Description of the Aguatala compsa young (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) female

Abstract

Descrição da Fêmea de Aguatala compsa Yo ung (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) RESUMO -A fêmea de Aguatala compsa Yo ung é descrita e ilustrada pela primeira vez com base em espécimes provenientes da Colômbia, consistindo em novo registro de distribuição para o gênero monotípico Aguatala Yo ung. A genitália feminina de A. compsa é detalhadamente descrita e comparada com aquelas de gêneros supostamente próximos, pertencentes ao grupo genérico Erythrogonia (sensu Yo ung). PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Cigarrinha, morfologia, Membracoidea, CicadelliniABSTRACT -The female of Aguatala compsa Yo ung is for the first time described and illustrated based on specimens from Colombia. This consists also on a new distribution record for the monotypic genus Aguatala Yo ung. The female genitalia of A. compsa are described in detail and compared with those of supposedly related genera belonging to the Erythrogonia generic group (sensu Yo ung).

On the female of Gypona reversa DeLong & Martinson, 1972, with emphasis on genital structures (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

“…As for the female genitalia, only the sternite VII was described. In view of recent studies that emphasize the importance of female genital structures in Cicadellidae (e.g., Rodriguez and Mejdalani 2009, Mejdalani and Silva 2010, Mejdalani and Cavichioli 2013, Domahovski et al 2014), we herein give a detailed redescription of the female of G. reversa .…”

Female genitalia of Seasogonia Young from China, with a new synonym and a new record (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Cicadellini)

“…The female genitalia have yielded useful characters for the taxonomy of sharpshooters ( Nielson 1965 , Mejdalani 1998 , Rodrigues and Mejdalani 2009 , Mejdalani and Silva 2010 ), but the morphological diversity of the female genitalia is still poorly known compared to our current knowledge of the male genitalia. In the monograph of Young (1986) , the female genitalia of Seasogonia species were only briefly described.…”