Bebaiotes macroptera Viegas & Ale-Rocha 2024, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Viegas, Eduarda Fernanda Gomes
name: Ale-Rocha, Rosaly
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Achilixiidae
Bebaiotes
Bebaiotes macroptera

description: Bebaiotes macroptera sp. nov.   
 (Figs 19A – F; 20A – G; 21A – E; 38A; 40E, F; 42)   
 Type material. Holotype male (INPA). BRASIL, Amazonas, P [ar]q[ue] Nac [ional] do Jau, Ig [arapé] Miratucu, Ig [arapé] do Gerlei, 01˚57’00”S–61˚49’00”W, 23–28.vii.1995, Malaise, J. A. Rafael & J. Vidal cols.   
 Condition of the holotype: Right and left flagellum broken and lost.   
 Paratypes. BRASIL, Amazonas, P[ar]q[ue] Nac [ional] do Jau, Ig [arapé] Miratucu, Ig [arapé] do Gerlei, 01˚57’00”S–61˚49’00”W, 23–28.vii.1995, Malaise, J. A. Rafael & J. Vidal cols. (3♂, 20♀, INPA); idem, 26.vii.1995, Armadilha Pensilvânia (luz), J.A. Rafael col. (1 ♂, 8 ♀, INPA); Rio Jau, 12–16.x.1993, Malaise, J. Vidal leg. (2 ♂, INPA); rio Jaú, Joca, 27.iv–03.v.1995, Arm [adilha] Malaise, J. A. Rafael & J. Vidal leg. (1 ♂, 4 ♀, INPA); rio Unini, 20–24.vi.1996, Malaise, A. L. Henriques; F.L. Oliveira & J. Vidal leg. (1 ♀, INPA); Novo Airão, sítio Nunes, 01˚40’31”S–61˚46’34”W, 20–23.xi.1995, Malaise, A. L. Henriques & J. Vidal leg. (2 ♂, 1 ♀, INPA); Bacaba, 01˚47’52”S–62˚05’11”W, 14–19.vi.1996, Malaise, A. L. Henriques; F.L. Oliveira & J. Vidal leg. (2 ♂, 2 ♀, INPA); Manaus, Km-14, ZF-2, 2˚35’21”S–60˚06’55”W, 19.iv–3.x.2017, Malaise grande- 8m, lado poente, J.A. Rafael leg. (1 ♀, INPA); Manaus, Soka Gakkai, área de bosque, 6–10.xii.1994, Malaise, J. Vidal col.(1 ♀, INPA); Novo Aripuanã, Res [eserva] Soka Gakkai, 14–22.iv.2000, Suspensa Baixa, campina, J. Vidal leg. (1 ♂, 1 ♀, INPA); idem, 10–13.xii.1999, Malaise, mata (3 ♂, 2 ♀, INPA); idem, 05˚15’53”S–60˚07’08”W, 17–25.vii.1996, A. L. Henriques & J. F. Vidal leg. (1 ♀, INPA); Atalaia do Norte, Res [erva] Natural Palmari, 4˚7’21”S–70˚17’36,8”W, 9.iv.2014, varredura, J. T. Câmara, F.F. Xavier & A. Planti cols. (2 ♀, INPA); São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Querari 2° pelotão da fronteira (2° PEF), 01˚05’N/69˚51’W, 05.iv–27.iv.1993, Malaise, código 0066052 C. S. Motta; R. L. Ferreira; J. Vidal & B. Matteo cols. (1 ♀, INPA); São Gabriel da Cachoeira, BR 307, Km 10,20.iv.82, Malaise, I. Areias & J. Aires legs. (1 ♀, INPA); Parnajaú, rio Papagaio, mata Terra-Firme, 02˚00’03”S–62˚43’54”W, vi.2001, Arm [adilha] Malaise, A. Henriques, J. Vidal & Silva cols. (1 ♂, 1 ♀ INPA); Maués, rio Abacaxi, Campina Pacamiri, 04˚35’49”S–58˚13’14”W, 30–31.v.2008, Arm [adilha] CDC, R. Hutchingsl e equipe cols. (1 ♂, INPA); Maraã, R. Japurá, Maquari, 11 a 17.x.1988, Armadilha Suspensa 20 m, J. Dias col. (2 ♂, MPEG); idem, 3 a 7.x.1988 (1 ♂, MPEG); Borba, rio Abacaxi, Paxiuba, 04˚28’48”S–58˚34’24”W, 02–04.vi.2008, Varredura, J. A. Rafael e equipe (1 ♂, INPA); Amapá, Serra do Navio, 15.vii.1961, J. Bechyné & B. Bechyné (1 ♀, MPEG).   
 Diagnosis. Thorax orange yellow (Figs 19 A, D). Lateral longitudinal carinae of pronotum with tapering apex (Fig. 19 D). Median longitudinal carina of pronotum weakly marked (Fig. 19 D). Ventral margin of periandrium with long indentation (Fig. 20 G).   
