Review of the leafhopper genus Makilingia Baker (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Mileewinae)

The taxonomy of the leafhopper genus Makilingia Baker is reviewed based on comparative morphological study of types and other specimens. Twenty-six species are recognized as valid including ten new species described and illustrated herein: M. davaoensis n. sp. M. lobata n. sp., M. maculamima n. sp., M. nigramima n. sp., M. paranigra n. sp., M. siamensis n. sp., M. tenebrifrons n. sp., M. uncinata n. sp., M. viraktamathi n. sp., and M. xanthopicta n. sp. Makilingia siamensis n. sp. represents the first known occurrence of the genus outside the Philippine Archipelago and the first record for Thailand. Makilingia simillima Baker, n. stat., formerly treated as a variety of M. variabilis Baker, is elevated to full species status based on distinctive differences in the male genitalia. Lectotypes are designated for several species described by Baker. The male genitalia of these species are described and illustrated for the first time and a key to all known species is provided.

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Review of the leafhopper genus Hatigoria Distant with one new species (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Hylicinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5005.3.10 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5005 (3) ◽

pp. 358-366

Author(s):

JIU TANG ◽

YALIN ZHANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Morphological Study ◽

First Record ◽

External Morphology ◽

Adult Males ◽

First Time ◽

One New Species

The taxonomy of the hylicine genus Hatigoria Distant is reviewed based on morphological study of the types and other specimens. The male external morphology and genitalia of two known species, H. praeiens Distant, 1908 and H. sauteri Jacobi, 1914, are described and photographed for the first time. A description and figures of the female ovipositor of H. praeiens Distant, 1908 are provided. One new species, H. longistylia n. sp., from Laos and China is reported with descriptions and figures. This also represents the first record of the genus Hatigoria from Laos. A key to adult males of all species is provided.

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First record and a new species of Neolygus Knight (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae) from Nepal, with a checklist of Old World species of Neolygus

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3413.1.4 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3413 (1) ◽

pp. 44 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

TOMOHIDE YASUNAGA ◽

RAM KESHARI DUWAL ◽

MICHAEL D. SCHWARTZ

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

First Record ◽

Systematic Position ◽

North India ◽

New Combinations ◽

World Species ◽

Old World ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

The mirine plant bug genus Neolygus Knight is reported from Nepal and North India for the first time, thus representing the first confident distributional record of this genus from the Himalayas. A new species, Neolygus machanensis, is described from Nepal. Two known members, N. bui Lu & Zheng and N. keltoni (Lu & Zheng), newly recognized as occurring in Nepal and/or North India, are diagnosed. Habitus images of live individuals and illustrations of the male genitalia are provided for all treated species. A checklist of the Old World species, and discussion of the systematic position and zoogeography of Neolygus are included. Neolygus partitus (Walker, 1873) [Capsus], N. mjohjangsanicus (Josifov, 1992) [Lygocoris], and Neolygus zebei (Günther, 1997) [Lygocoris] are proposed as new combinations.

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Hidden in plain sight: a morphological study revealing three new species of the skipper genus Drephalys Watson, 1893 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4472.3.9 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4472 (3) ◽

pp. 573

Author(s):

RICARDO RUSSO SIEWERT ◽

JANAÍNA MADRUGA ◽

DIEGO RODRIGO DOLIBAINA ◽

OLAF HERMANN HENDRIK MIELKE ◽

MIRNA MARTINS CASAGRANDE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Morphological Study ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Three New Species ◽

Amazonas State ◽

First Time

Three new species of Drephalys Watson, 1893 from Brazil are described as follows: D. dracarys Madruga, Siewert, Mielke & Dolibaina, sp. n. from Acre, Mato Grosso and Rondônia states, D. electrinus Siewert, Madruga, Mielke & Dolibaina, sp. n. from Acre and Amazonas states, and D. citrinus Madruga, Siewert, Mielke & Casagrande, sp. n. from Amazonas state. Drephalys heraclides Bell, 1942 was reported for the first time from Brazil. To characterize the new species, illustrations of the male genitalia of D. heraclides, D. phoenice (Hewitson, 1867) and D. phoenicoides (Mabille & Boullet, 1919) are provided. Diagnosis, adult photos, illustration of the male genitalia and a geographical distribution map are provided for the new species.

