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Friday, September 27, 2024

[Entomology • 2021] Platypleura transitiva • A New Species of Platypleura Amyot & Audinet-Serville (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Platypleurini) from Mindanao, the Philippines

Platypleura transitiva Lee, 2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2021.03.003

Abstract

A new species, Platypleura transitiva sp. nov., is described from Mindanao, Philippines. This new species belongs to the tribe Platypleurini Schmidt, 1918 of the family Cicadidae Latreille, 1802 (Insecta: Hemiptera). This new species has a broader dark gray cloudy pattern on the inner half of the forewing and a broader gray part on the annal cell 2 than those of Platypleura elizabethae Lee, 2009. This species is distinguished from Platypleura dinagatensis Lee, 2016 by the shorter rostrum, narrower and lighter cloudy pattern on the forewing, absence of a central white spot on the forewing, narrower infuscation on the hind wing, and the darker anal cell 2 of the hind wing.

Keywords: Hamzini, Platypleura dinagatensis, Platypleura elizabethae, Platypleura transitiva, Platypleurini

Family Cicadidae, Latreille, 1802

Subfamily Cicadinae, Latreille, 1802

Tribe Platypleurini Schmidt, 1918

Genus Platypleura Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843

Platypleura transitiva Lee sp. nov., holotype, male, Mindanao, Philippines:
A, dorsal habitus; B, ventral habitus; C, pygofer, slightly oblique ventral view.

scale bar: 10 mm (A)

Platypleura transitiva Lee sp. nov.

Etymology. The specific name is the Latin feminine adjective transitiva meaning “transitional” in reference to its wing cloudy patterns which are transitional in shape and area among its allied species from the Philippines: dinagatensis – transitiva – elizabethae.

Young June Lee. 2021. A New Species of Platypleura Amyot & Audinet-Serville (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Platypleurini) from Mindanao, the Philippines. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 14(2); 261-263. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2021.03.003

[Entomology • 2021] Vietanna hanoiensis • A New Genus and Species of the Subtribe Leptopsaltriina (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Leptopsaltriini) from Vietnam, with A Key to the Genera of Leptopsaltriina

Vietanna Lee & Pham, gen. nov.
Vietanna hanoiensis Pham & Lee,

in Pham et Lee, 2021.

DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2021.07.011

Highlights:

• Vietanna Lee & Pham gen. nov. is described.

• Vietanna hanoiensis Pham & Lee sp. nov. is described from Vietnam.

• The new genus is placed in Leptopsaltriina of Leptopsaltriini in Cicadinae.

• This new genus is morphologically similar to Tanna.

• A key to the genera of Leptopsaltriina is provided.

Abstract

Vietanna Lee & Pham, gen. nov. and Vietanna hanoiensis Pham & Lee, sp. nov. are described based on a cicada specimen from Hanoi, Vietnam and placed in the subtribe Leptopsaltriina Moulton, 1923 of the tribe Leptopsaltriini Moulton, 1923 in the subfamily Cicadinae Latreille, 1802 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae). This new genus is morphologically similar to Tanna Distant, 1905 but distinguished from Tanna by the timbal cover exposing the inner part of timbal, the male abdominal epipleurite 3 with a distinct oblique linear fold, the male abdominal sternites without tubercle-like projections, and the aedeagus bifurcate at the apex. A key to the genera of Leptopsaltriina is provided.

Keywords: Cicada, Taxonomy, Vietanna, Vietanna hanoiensis, Tanna

Thai Hong Pham and Young June Lee. 2021. A New Genus and Species of the Subtribe Leptopsaltriina (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Leptopsaltriini) from Vietnam, with A Key to the Genera of Leptopsaltriina. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 24(4); 1202-1205. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.aspen.2021.07.011

Researchgate.net/publication/353597097_A_new_genus_of_the_subtribe_Leptopsaltriina_Hemiptera_Cicadidae_from_Vietnam

Thursday, April 18, 2024

[Entomology • 2024] Becquartina bicolor • Discovery of the Cicada Genus Becquartina Kato, 1940 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae) in India with the Description of A New Species from Meghalaya

Becquartina bicolor

Sarkar, Thangkhiew, Mahapatra, Mohapatra, Nair & Hajong, 2024

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5432.1.7

Abstract

The genus Becquartina Kato, 1940 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) is reported for the first time from India with a new species, Becquartina bicolor sp. nov., along with records of two distinct colour forms, from the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya and located within the Indo-Burma Biodiversity hotspot. This paper provides an account of its natural history and bioacoustics. The present discovery extends the distributional range of the genus Becquartina from Southeast Asia into Northeast India and increases the total number of known Becquartina species to seven.

