Description of a new species of Wolfniana and new records of Rotigonalia (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) from the state of Amazonas, Brazil

Abstract

Wolfniana viridis sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on specimens collected in the municipality of Ipixuna (along Liberdade and Gregório rivers), state of Amazonas, Brazil. The new species can be distinguished from the type-species, W. limbatula (Osborn, 1926), by the color pattern which lacks conspicuous orange markings on head, pronotum, and forewing commissure; and aedeagal shaft with apex broadly expanded. Based on specimens of Rotigonalia concedula Melichar, 1926 and R. curvula Cavichioli, 2000, collected along with W. viridis, Rotigonalia Young, 1977 is firstly recorded from the state of Amazonas and R. concedula is firstly recorded from Brazil

First record of Segonalia Young (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) from Brazil including the description of S. machadoi sp. nov.

“…Terminology for the leg chaetotaxy follows Rakitov (1997). Male terminalia were prepared according to Oman (1949) with modifications adopted by Cavichioli & Takiya (2012b). Terminalia were analyzed and photographed in glycerin and posteriorly stored in microvials.…”

A new species of the sharpshooter genus Cardioscarta (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from Bolivia and Peru

“…Techniques for preparation of genital structures follow oman (1949) and CaviChioli & TakiYa (2012) for the male, and mejdalani (1998) for the female. Dissected parts were stored in small vials with glycerin and attached to the pins, below the specimens, as suggested by Young & Beirne (1958).…”

A new species of Gypona from southern Brazil (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini)

“…The terminology follows mainly YOUNG (1968,1977), except for the head structures, where terms of HAMILTON (1981) are used, as suggested by MEJDALANI (1998) and leg chaetotaxy, which follows RAKITOV (1997). The techniques for preparation of male genital structures follow OMAN (1949) with some modifications described in CAVICHIOLI & TAKIYA (2012). Label data are given inside quotation marks, with a reversed slash (\) separating lines on the labels and a semicolon separating labels of a specimen.…”