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The first record of Goniagnathini from Australia with description of four new species of Goniagnathus Fieber (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1692.1.3 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1692 (1) ◽

pp. 43 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

MURRAY J. FLETCHER ◽

JAMES N. ZAHNISER

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

First Record ◽

Australian Species ◽

First Time

Deltocephalus centralis Evans is transfered from Arawa Knight (Tribe Athysanini) to Goniagnathus Fieber (Tribe Goniagnathini) as Goniagnathus centralis (Evans) comb. nov. and the male genitalia described for the first time. Four new Australian species of Goniagnathus are described: G. osmelaki Fletcher, G. venenensis Fletcher, G. crocodontis Fletcher and G. pectinatus Fletcher. This represents the first record of the tribe Goniagnathini in Australia. A key for the identification of the Australian species is provided.

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A new species of the genus Urumaelmis Satô, and the first record of the genus from China (Coleoptera: Elmidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5023.1.9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5023 (1) ◽

pp. 142-146

Author(s):

DONGJU BIAN ◽

ZHANXIANG WANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Body Size ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Black Body ◽

First Record ◽

Body Color ◽

Line Drawings ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

The genus Urumaelmis Satô, 1963 is recorded for the first time from China. A new species, Urumaelmis yunnanensis sp. nov. is described from Yunnan, China. The new species can be distinguished from U. uenoi uenoi (Nomura, 1961) and U. u. tokarana (Satô, 1963) by its larger body size, and by the carina on elytral interval VI which extends nearly from base to apex; and from U. flammea Nakajima & Kamite, 2020 also by its black body color, the median groove of pronotum not reaching the base, pointed anterior pronotal angles, and by the absence of parameres. The habitus, and aedeagus photos, and line drawings of the male genitalia are provided.

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Review of Empoasca (Okubasca) Dworakowska (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Empoascini), first record from China and description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3101.1.5 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3101 (1) ◽

pp. 59

Author(s):

YANG LIU ◽

DAO-ZHENG QIN ◽

MURRAY J. FLETCHER ◽

YA-LIN ZHANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Southern China ◽

First Record ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

The subgenus Okubasca Dworakowska of the genus Empoasca Walsh (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Empoascini) is recorded for the first time from China, and revised with two new species described and illustrated from southern China: E. (O.) dianella Qin & Zhang sp. nov., E. (O.) calvata Qin & Liu sp. nov. Habitus photos and illustrations of male genitalia of these new species are given. A key to males of all three species of the subgenus is also provided.

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First record of the tribe Adelungiini Baker (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) from the United Arab Emirates, with description of a new species

Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS ◽

10.31610/trudyzin/2021.325.3.291 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 325 (3) ◽

pp. 291-307

Author(s):

V.M. Gnezdilov

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Dorsal Surface ◽

First Record ◽

New Combinations ◽

Ventral Margin ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

The tribe Adelungiini Baker, with Platyproctus agraphopteron Bergevin, 1932, P. melichari (Kusnezov, 1929), and P. emir sp. nov., collected on Calligonum crinitum Boiss. arabicum Sosk., is recorded for the first time from the United Arab Emirates. Symphypyga omani Kameswara Rao et Ramakrishnan, 1983 and Assiuta camena Linnavuori, 1969 are transferred to the genus Platyproctus Lindberg, 1925 based on male genitalia structure, with new combinations proposed – Platyproctus omani (Kameswara Rao et Ramakrishnan, 1983), comb. nov. and P. camena (Linnavuori, 1969), comb. nov. Platyproctus emir sp. nov. is closely related to P. camena and P. omani in general male genitalia structure, but well differs by the aedeagus with denticles on dorsal surface of the shaft and wider pygofer lobes. The genus Assiuta Linnavuori 1969 is treated as monotypic Canarian endemic, monophage on Traganum moquini Webb ex Moq. Assiuta salina is close to Emelyanogramma proxima (Dlabola, 1960) by strongly dentate ventral margin of aedeagal shaft. The lectotype is designated for Symphypyga melichari Kusnezov, 1929. Platyproctus flavidus Dubovsky, 1966 is placed in synonymy under P. marmoratus (Horváth, 1894) while P. maculatus (Pruthi, 1930) and Symphypyga melichari fuscopunctata Kusnezov, 1929 are placed in synonymy under P. melichari (Kusnezov, 1929). Illustrations of male genitalia structure for E. proxima and the photos of external views for A. salina and P. camena are given for the first time.