Hemiptera, Indo-Burma Biodiversity hotspot, cicada, species discovery, natural history, Meghalaya, India

Vivek Sarkar, Rodeson Thangkhiew, Cuckoo Mahapatra, Pratyush P. Mohapatra, Manoj V. Nair and Sudhanya R. Hajong. 2024. Discovery of the Cicada Genus Becquartina Kato, 1940 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae) in India with the Description of A New Species from Meghalaya. Zootaxa. 5432(1); 96-108. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5432.1.7

Saturday, March 16, 2024

[Entomology • 2023] Sahyaterpnosia laevospina • A New Genus and Species of Leptopsaltriini (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from the Agasthyamalais of the Western Ghats in Peninsular India

Sahyaterpnosia laevospina

Sadasivan & Sarkar, 2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2023.03.009

Researchgate.net/publication/369954992

Abstract

A new genus of cicada, Sahyaterpnosia gen. nov., is described from the subtropical hill forests of southern Western Ghats of Peninsular India. We place the genus in the tribe, Leptopsaltriini Moulton, 1923. The genus can be distinguished from all other genera in Leptopsaltriini by the following combination of characters: hindwing with six apical cells; timbal cover minute, abdominal sternites III & IV without tubercles; posterior margin of male tergite III, wider than mesonotum; basal lobe of pygofer lobes, ill-defined, substantially confluent with pygofer margin, and thick aedeagus with a characteristic spine on its tip on dorsum. The new species, Sahyaterpnosia laevospina sp. nov., is designated as a type of this genus and is characterized by the male genitalia with thick aedeagus bearing a characteristic spine on its tip on the dorsum on the left side.

Keywords: Auchenorrhyncha, Cicada, Kerala, Leptopsaltriini, Psithyristriini

Sahyaterpnosia laevospina Sadasivan & Sarkar sp. nov., male;
A, a lateral view of a live insect in nature; B, a dorsal view of a live insect in nature; C, a close-up of the dorsum of a live insect in nature; D, an anterior view of a live insect in nature; E, habitats showing the trees of subtropical hill forests; F, misty climate of subtropical hill forests at 1200m, the typical habitat.

Family Cicadidae Latreille, 1802

Subfamily Cicadinae Latreille, 1802

Tribe Leptopsaltriini Moulton, 1923

Genus Sahyaterpnosia Sadasivan gen. nov.

Etymology. The taxon keys to heterogenous genus, Terpnosia Distant, 1892b, following Distant (1906). The generic name ‘Sahyaterpnosia’ is derived by combining the Sanskrit and Malayalam names for Western Ghats, ‘Sahyadri, with the genus name Terpnosia.

Diagnosis. The genus can be distinguished from all other genera in Leptopsaltriini by the following combination of characters: hindwing with six apical cells; timbal cover minute, abdominal sternites III & IV without tubercles; no molar-like projection on each lateral part of the male sternites IV; posterior margin of male tergite III, wider than mesonotum; male genitalia with the basal lobe of pygofer being ill-defined, substantially confluent with pygofer margin, and aedeagus thick near apex with a characteristic spine on its tip on dorsum on the left side. The new genus is very similar to Purana and Calcagninus in habitus, which are common taxa found together within the same habitat in the southern Western Ghats. But, the genus, Sahyaterpnosia, lacks the abdominal tubercles on sternite III & IV, the characteristic of the males in Purana and Calcagninus.

Distribution. Southern Western Ghats, Kerala, and Tamilnadu state, India.

Sahyaterpnosia laevospina Sadasivan & Sarkar sp. nov.

Etymology. The species name ‘laevospina’ alludes to the single short paradorsal spine on the left of the tip of the aedeagus.

