Revision of the Malagasy lanternfly genus Belbina Stål, 1863, with two new species (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae)
Author
Constant, Jérôme
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2014
2014-11-14
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Belbina recurva
Lallemand, 1950
Figs 11A–E
,
32–33
,
40–42
,
52
Belbina recurva
Lallemand, 1950: 84
(
type
in FSAG).
Belbina recurva
–
Lallemand 1959: 90
, fig. 37a–c (key, description, lateral view of head, male genitalia). —
Constant 2004b: 31
, fig. 3 (listed, habitus).
Diagnostic characters
(1) disc of hind wings red (
Fig. 11A
); (2) ground colour of tegmina variegated brown (
Fig. 11A
); (3) veins of tegmina elevated (
Fig. 11A
); (4) large-sized (more than
26 mm
long); (5) cephalic process very strongly curved and projecting posterodorsad (
Fig. 11D–E
); (6) abdomen with 2 rows of black spots dorsally (
Fig. 11A
).
LT:
♂
(n = 4)
27.3 mm
(25.6–28.4);
♀
(n = 2)
29.8 mm
(29.8–29.9).
Material examined
Holotype
MADAGASCAR
:
♂
, [Maroantsetra, Madagascar, Lamberton] [
Type
] [
Belbina recurva Lallem., V. Lallemand
det.:],
15°26’ S
,
49°44’ E
(
FSAG
).
Paratype
MADAGASCAR
:
1 ♂
, [Maroantsetra, Madagascar, Lamberton] [
Paratype
] (
FSAG
).
Additional material
MADAGASCAR
:
1 ♀
, E Madagascar, Sambava district, Marojejy, Ambinanitelo,
500 m
,
Dec. 1958
, Raharizonina,
15°21’ S
,
49°35’ E
(
RBINS
);
1 ♂
,
Fianarantsoa
, Ranomafana National Park, Talatakely, trail FF,
915–1000 m
,
4–20 Nov. 1998
, Lee & Ribardo,
21°15’ S
,
47°27’ E
(
CAS
);
1 ♀
, E Madagascar, Ambodivoangy,
Jan. 1960
, J. Vadon,
15°17’50” S
,
49°36’47” E
(
MRAC
); Antsianaka forest, 1964,
17°30’ S
,
48°30’ E
(
MRAC
);
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
, Madagascar, E coast, Grandidier,
1309-71
(
MNHN
);
1 ♂
, E Madagascar, Mananara district, N Antanambe, Vadon & Peyrieras,
16°26’ S
,
49°51’ E
(
MNHN
);
1 ♂
, E Madagascar, massif du Marojejy (rés. nat. intégr. 12), Ambatomitatao,
400 m
,
Jan. 1973
, A. Peyrieras,
13°47’30” S
,
49°51’ E
(
MNHN
);
1 ♀
, Antongil Bay, Mocquerys,
15°45’ S
,
49°50’ E
(
HNHM
);
1 ♀
, Analamazotra, Périnet,
Nov. 1930
, Perinet (Andasibe),
18°56’ S
,
48°25’ E
(
ZIN
);
1 ♀
,
Antsiranana
, Parc National de Marojejy, Manantenina River, 28.0 km 38° NE of Andapa,
8.2 km
333° NNW of Manantenina,
14°26’12” S
,
49°46’30” E
,
450 m
, Malaise trap in rainforest,
12–25 Nov. 2003
, B.L. Fischer
et al.
(
CAS
);
2 ♀♀
, Rogez,
18°48’ S
,
48°37’ E
(
MNPC
).
Examined on photographs
MADAGASCAR
:
1 specimen
, Masoala Peninsula,
30 May 2009
, Dante Fenolio (
Fig. 42
),
15°30’48” S
,
50°07’20” E
;
1 specimen
, Anajanaharibe Sud,
2 May 2010
, Becky Rowe (
Fig. 41
),
14°46’ S
,
49°26’ E
;
1 specimen
, Marojejy, near Cascade Humbert,
22 Nov. 2005
at 20:41, David C. Lees (
Fig. 40
),
14°26’ S
,
49°42’ E
.
Male genitalia
Black-brown with gonostyli slightly paler (
Figs 32–33
); pygofer higher than long and with posterior margin nearly straight in lateral view (
Fig. 32
); anal tube slightly transverse, 0.93 times as long as broad and with margins strongly projecting laterally on basal ⅔ into semi-circular lamina in dorsal view, apical ⅓ with lateral margins diverging towards apex (
Fig. 33
); apical margin acutely rounded in lateral view (
Fig. 32
); strong hump dorsally near base (
Fig. 32
); gonostyli elongate, 1.93 times longer than high, reaching apex of anal tube (
Fig. 32
); ventral margin broadly rounded to apex and dorsal margin strongly sinuate and with ante-apical notch in lateral view (
Fig. 32
); dorsal margin with strong, hook-shaped tooth at midlength pointing anteroventrally (
Fig. 32
); dorsal margin projecting laterally, semi-circular in dorsal view, with basal lobe and slightly folded internally near notch (
Fig. 33
).
Remarks
Male genitalia without basodorsal process on gonostyli.
Belbina recurva
can be separated from all other species by having the anal tube produced into a semicircular lateral plate.
Distribution
See
Fig. 52
.