Bebaiotes amazonica, Viegas & Ale-Rocha, 2024

Viegas, Eduarda Fernanda Gomes & Ale-Rocha, Rosaly, 2024, A century of Achilixiidae Muir, 1923 (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoromorpha): taxonomic study of the genus Bebaiotes Muir, 1924 and description of eight new species from Brazil, Zootaxa 5413 (1), pp. 1-65 : 8-12

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5413.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10681536
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scientific name	Bebaiotes amazonica
status	sp. nov.

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Bebaiotes amazonica sp. nov.

( Figs 1A – E View FIGURE 1 ; 2A – G View FIGURE 2 ; 3A – E View FIGURE 3 ; 37A View FIGURE 37 ; 39A, B View FIGURE 39 ; 42 View FIGURE 42 )

Type material. Holotype male ( INPA): BRASIL, Amazonas , Manaus, Km 41, PDBFF, Res.1210, 03.x.85, Malaise, L.L.O., B. Klein col.

Condition of the holotype. Glued on paper triangle. Right flagellum broken and lost.

Paratypes. Manaus, Km 41, PDBFF, 29.viii.85, Malaise, 1210, R. L. O. (1 ♂, INPA) ; idem, 31.vii.86 (1♀, INPA) ; idem, 18.vii.85, R. L. E. (1 ♂, INPA) ; idem, 26.iii.86, Res. 1112, L.15 (1 ♂, INPA) ; idem, 11.vi.86, 1113 (1♂, 1♀, INPA) ; idem, 05.vi.86, R. L. O (1♀, INPA) ; idem, 8.viii.86, Res. 1208, R. L. O (1♀, INPA) ; idem, Km 41, 14.x.2004, sub-bosque, R. Querino col. (2 ♂, 1 ♀, INPA) ; idem, 27–28.x.2004 (3 ♂, INPA) ; idem, 15–16.ix.2004 (4♂, 4 ♀, INPA) ; idem, 1–2.ix.2004 (1♀, INPA) ; idem, 21–22.vi.2004 (1♂, 1♀, INPA) ; idem, 1–2.ix.2004 (3♂, 1♀, INPA) ; idem, 10–12.xi.2004 (7♂, 6♀, INPA) ; idem, 16–18.iii.2005 (3♂, 5♀, INPA) ; idem, 7–8.vii.2004 (2♀, INPA) ; idem, 22.xii a 07.i.2005 (1♂, 2♀ INPA) ; idem, 26–27.vi.2004 (1♂, 2♀ INPA) ; idem, 23–24.vi.2004 (1♂, 1♀, INPA) ; idem, 8–9.vii.2004 (1 ♀, INPA) ; idem, 5–6.viii.2004 (1♀, INPA) ; idem, 19–21.iii.2005 (1♂, 1♀, INPA) ; idem, 12– 13.v.2004 (1♀, INPA) ; idem, 2–4.iii.2005 (1♂, 3 ♀, INPA) ; idem, 16–17.ii.2005 (2♂, 1♀ INPA) ; idem, 02.ix.2004, trilha C B–D. (4♂, INPA) ; S[ão] Gabriel da Cachoeira , BR 307 , Km 10, 20.iv.82, Malaise, I. Areias & J. Aires cols. (2♀, INPA) ; Presidente Figueiredo, DPT— Parasitologia I, Estrada, Cach [oeira] da Porteira, 11–14.iv.85, T. C. Sena col. (2♀, INPA) ; Pará, Oriximiná, Rio Trombetas , platô, 8–10.viii.2008, Malaise, M. L. Soares & Y. Anthonine cols. (1♀, INPA) ; Roraima, Rio Uraricoera, ilha de Maracá , 21–30.xi.1987, Inseticida (Fogging), J.A. Rafael et al cols. (1♀, INPA) ; idem, 18–22.viii.1987, R. Eribel col. (1♂, INPA) ; Rondônia, Itapuã do Oeste Flona Jamari , 9˚15’36”S–62˚54’46”W, 13–28.iv.2017, Malaise, Z.F.M. Silva & J.A. Rafael — Rede BIA. (1♀, INPA) .

Diagnosis. Body coloration yellowish brown ( Figs 1A, B View FIGURE 1 ). Median longitudinal carina of pronotum strongly marked ( Fig. 1D View FIGURE 1 ). Longitudinal carinae of mesonotum strongly marked ( Fig. 1D View FIGURE 1 ). Dorsal margin of periandrium with short indentation ( Fig. 2G View FIGURE 2 ).

Description. Measurements: Body length: male 2.3 – 3.7 mm (5.1 – 5.4 mm including wings) (N=20); female: 2.3 – 3.6 mm (5.0 – 5.5 mm including wings) (N=15).

