Domahovana mani, Silva & Gonçalves & Takiya, 2022

Silva, Marcelo Peixoto Gomes Da, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa & Takiya, Daniela Maeda, 2022, A new genus and four new species of Gyponini (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with long ovipositors from Amazonas, Brazil, Zootaxa 5168 (2), pp. 158-174 : 162-168

Domahovana mani sp. nov.

(Figs 5–8, 35–54)

Type locality. Reserva Biológica do Cuieiras, ZF- 2 km 14, Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil.

Diagnosis. Body pale yellow; mesonotum with pair of small black maculae adjacent to posterior margin of pronotum and often with pair of small black spots anteriorly to scutellar suture; scutellum golden yellow (Figs 5–8). Male sternite VIII (Fig. 37) with posterior margin moderately rounded. Male pygofer (Fig. 38) with broadly rounded apex. Style (Figs 40–41), in lateral view, slightly enlarged at median third of blade, apical portion strongly curved dorsally. Aedeagus (Figs 42–43) atrium with pair of ventrolateral digitiform processes (arrow in Fig. 43); shaft broad at base and narrowing towards apex with paired ventral lamellae expanded laterally at median third. Ovipositor ( Figs 44 –45) about two times pygofer length.

Total length. 7.2–7.6 mm (n = 4 males); 7.2–8.0 mm (n = 7 females).

Coloration. Pale yellow (Figs 5–8). Crown mostly orange with one black spot behind each ocellus. Ocelli light red. Pronotum with one black spot behind each eye, adjacent to lateral margin; with median transverse U-shaped orange stripe at anterior half. Scutellum with pair of small black maculae adjacent to posterior margin of pronotum and often with pair of small black spots anteriorly to scutellar suture; scutellum golden yellow. Forewing (Fig. 36) light yellow, hyaline; with one black spot at base of clavus.

Male terminalia. Sternite VIII, in ventral view (Fig. 37), approximately as wide as long; posterior margin moderately rounded. Pygofer, in lateral view (Fig. 38), about two times longer than high; posterior margin broadly rounded. Valve approximately twice as wide as long; anterior and posterior margin parallel. Subgenital plate (Figs 38–39), approximately 3 times longer than maximum width; apex acutely rounded. Style (Figs 40–41), in lateral view, slightly enlarged at median third of blade, apical portion strongly curved dorsally. Aedeagus (Figs 42–43) with preatrium moderately developed, directed anteroventrally; atrium with pair of lateroventral broad digitiform processes; shaft broad at base tapering towards apex, with paired ventral lamellae expanded laterally at median third.

Female terminalia. Sternite VII ( Fig. 44 ) approximately 2.3 times longer than previous sternite, extending beyond posterior margin of tergite VIII; in ventral view (Fig. 46), 1.8 times wider than long. Pygofer ( Figs 44 –45, 47) with macrosetae distributed at apical half. First valvula (Figs 48–49) approximately 19 times longer than high. Second valvula (Fig. 53) approximately 34 times longer than high. Gonoplac (Figs 53–54) approximately 9.2 times longer than high; expanded region encompassing apical half.

Other characters of the external morphology and terminalia as in generic description.

Etymology. The specific name, a noun in apposition, refers to Amazonian mythology of manioc or cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz. The manioc legend tells of a clear skinned Indigenous girl, named “Mani” who died young and was buried in her oca (Indigenous house). The soil under her oca was moist with so many tears, and after a few days, a plant with dark root and all-white inside grew at the same place where the body had been buried. The name relates the clear skin of the Indigenous girl to the pale hue of species and exalts local culture of Amazonas State.

Material examined. Holotype: ♂, “ BRASIL, Amazonas , Manaus, ZF-2,\ km-14, 2º35’21”S – 60º06’55”W,\ 17-31.viii.2018, Malaise gde, 24m \ alt, nascente, JA Rafael- Rede BIA” ( INPA).

Paratypes: 1 ♀, same data as holotype, except “ 5-16.x.2018 \ poente ( INPA) ; 1 ♀, same data as holotype, except “ 25.xi-8.xii.2017 16m ” “ DZRJ-AUCH\ 0259 ” ( DZRJ) ; 1 ♀, same data as holotype, except “ 1-18.ix.2018 16m \ poente” “ DZRJ-AUCH\ 0260 ” ( DZRJ) ; 1 ♂, same data as holotype, except “ 1-18.ix.2018 ” “ DZRJ-AUCH\ 0261 ” ( DZRJ) ; 1 ♂, same data as holotype, except “ 1-18.ix.2018 ” ( DZUP) ; 1 ♀, same data as holotype, except “ 16. v-1.vii.2018 16m \ poente” ( INPA) ; 1 ♀, same data as holotype except “ 25.ii-13.iii.2018 16m \ poente” ( DZUP) ; 1 ♀, same data as holotype, except “ 25.xi-8.xii.2017 16m ” ( INPA) ; 1 ♂, same data as holotype, except “ 1-18.ix.2018 ” ( INPA) ; 1 ♀, same data as holotype, except “ 18.ix-4.x.2018 ” ( MNRJ) .

Notes. Domahovana mani sp. nov. can be distinguished from other Domahovana by its aedeagus, in lateral view, with shaft wider at basal portion tapering towards apex with a pair of ventral lamellae at middle third and shorter ovipositor than those found in other known females.

Figures

FIGURES 44─54. Domahovana mani sp. nov. female paratype (INPA). 44, posterior portion of abdomen, ventral view. 45, posterior portion of abdomen, lateral view. 46, sternite VII, ventral view. 47, pygofer and anal tube, lateral view. 48, first valvifers and first valvulae, ventral view. 49, first valvifer and first valvula, lateral view. 50, apical portion of first valvula, lateral view. 51, second valvula, lateral view. 52, apical portion of second valvula, lateral view. 53, second valvifer and gonoplac, lateral view. 54, apical portion of gonoplac, lateral view.