Kalesh Sadasivan and Vivek Sarkar. 2023. A New Genus and Species of Leptopsaltriini (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from the Agasthyamalais of the Western Ghats in Peninsular India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 16(2); 163-173. DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2023.03.009

Researchgate.net/publication/369954992_A_new_genus_and_species_Cicadidae_from_the_Western_Ghats_India

Sunday, February 11, 2024

[Entomology • 2024] Macrosemia fengi • A New Species of Cicada (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae) from Yunnan and Guizhou, China

Macrosemia fengi Wang,

in Wang, 2024.

冯氏大马蝉 || DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e115974

Abstract

Background:

The genus Macrosemia Kato, 1925 (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Cicadinae, Dundubiini, Dundubiina) currently includes 16 species (excluding subspecies and varieties), mainly occurring in the Oriental Region. More than half of them, 10 species, are known from China, including one new species, described in the present study.

New information:

A new species of cicada, Macrosemia fengi Wang sp. nov., is described from Yunnan and Guizhou, southwest China. Colour plates are presented to illustrate its diagnostic characters. The distribution map of the new species is also given.

Keywords: cicada, Dundubiini, taxonomy, new species, morphology, distribution, Oriental Region

Macrosemia fengi Wang sp. nov.:
A, B habitus, holotype, ♂; C, D habitus, paratype, ♀; E fore femur, holotype, ♂. A, C dorsal views; B, D ventral views; E lateral view.

Abbreviations: asp: apical spine; psp: primary spine; sasp: subapical spine; ssp: secondary spine. Scale bar a for A–D; b for E.

Macrosemia fengi Wang sp. nov.

Diagnosis: Macrosemia fengi Wang sp. nov. is easily distinguished from other members in this genus by the combination of the following characters: pronotum almost entirely brown, only particularly with paired blackish submedian spots near ambient fissure at pronotal disc (other congeners (except M. perakana) have more complex markings on pronotum, at least with a distinct pair of blackish submedian fasciae); forewing with infuscations only present on r and r-m crossveins, while absent on apices of longitudinal veins of ...

Etymology: The new species is dedicated to Mr. Lei Feng (Weifang, China), a Chinese amateur obsessing with cicadas, for his help to my taxonomic study on Cicadidae. The name is a noun in the genitive case. “冯氏大马蝉” is proposed for the Chinese common name of this new species.

Cheng-Bin Wang. 2024. Macrosemia fengi Wang sp. nov. from Yunnan and Guizhou, China (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Cicadinae). Biodiversity Data Journal. 12: e115974. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e115974

Saturday, January 27, 2024

[PaleoEntomology • 2024] Eunotalia emeryi, Cretotettigarcta shcherbakovi & Pranwanna xiai • Mesozoic Evolution of Cicadas and their Origins of Vocalization and Root Feeding

Life reconstruction of cicadas in a Mesozoic Forest.
Eunotalia emeryi gen. et sp. nov.
Cretotettigarcta shcherbakovi sp. nov.
Pranwanna xiai gen. et sp. nov.

Jiang, Szwedo, Labandeira, Chen, Moulds, Mähler, Muscente, Zhuo, Nyunt, Zhang, Wei, Rust & Wang, 2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44446-x

Reconstructed by Mr. Dinghua Yang

Abstract

Extant cicada (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) includes widely distributed Cicadidae and relictual Tettigarctidae, with fossils ascribed to these two groups based on several distinct, minimally varying morphological differences that define their extant counterparts. However, directly assigning Mesozoic fossils to modern taxa may overlook the role of unique and transitional features provided by fossils in tracking their early evolutionary paths. Here, based on adult and nymphal fossils from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber of Myanmar, we explore the phylogenetic relationships and morphological disparities of fossil and extant cicadoids. Our results suggest that Cicadidae and Tettigarctidae might have diverged at or by the Middle Jurassic, with morphological evolution possibly shaped by host plant changes. The discovery of tymbal structures and anatomical analysis of adult fossils indicate that mid-Cretaceous cicadas were silent as modern Tettigarctidae or could have produced faint tymbal-related sounds. The discovery of final-instar nymphal and exuviae cicadoid fossils with fossorial forelegs and piercing-sucking mouthparts indicates that they had most likely adopted a subterranean lifestyle by the mid-Cretaceous, occupying the ecological niche of underground feeding on root. Our study traces the morphological, behavioral, and ecological evolution of Cicadoidea from the Mesozoic, emphasizing their adaptive traits and interactions with their living environments.