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Taxonomic study of the genus Tenupalpa Lee et Li, 2021 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae: Thiotrichinae) from China, with descriptions of fifteen new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5087.1.4 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 5087 (1) ◽

pp. 75-111

Author(s):

GA-EUN LEE ◽

HOUHUN LI

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Morphological Study ◽

Abdominal Segment ◽

Taxonomic Study ◽

First Time

Tenupalpa Lee et Li, 2021 (Gelechiidae: Thiotrichinae) was recently proposed based on a molecular and morphological study of the subfamily. It currently includes six species mainly known from Russia, Japan and India. In this paper, 15 new species from China are described: T. acutata sp. nov., T. acutimedia sp. nov., T. angulosa sp. nov., T. breviaedeaga sp. nov., T. zhengi sp. nov., T. crassimedia sp. nov., T. dissimilis sp. nov., T. falcata sp. nov., T. fuscalata sp. nov., T. immaculata sp. nov., T. isabellina sp. nov., T. magniguttata sp. nov., T. latifasciata sp. nov., T. perparviloba sp. nov. and T. uncativalva sp. nov. Also, T. xanthodora (Meyrick, 1923) comb. nov., and the original combination for Thiotricha glenias Meyrick, 1908 stat. rev. are proposed. Five species—Tenupalpa angustella (Omelko, 1984), T. biformis (Omelko, 1984), T. flavitermina (Kyaw, Yagi & Hirowatari, 2019), T. nephodesma (Meyrick, 1918) and T. venustalis (Omelko, 1984)—are reported from China for the first time, and two species—T. angustella and T. venustalis—are newly recorded from Korea. Photographs of adults, genitalia, and the eighth abdominal segment of males are illustrated, and a key to all known Tenupalpa species are provided based on external characters and male genitalia.

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Two new species and ten new records of Heteroptera from Turkey, including the first record of the potential alien Campylomma miyamotoi in the Western Palaearctic

Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae ◽

10.2478/aemnp-2019-0023 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 59 (1) ◽

pp. 295-306

Author(s):

Barış Çerçi ◽

Özgür Koçak ◽

Serdar Tezcan

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Records ◽

First Record ◽

Palaearctic Species ◽

Species Status ◽

Albizia Julibrissin ◽

Two New Species ◽

Males And Females ◽

Western Palaearctic ◽

First Time

Abstract In this paper, two new Miridae species are described from Turkey, Adelphophylus oenderi sp. nov. from Silifke (Mersin province) and Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) carapezzai sp. nov. from Merkez (Karaman province). Habitus of males and females and male genitalia of both species and female genitalia of A. oenderi sp. nov. are illustrated. Additionally, 10 Heteroptera species are recorded from Turkey for the first time: Campylomma miyamotoi Yasunaga, 2001, Compsidolon (Compsidolon) elegantulum Reuter, 1899, Hallodapus concolor (Reuter, 1890), Maurodactylus kukuensis V. G. Putshkov, 1978, Pinalitus viscicola (Puton, 1888), Platycranus alkestis Linnavuori, 1999, Zanchius breviceps (Wagner, 1951), Montandoniola moraguesi (Puton, 1896), Temnostethus (Temnostethus) gracilis Horváth, 1907, and Plinthisus (Isioscytus) minutissimus Fieber, 1864. Campylomma miyamotoi Yasunaga, 2001, an Eastern Palaearctic species bound to the ornamental Albizia julibrissin, is a new potentially alien species in the Western Palaearctic. The species status of Compsidolon (Compsidolon) parietariae V. G. Putshkov, 1984 is discussed.

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First record of the genus Tetracona Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) from China, with description of a new species

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.941.49559 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 941 ◽

pp. 101-105

Author(s):

Lu-Lan Jie ◽

Jing-Bo Yang ◽

Wei-Chun Li

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

First Record ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

The genus Tetracona has two species with an Australian distribution. The present study aims to record the genus from China for the first time and to add a third species, T. multispina Jie & Li, sp. nov. to the genus. The new species can be distinguished from the congeners by the antemedial line connecting the postmedial line near the dorsum in the hindwing, and the phallus with a cluster of spine-like cornuti in the male genitalia. Images of the habitus, tympanal organs and male genitalia are provided for the new species.

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