Stirellus yeongnamensis Kwon & Lee 1979
Creators: name: Duan, Yani
name: Webb, M. D.
name: Zhang, Yalin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Stirellus
Stirellus yeongnamensis

description: Stirellus yeongnamensis (Kwon & Lee, 1979) n. rec., comb. nov.
(Figs. 27–29)
Doratulina yeongnamensis Kwon & Lee, 1979: 100, plate I; Lee, 1979: 331, Figs. 224–226.
Length. Male: 3.0– 4.3mm; female: 3.4–4.8mm.
Color. General color yellow green throughout (Figs. 27–28). Frontoclypeus stramineous with fuscous arcs from lateral frontal suture reaching only part way across (Figs. 27 F, 28F).
Body. Head nearly subequal in width to pronotum, subconical, anterior margin rounded to face, acutely angled (Figs. 27 A–E, 28A–E). Vertex nearly as long as width between eyes or somewhat longer (Figs. 27 A–E, 28A–D). Ocellus next to eye on anterior margin (Fig. 28 E). Eye relatively large (Figs. 27 A–E, 28A–E). Anteclypeus nearly parallel-sided, extending beyond normal curve of genae (Figs. 27 F, 28F). Pronotum median length nearly as long as median length of crown. Mesonotum and scutellum shorter than pronotum (Figs. 27 A–E, 28A–D). Forewing macropterous, sometimes exposing apex of abdomen (Figs. 27 A–E, 28A–E).
Male. Pygofer side without macrosetae, apex as in Fig. 29 A. Subgenital plate slightly concave laterally, macrosetae not uniseriate laterally (Fig. 29 D). Style narrow, apophysis digitate, laterally curved (Fig. 29 E–G). Connective stem shorter than arms (Fig. 29 H). Aedeagal shaft bent at near base, straight, tip slightly curved dorsad, parallel to aedeagal base (Fig. 29 I–J).
Female. Hind margin of seventh sternum nearly straight (Fig. 28 G).
Material examined. China, Fujian Prov.: 1Ƌ, 1♀, Wuping County, 320m, 1 September 2008, coll. Gao Xia & Li Xiaoqing; Guangdong Prov.: 3♀, Shenzhen City, August 1986, coll. Zhang Yalin; Guangxi Prov.: 58Ƌ, 3♀, Shangsi County, 28 November 2001, coll. He Zhiqiang; Hainan Prov.: 5Ƌ, 2♀, Mt. Wuzhi, 20 May 2007, coll. Duan Yani; 5Ƌ, 2♀, Mt. Jianfeng, 29 May 2007, coll. Duan Yani; Sichuan Prov.: 2Ƌ, Mt. Emei, Wanshou Temple, 24 July 2009, coll. Zhang Xinmin; Yunnan Prov.: 1Ƌ, 1♀, Menglun, 19 June 1991, coll. Wang Yinglun & Tian Rungang; 5Ƌ, 3♀, Simao, 1331m, 19 July 2005, coll. Lu Lin; Zhejiang Prov.: 1♀, Mt. Qingliang, 530m, 9 August 2008, coll. Xiao Bin.
Distribution. Korea; China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang).
Remarks. This species was described from the following specimens from Korea with the following data: “Holotype Ƌ, Whasan, IX 1974; allotype ♀, the same with holotype, and paratypes: 15Ƌ, 18♀, the same with holotype and allotype; Taegu, 1♀, 24, VII, 1971; Samsan near Taegu, 1♀, 15, VI, 1975.”. The types have not been examined and the identity of the species is based on the figures of Kwon & Lee (1979). This species is similar to S. dindorensis (Pruthi, 1930: 38, plate III, 6 & 6a, text-fig. 51–53), but differs in having the male pygofer without macrosetae. This species is also similar to S. lahorensis (Distant), but the latter has a longer and more acute vertex (see Khatri & Webb, 2010, Fig. 24.)
description: Published as part of Duan, Yani, Webb, M. D. & Zhang, Yalin, 2016, Review of the leafhopper tribe Stenometopiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from China with description of four new species, pp. 101-138 in Zootaxa 4171 (1) on pages 133-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.1.4, http://zenodo.org/record/255851