Adults, final instar nymph, and exuviae of Cicadoidea fossils in Kachin amber of northern Myanmar.
a Eunotalia emeryi gen. et sp. nov. (MGM2016–014). This image was published in the study by ref. 41 (Fig. 3a). b Cretotettigarcta problematica comb. nov. (new material: NIGP201895). c Cretotettigarcta shcherbakovi sp. nov. (NIGP201896). d Vetuprosbole parallelica (new material: NIGP201897).
e–i Pranwanna xiai gen. et sp. nov. (LYU–BC2001, male; LYU–BC2002, female). e Dorsal view of male. f Dorsal view of female. g Ventral view of male. h Ventral view of female. i Left view of final-instar nymph, Cicadoidea species 1 (NIGP2018985).
j–m Final- nymphal exuviae. j Nymphal sp. 2 (MGM2016–017), left view. k Nymphal sp. 3 (LYU–BC2004), right view. l Nymphal sp. 4 (NIGP201900), ventral view. m Nymphal sp. 5 (NIGP201901), left view.

Stem cicadoids

Eunotalia gen. nov.

Eunotalia emeryi sp. nov.

Etymology: The generic name is a compound form, from Classical Greek prefix: eu-, meaning ‘true’ or ‘good’, and notos, meaning ‘back’ or ‘dorsum’.

Stem cicadids

Cretotettigarcta

Cretotettigarcta problematica comb. nov.

Cretotettigarcta shcherbakovi sp. nov.

Pranwanna gen. nov

Pranwanna xiai sp. nov.

Etymology: The generic name, pranwanna, is from the Jingpho language spoken in Kachin State of Myanmar, meaning ‘primitive’.

Hui Jiang, Jacek Szwedo, Conrad C. Labandeira, Jun Chen, Maxwell S. Moulds, Bastian Mähler, A. Drew Muscente, De Zhuo, Thet Tin Nyunt, Haichun Zhang, Cong Wei, Jes Rust and Bo Wang. 2024. Mesozoic Evolution of Cicadas and their Origins of Vocalization and Root Feeding. Nature Communications. 15, 376. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44446-x

Thursday, December 28, 2023

[Fungi • 2023] Paraisaria cascadensis & P. pseudoheteropoda (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) • New Species and New Combinations in the Genus Paraisaria from the U.S.A., supported by polyphasic analysis

Paraisaria cascadensis Tehan, Dooley & Spatafora,

 Paraisaria pseudoheteropoda Tehan & Spatafora,

in Tehan, Dooley, Barge, McPhail et Spatafora, 2023.

DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.100.110959

Abstract

Molecular phylogenetic and chemical analyses, and morphological characterization of collections of North American Paraisaria specimens support the description of two new species and two new combinations for known species. P. cascadensis sp. nov. is a pathogen of Cyphoderris (Orthoptera) from the Pacific Northwest USA and P. pseudoheteropoda sp. nov. is a pathogen of cicadae (Hemiptera) from the Southeast USA. New combinations are made for Ophiocordyceps insignis and O. monticola based on morphological, ecological, and chemical study. A new cyclopeptide family proved indispensable in providing chemotaxonomic markers for resolving species in degraded herbarium specimens for which DNA sequencing is intractable. This approach enabled the critical linkage of a 142-year-old type specimen to a phylogenetic clade. The diversity of Paraisaria in North America and the utility of chemotaxonomy for the genus are discussed.

Key words: Ascomycota, chemotaxonomy, Cicada, Cordyceps, Cyphoderris, entomopathogen, Ophiocordyceps, Prionus

 Paraisaria cascadensis Tehan, Dooley & Spatafora, sp. nov.

Etymology: cascadensis occurring in the Cascade Mountain range in the Pacific Northwest, USA.

Host: Cyphoderris monstrosa (Prophalangopsidae, Orthoptera).

Habitat: Specimens occur on hypogeous adult hump-winged grigs, Cyphoderris monstrosa, in coniferous forest.

 Paraisaria pseudoheteropoda Tehan & Spatafora, sp. nov.

