilson), male; K & L. O. umroensis sp. nov., male and female; M. O. unidenta sp. nov., male; N. Singillatus parapectitus sp. nov., male; O. S. serratispatulatus sp. nov., male.

FIGURES 8A–P. Faces of Coelidiini species.A & B. Olidiana brevis (Walker), male and female; C. O. fletcheri sp. nov., male; D. O. indica (Walker), male; E & F. O. kirkaldyi (Nielson), male and female; G. O. lanceolata sp. nov., male; H. O. perculta (Distant), male; I. O. serra (Neilson), male; J & K, O. umroensis sp. nov., male and female; L. O. unidenta sp. nov., male; M. Singillatus parapectitus sp. nov., male; N & O. S. serratispatulatus sp. nov., male and female; P. Trinoridia dialata sp. nov., male.

FIGURES 41 A–G. Singillatus parapectitus sp. nov., male genitalia.A & B. Aedeagus, dorsal view; C. Aedeagus, lateral view; D. Subgenital plate, dorsal view; E. Style, dorsal view; F. Connective, dorsal view; G. Pygofer, lateral view.