Coloration. General body color yellow brown ( Figs 1A, B View FIGURE 1 ). Plaque organs of pedicel, epimeron and episternum pale yellow. Forewing semihyaline, light brown with whitish regions: narrow white band covering r-m, r-m2, m1– m2, m-cu, icua cross-veins; apex of the whitish clavus ( Fig. 39A View FIGURE 39 ). Hind wing semihyaline, light brown with hyaline regions ( Fig. 39B View FIGURE 39 ). Legs yellow brown, except apex of metatibiae and metatarsus, dark brown.

Head: frons wide, distance between the lateral carinae of frons, on median portion, subequal to maximum width of vertex ( Figs 1C, D View FIGURE 1 ). Clypeus approximately twice longer than its maximum width; median carina of clypeus strongly marked, does not touch epistomal suture, present on distal ¾ ( Fig. 1C View FIGURE 1 ). Pedicel globose, approximately 4 times longer than scape ( Fig. 37A View FIGURE 37 ). Scape short with cuticular denticles ( Fig. 37A View FIGURE 37 ).

Thorax: anterior margin of pronotum with truncated apex, lateral longitudinal carinae of pronotum converging horizontally anteriorly and gently diverging towards posterior margin; median longitudinal carina of pronotum present, strongly marked; posterior margin of pronotum with slight angled indentation in the middle; pronotum without pustules on posterior margin ( Fig. 1D View FIGURE 1 ); median and lateral longitudinal carinae of mesonotum present, strongly marked ( Fig. 1D View FIGURE 1 ).

Forewing: RA and RP veins with the apex gently curved anteriorly; r-m cross-vein absent; ir cross-vein close to the r-m2 cross-vein, not aligned; MP vein with four branches with uncurved apex; first bifurcation of MP vein arising before r-m cross-vein; m-cu cross-vein present; CuP vein approximately 8 times longer than Pcu + A 1 vein; apex of clavus with acute angle ( Fig. 39A View FIGURE 39 ).

Hind wing: first bifurcation of MP vein arising after m-cu cross-vein ( Fig. 39B View FIGURE 39 ).

Legs: metatibia with 9 apical spines; metatarsus with 6+6 apical spines.

Abdomen: posterior half of sternites IV + V and VI with three long, thin, whitish setae; posterior margin of sternites VII semi-rounded. Female ( Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 ). Similar to male, except for abdomen dark brown.

Male terminalia ( Figs 2A–G View FIGURE 2 ): Pygofer with posterior margin with short triangular protuberance on each side near the median region, with sparse setae in posterior view ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 ). Gonostyli with rounded apex in lateral view, outer margin with short projection and with a pointed apex near apex and inner margins with some micro setae ( Figs 2B, D, E View FIGURE 2 ). Phallic complex ( Figs 2F, G View FIGURE 2 ): periandrium semi-oval in dorsal view ( Fig. 2G View FIGURE 2 ), dorsal and ventral margin with short indentation at the apex ( Fig. 2G View FIGURE 2 ). Inner sclerotised plates narrowing towards the apex, with serrated margin and surface with small spiniform projections ( Figs 2F, G View FIGURE 2 ). Anal tube (segment X), short, apex rounded, with many sparse setae in dorsal view ( Fig. 2C View FIGURE 2 ).

Female terminalia ( Figs 3A–E View FIGURE 3 ): Pygofer with numerous setae and small spiniform projections near ventral region in posterior view ( Fig. 3B View FIGURE 3 ). Gonapophysis VIII (first valvula) robust, with sparse setae on median region and covered with covered with small spiniform projections in the basal half in lateral view; three lateroapical projection of subequal sizes with serrated dorsal margin in lateral view ( Fig. 3E View FIGURE 3 ). Bursa copulatrix densely filamentous apically, obtuse apex, covered by setae laterally on apical half ( Fig. 3E View FIGURE 3 ). Gonapophysis IX (second valvula) robust, bifid on apical half, lobes with pointed apex, strongly curved latero-ventrally, hook-like in dorsal view ( Fig. 3D View FIGURE 3 ). Gonoplac (third valvula) subtrapezoidal in lateral view, apex rounded with dense apical setae and sparse setae laterally ( Fig. 3C View FIGURE 3 ). Anal tube (segment X), subtrapezoidal in dorsal view, robust ( Fig. 3A View FIGURE 3 ).

Variations. Variations in the coloration of the forewing veins have been observed in some specimens, from yellow to brown, and on sternite III the coloration varies from yellowish brown to dark brown. Variations in the size of the median longitudinal carina of pronotum also have been observed: from complete, reaching the entire extension of the median region of pronotum, and incomplete, not reaching the entire extension of the median region of pronotum.

Etymology. The species is named in reference to the Amazon Region, where it was collected.

Comments. B. amazonica sp. nov. can be promptly distinguished from B. parallela sp. nov. by the body coloration, yellow brown, median longitudinal carina of pronotum strongly marked, CA vein uniformly yellowish brown and dorsal margin of the phallic complex with short indentation at the apex.

Distribution. Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia and Roraima) ( Fig. 42 View FIGURE 42 ).