Etymology: pseudoheteropoda resembling another cicada-pathogenic species, Paraisaria heteropoda.

Host: Nymphs of Cicadidae (Hemiptera).

Habitat: Specimens occur on hypogeous nymphs of cicadae at the base of coniferous and deciduous trees, especially oaks.

Richard M. Tehan, Connor B. Dooley, Edward G. Barge, Kerry L. McPhail and Joseph W. Spatafora. 2023. New Species and New Combinations in the Genus Paraisaria (Hypocreales, Ophiocordycipitaceae) from the U.S.A., supported by polyphasic analysis. MycoKeys. 100: 69-94. DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.100.110959

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

[Entomology • 2022] Macrosemia sapaensis • A New Species of of the Macrosemia Kato, 1925 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from Vietnam

Macrosemia sapaensis

Luu, Pham, Bui & Constant, 2022

vietnamscience.vjst.vn/index.php/VJSTE

Researchgate.net/publication/361335681

Abstract

A taxonomic study on the genus Macrosemia from Vietnam in which a new species Macrosemia sapaensis sp. nov. is described. This species was collected from Lao Cai province in north Vietnam. Information on the distribution, photos of an adult, and illustrations of the male genitalia are provided for the new species. Based on the male characteristics, we provide a key to the genus Macrosemia Kato, 1925 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Vietnam.

Keywords: Auchenorrhyncha, cicadini, Hoang Lien National Park, morphology, taxonomy

Macrosemia sapaensis sp. nov.:
A: dorsal view of male, B:ventral view of male.

Macrosemia sapaensis sp. nov.

Etymology: the species epithet refers to the locality of origin of the specimens: Sapa, Hoang Lien National Park, Lao Cai province in north Vietnam.

Yen Hoang Luu, Thai Hong Pham, Hong Minh Bui and Jerome Constant. 2022. A New Species of the Genus Macrosemia from Vietnam. Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering. 64(2); 82-85. vietnamscience.vjst.vn/index.php/VJSTE/article/view/339

DOI: doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.64(2).82-85

Researchgate.net/publication/361335681_A_new_species_of_Macrosemia_from_Vietnam

Saturday, March 4, 2023

[Entomology • 2023] Hea qiuae • A New Species of Hea Distant, 1906 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettinae) from China, with Annotated Catalogue for the Genus

Color variations of Hea qiuae Wang, 2023

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5231.5.6

Researchgate.net/publication/367960929

Abstract

A new species of cicada, Hea qiuae Wang, sp. n. (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettinae), is described and illustrated from Chongqing and Yunnan, Southwest China. An annotated catalogue and an updated key to the four species of Hea are presented.

Keywords: Hemiptera, cicada, Taphurini, taxonomy, morphology, bibliography, key, Oriental Region

Color variations of Hea qiuae sp. n., dorsal views:
A paratype (WCBA00102), ♂; B paratype (WCBA00101), ♂; C holotype (WCBA00100), ♂;
D paratype (WCBA00106), ♂; E paratype (WCBA00109), ♂; F paratype (WCBA00104), ♂;
G paratype (WCBA00103), ♀; H paratype (WCBA00112), ♀; I paratype (WCBA00111), ♀.

Hea qiuae Wang, sp. n.

Cheng-Bin Wang. 2023. A New Species of Hea Distant, 1906 from China, with annotated catalogue for the genus (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettinae). Zootaxa. 5231(5); 575-583. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5231.5.6

Researchgate.net/publication/367960929_A_new_species_of_Hea_from_China

Saturday, August 20, 2022

[Entomology • 2022] Calipsalta brunnea, Pedana hesperia, Pegapsaltria lutea, et al. • New Genera and New Species of Western Australian Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)

Live adults and their habitats.
(15a) Illyria viridis sp. n., male singing; (15b) same species, type locality;
(16a) Chrysocicada trophis sp. n., mating pair; (16b) same species, type locality;
(17a) Pedana hesperia gen. et sp. n., male calling; (17b) same species, type locality;
(18a) Ewartia adusta sp. n., male; (18b) same species, type locality;
(19a) Erempsalta hermannsburgensis (Distant, 1907), male calling in its usual upside-down position; (19b) same species, favoured adult host plant;
(20a) Calipsalta brunnea gen. et sp. n., male; (20b) same species, habitat near Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater, close to type locality.

