Bubalopa, Stal, 1869

Flórez-V, Camilo & Evangelista, Olivia, 2021, A revision of the treehopper genus Bubalopa Stål illuminates the systematics of Hyphinoini (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Membracidae), Zootaxa 5052 (4), pp. 529-551 : 537

Key to Bubalopa species

1. Yellow, dark brown or combination thereof; dorsal outline of posterior pronotal process weakly to moderately arched past humeral angles ( Figs. 4B, 4G , 5C, 5G , 9G ); forewings not strongly reticulate (<15 supernumerary veins restricted to apical 1/4)................................................................................................. ................................................................................................... 2

- Golden brown with ferruginous tinge; dorsal outline of posterior pronotal process strongly sinuous past humeral angles ( Fig. 9C ); forewings strongly reticulate (>20 supernumerary veins distributed along apical 1/3).............. B. iguaque sp. nov.

2. Yellow with orange tinge and black punctations; suprahumeral horns slender, longer than wide basally, variable in length and orientation ( Fig. 5 ); dorsal outline of posterior pronotal process feebly arched or gradually descending ( Figs. 4B, 4G , 5C, 5G ), lateral margins with weakly marked semi-circular impressions ( Figs. 4F , 5B, 5F ).................. B. furcata (Fairmaire)

- Dark brown with reddish tinge and irregular yellow patches; suprahumeral horns robust and triangular, approximately as long as wide basally; dorsal outline of posterior pronotal process moderately arched, abruptly narrowed at posterior ½ ( Fig. 9G ); lateral margins with strong semi-circular depressions ( Fig. 9F–G ).............................. B. obscuricornis Stål

Figures

FIGURE 4. Lectotype of Hemiptycha furcata Fairmaire, 1846. A) Frontal view. B) Lateral view. C) Labels. Note: the provenance was incorrectly transcribed by Anton Handlirsch. The original locality is ‘Bogota’ (Fairmaire 1846, Stål 1869). See remarks in the text. Female specimen of Bubalopa furcata. D) Wings. E) Frontal view. F) Dorsal view. G) Lateral view. H) Frontolateral view.

FIGURE 5. Bubalopa furcata (Fairmaire, 1846). Male: (A–E) A) Frontal view. B) Dorsal view, pronotal scars indicated by a rectangle. D) Lateral view. E) Frontolateral view. Female: (E–H). E) Frontal view. F) Dorsal view. G) Lateral view. H) Frontolateral view.

FIGURE 9. Holotype of Bubalopa iguaque Flórez-V and Evangelista sp. nov.:A) Frontal view. B) Dorsal view. C) Lateral view. D) Frontolateral view. Bubalopa obscuricornis Stål, 1869: E) Frontal view. F) Dorsal view. G) Lateral view. H) Frontolateral view.