Moulds & Marshall, 2022

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5174.5.1

Not to scale.

Abstract

The cicada fauna of Western Australia is briefly reviewed. Six genera and 14 species are recorded from the State for the first time bringing the total of known species and subspecies to 105 and a list of all 105 is provided. Among the taxa here recorded are five new genera and 13 new species belonging to the tribes Macrotristriini (Illyria viridis sp. n.), Pictilini (Chrysocicada trophis sp. n.), and Cicadettini (Calipsalta gen. n., Calipsalta brunnea sp. n., C. fumosa sp. n., C. viridans sp. n., Kalarko gen. n., Kalarko ferruginosus sp. n., Ewartia adusta sp. n., Parvopsalta gen. n., Parvopsalta victoriae sp. n., Pedana gen. n., Pedana hesperia sp. n., Pegapsaltria gen. n., Pegapsaltria lutea sp. n., Pyropsalta amnica sp. n., Py. patula sp. n., and Py. rhythmica sp. n.). In addition, Erempsalta hermannsburgensis (Distant, 1907) is redescribed and its presence in Western Australia (and four other States) documented for the first time. Songs are analysed for all species except two species of Pyropsalta where recordings were unavailable.

Key words: cicada songs, Cicadoidea, Auchenorrhyncha, taxonomy

(1a) Illyria viridis sp. n., male; (1b) Illyria viridis sp. n., female;
(2) Pedana hesperia gen. et sp. n., male;
(3a) Chrysocicada trophis sp. n., male; (3b) Chrysocicada trophis sp. n., female;
(4) Parvopsalta victoriae gen. et sp. n., male; (5) Ewartia adusta sp. n., female;
(6) Pegapsaltria lutea gen. et sp. n., male;
(7a) Kalarko ferruginosus gen. et sp. n., male; (7b) Kalarko ferruginosus gen. et sp. n., female.

Pedana gen. n.

Etymology. Named from the Greek pedanos meaning short, and referring to the short wings of this species. Feminine.

Pegapsaltria gen. n.

Etymology. Derived from Pegasus, the mythical winged horse of the Muses, those Greek goddesses of poetic inspiration, and referring to the horse-head shape of the theca of the type species. Feminine.

Kalarko gen. n.

(8) Erempsalta hermannsburgensis (Distant, 1907), male;
(9) Calipsalta fumosa gen. et sp. n., male; (10) Calipsalta viridans gen. et sp. n., female; (11) Calipsalta brunnea gen. et sp. n., male;
(12a) Pyropsalta patula sp. n., male; (12b) Pyropsalta patula sp. n., female;
(13a) Pyropsalta amnica sp. n., male; (13b) Pyropsalta amnica sp. n., female;
(14a) Pyropsalta rhythmica sp. n., male (14b) Pyropsalta rhythmica sp. n., female.

Calipsalta gen. n.

Included species. Calipsalta fumosa sp. n., C. viridans sp. n., C. brunnea sp. n.

Etymology. From the Latin adjective calidus meaning warm, hot, and referring to the warm to hot climate inhabited by the species of this genus, and from psalta, a traditional ending for cicada generic names which probably originates from the Latin psaltria meaning a female harpist. Feminine.

Parvopsalta gen. n.

Etymology. From the Latin parvus meaning little and referring to the size of this species, and from psalta, a traditional ending for cicada generic names (which probably originates from the Latin psaltria meaning a female harpist). Feminine.

Live adults and their habitats. (15a) Illyria viridis sp. n., male singing; (15b) same species, type locality; (16a) Chrysocicada trophis sp. n., mating pair; (16b) same species, type locality; (17a) Pedana hesperia gen. et sp. n., male calling; (17b) same species, type locality; (18a) Ewartia adusta sp. n., male; (18b) same species, type locality; (19a) Erempsalta hermannsburgensis (Distant, 1907), male calling in its usual upside-down position; (19b) same species, favoured adult host plant; (20a) Calipsalta brunnea gen. et sp. n., male; (20b) same species, habitat near Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater, close to type locality. Not to scale.

Max Moulds and David C. Marshall. 2022. New Genera and New Species of Western Australian Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae). Zootaxa. 5174(5); 451-507. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5174.5.1

Friday, June 17, 2022

[Entomology • 2022] Polyneura guoliangi • A New Species of Polyneura Westwood, 1842 (Hemiptera, Cicadidae: Cicadinae) from Yunnan, China

Polyneura guoliangi

Wang & Liu, 2022

郭亮网翅蝉 || DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e84554

Abstract

Background:

The tribe Polyneurini Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae) is a small tribe which includes four genera and 18 species, distributing in eastern Palaearctic and Oriental Regions. Most of them, four genera and 16 species, are known from China.

New information:

A remarkable new species of cicada, Polyneura guoliangi sp. n. (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Cicadinae), is described and illustrated from Yunnan, southwest China. The diagnostic characters of the new species are compared with allied species or genera.

Keywords: Cicada, Polyneurini, Polyneurina, taxonomy, morphology, new species, Oriental Region

Polyneura guoliangi sp. n., holotype, male:
A habitus, dorsal view; B habitus, ventral view; C fore femur, lateral view.

Abbreviations: a1, 10, 26: apical cells 1, 10, 26; asp: subapical spine; psp: primary spine; ssp: secondary spine. Scale bar 1 for A and B; 2 for C.

Living Polyneura guoliangi sp. n. (holotype, male) at Xiaoheishan Nature Reserve (Yunnan, China).
A caught by the collector Liang Guo; B dorsal view; C dorsolateral view.

Polyneura guoliangi Wang & Liu, sp. n.

Etymology: The new species is dedicated to the collector of the type specimen, Mr. Liang Guo (Fuzhou, China), an enthusiastic amateur entomologist. The name is a noun in the genitive case. The Chinese name “郭亮网翅蝉” is proposed for the Chinese common name of this new species.

Cheng-Bin Wang and Peng-Yu Liu. 2022. A New Species of Polyneura Westwood, 1842 from Yunnan, China (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Cicadinae). Biodiversity Data Journal. 10: e84554. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e84554

Monday, January 25, 2021

[Entomology • 2021] Three New Species of the Genus Mata Distant, 1906 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae: Oncotympanini) with Notes on Their Natural History from Meghalaya, India

Mata lenonia

Sarkar, Mahapatra, Mohapatra, Nair & Kunte, 2021

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4908.1.1

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Abstract

Three new species of the Asian genus Mata Distant, 1906 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) viz. Mata lenonia sp.nov.; Mata ruffordii sp.nov. and Mata meghalayana sp.nov. are described from Indian state of Meghalaya. Keys and taxonomic descriptions of these species are provided with detailed accounts of their natural history and acoustics.

Keywords: Hemiptera, Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot, Cicada, Mata, Species Discovery, Natural History, Meghalaya

Mata lenonia

Vivek Sarkar, Cuckoo Mahapatra, Pratyush P. Mohapatra, Manoj V. Nair and Krushnamegh Kunte. 2021. Description of Three New Species of the Genus Mata Distant, 1906 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae: Oncotympanini) with Notes on Their Natural History from Indian State of Meghalaya, India. Zootaxa. 4908(1); 1–28. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4908.1.1

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Saturday, November 28, 2020

[Entomology • 2020] The Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Ecuador including the Description of Five New Species, A New Subtribe, Four New Synonymies, and Fifteen New Records

Calyria xiphion

Sanborn, 2020

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4880.1.1

Abstract

The known cicada fauna of Ecuador is identified. Durangona exechopyga n. sp., Calyria chaetoacontia n. sp., Calyria xiphion n. sp., Carineta coronida n. sp., and Carineta tiarata n. sp. are described as new. The subtribe Plautillina Distant, 1905h rev. stat. is formed for the genera Plautilla Stål, 1865 and Onoralna Boulard, 1996 within the Zammarini Distant, 1905b. Zammara erna Schmidt, 1919 n. syn., Orellana brunneipennis Goding, 1925 n. syn. and Orellana pulla Goding, 1925 n. syn. are reported to be junior synonyms of Zammara intricata Walker, 1850 and Coata facialis var. Jacobi 1907a n. syn. is shown to be unavailable and a junior synonym of Coata facialis Distant 1906b. The first records of Fidicinoides besti Boulard & Martinelli, 1996, Fidicinoides brunnea Boulard & Martinelli, 1996, Fidicinoides descampsi Boulard & Martinelli, 1996, Fidicinoides ptychodiropeda Sanborn 2020b, Ariasa bilaqueata (Uhler, 1903), Guyalna bicolor (Olivier, 1790), Guyalna dyticamazona Sanborn, 2020b, Calyria fenestrata (Fabricius, 1803), Taphura boulardi Sanborn, 2011a, Carineta lichiana Boulard, 1986a, Carineta peruviana Distant, 1905c, Carineta producta Walker, 1858b, Carineta rufescens (Fabricius, 1803), Herrera concolor Sanborn, 2019b and Toulgoetalna tavakiliani Boulard, 1982 are provided. The new records represent the first records for Ariasa Distant 1905d, Calyria Stål, 1862, the tribe Parnisini Distant, 1905e, and Toulgoetalna Boulard, 1982, in Ecuador. The record for Calyria fenestrata is the first known specific locality for the species. An additional first record of Fidicinoides besti is provided for Colombia to expand the known distribution of this species. Previous records of Zammara calochroma Walker, 1858a, Dorisiana semilata (Walker, 1850), Carineta bilineosa Walker, 1858b, Carineta fasciculata (Germar, 1821), and Selymbria stigmatica (Germar, 1834) are considered to be misidentifications of Dorisiana metcalfi Sanborn & Heath, 2014 (= Cicada viridis Olivier, 1790), C. maculosa Torres, 1848, C. pilifera Walker, 1858a, and S. ecuadorensis Sanborn, 2019a, respectively, so that Z. calochroma, D. semilata, C. bilineosa, C. fasciculata, and S. stigmatica are removed from the cicada fauna of Ecuador. In addition, Chilecicada occidentis (Walker, 1850) is removed from the Ecuadorian cicada fauna as the species is restricted to Chile. The currently known Ecuadorian cicada fauna is comprised of 98 species from 24 genera, nine tribes and three subfamilies.

Keywords: Taxonomy, new species, diversity, Neotropics, South America

Calyria xiphion n. sp.

Allen F. Sanborn. 2020. The Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Ecuador including the Description of Five New Species, A New Subtribe, Four New Synonymies, and Fifteen New Records. Zootaxa. 4880(1); 1-80. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4880.1.1

Friday, October 9, 2020

[Entomology • 2020] A Revision of the Australian Cicada Genus Punia Moulds, 2012 (Cicadidae: Cicadettinae: Cicadettini) with the Description of Four New Species

Punia species, adults in dorsal view.
(1) Punia kolos sp.n., male; (2) P. kolos sp.n., female;
(3) P. limpida sp.n., male, brown form; (4) P. limpida sp.n. male, green form; (5) P. limpida sp.n. female;
(6) P. hyas sp.n., male; (7) P. hyas sp.n., female;
(8) P. queenslandica sp.n., male; (9) P. queenslandica sp.n., female;
(10) P. minima (Goding & Froggatt, 1904), male.

Moulds, 2020

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.1.5

Abstract

Punia minima (Goding & Froggatt, 1904) from the Northern Territory is redescribed and the female described for the first time. Four new species found across the monsoonal north of Australia are documented: P. hyas sp.n., P. limpida sp.n., P. kolos sp.n. and P. queenslandica sp.n. A key to all five species is provided and their phylogenetic relationships discussed.

Keywords: Hemiptera, Cicadoidea, monsoonal cicadas, key to Punia species

Punia species, adults in dorsal view.
(1) Punia kolos sp.n., male; (2) P. kolos sp.n., female; (3) P. limpida sp.n., male, brown form; (4) P. limpida sp.n. male, green form; (5) P. limpida sp.n. female; (6) P. hyas sp.n., male; (7) P. hyas sp.n., female; (8) P. queenslandica sp.n., male; (9) P. queenslandica sp.n., female; (10) P. minima (Goding & Froggatt, 1904), male.

M.S. Moulds. 2020. A Revision of the Australian Cicada Genus Punia Moulds, 2012 (Cicadidae: Cicadettinae: Cicadettini) with the Description of Four New Species. Zootaxa. 4860(1); 101–115. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.1.5