 Description. Measurements. Body length: male 2.1 – 2.2 (4.4–4.5 including wing) (N=3); female: 2.2 – 2.4 (4.3 – 4.9 mm including wings) (N=3).   
 Coloration. Head and thorax orange yellow (Figs 19A, D), median region of the frons above lateral ocelli and pedicel light brown; white pedicel plaque organs (Fig. 19C). Forewing dark brown, semihyaline, with basal half of the veins brown and apical half of the veins red (Fig. 40E). Hind wing semihyaline, light brown with hyaline regions (Fig. 40F). Legs yellow, except protibiae, protarsus, mesotarsus and mesotibiae light brown. Abdomen dark brown, except sternites I, II, anal tube (segment X), pygofer and gonostyli yellow; sternites IV + V, VI, VII red brown (Figs 19A, E).   
 Head: frons wide, distance between the lateral carinae of frons on median portion, approximately half the maximum width of vertex (Fig. 19C). Clypeus approximately twice longer than its maximum width; median carina of clypeus strongly marked, does not touch epistomal suture, present on distal 2/3 (Fig. 19C). Pedicel globose, approximately 5 times longer than scape (Fig. 38A). Scape short without cuticular denticles (Fig. 38A).   
 Thorax: anterior margin of pronotum with tapered apex, lateral longitudinal carinae slightly arched and converging on anterior margin and strongly diverging towards posterior margin; median longitudinal carina of pronotum present, but weakly marked; posterior margin of pronotum shallowly concave in the middle; pronotum without pustules on posterior margin (Fig. 19D); median and lateral longitudinal carinae of mesonotum present, but weakly marked (Fig. 19D).   
 Forewing: RA and RP veins with the apex gently curved anteriorly; r-m cross-vein present; ir cross-vein close to the r-m2 cross-vein, not aligned; MP vein with four branches with uncurved apex; first bifurcation of MP vein arising after r-m cross-vein; m-cu cross-vein present; CuP vein approximately 8 times longer than Pcu + A 1 vein; apex of clavus with acute angle (Fig. 40E).   
 Hind wing: first bifurcation of MP vein arising after m-cu cross-vein (Fig. 40F).   
Legs: metatibia with 9 apical spines; metatarsus with 6+6 apical spines.  
 Abdomen: posterior half of sternites IV + V and VI with four long, thin, whitish setae; posterior margin of sternite VII v-shaped in posterior view. Female (Fig. 19B). Similar to male, except for the coloration of some body parts (ranging from orange yellow to yellow brown), coloration of protibiae, protarsus, mesotarsus and mesotibiae (ranging from light brown to yellowish) and coloration of abdomen (ranging from light brown to yellowish) (Figs 19B, F).   
 Male terminalia (Figs 20A–G): Pygofer with posterior margin with a short digitiform projection of equal sizes on each side in the dorsal region, sinuous internal margin, with sparse setae in lateral view (Fig. 20B). Gonostyli with truncated apex in lateral view, outer margin with short projection and with a rounded apex near apex and surface and inner margin with some setae (Fig. 20D, E). Phallic complex (Fig. 20F, G): periandrium oval shape in dorsal view; dorsal margin of periandrium without indentation at the apex and ventral margin with long indentation at the apex (Figs 20F, G). Inner sclerotised plates approximately of the same diameter in its extension narrowing towards the apex, with serrated margins (Figs 20F, G). Anal tube (segment X), short, apex smoothly reentrant, with many sparse setae in dorsal view (Fig. 20C).   
 Female terminalia (Figs 21A–E): pygofer with numerous setae in posterior view (Fig. 21B). Gonapophysis VIII (first valvula) robust, with sparse setae in the basal region and median region, without small spiniform projections in lateral view; three lateroapical projection of unequal sizes, two wide projections with irregular teeth dorsally and one small projection with smooth dorsal margin, in lateral view (Fig. 21E). Bursa copulatrix densely filamentous apically, acute apex, covered by setae laterally on apical half, and with small spiniform projections on median region in lateral view (Fig. 21E). Gonapophysis IX (second valvula) robust, forked on apical half, lobes with a pointed apex and apex of bifid lobes, strongly curved latero-ventrally in dorsal view (Fig. 21D). Gonoplac (third valvula) subtrapezoidal, apex rounded with several setae apically and sparse setae laterally in lateral view (Fig. 21C). Anal tube (segment X), short, apex smoothly reentrant, with sparse setae in dorsal view (Fig. 21A).   
 Variations. The median longitudinal carina of pronotum and median longitudinal carina of mesonotum are strongly marked, and median longitudinal carinae of mesonotum was absent, in some specimens. Variations in the coloration of the body have been observed in some male specimens, from dark brown to light brown.   
 Etymology. From the Greek makros, long, pteron, wing. The species name is allusive to the length of the forewing, about 4× the length of the abdomen.   
 Distribution. Brasil (Amazonas and Amapá) (Fig. 42).   
 Comments. B. macroptera sp. nov. differs from the other species of Bebaiotes by the coloration of the head and thorax orange yellow, forewing dark brown, lateral longitudinal carinae slightly arched and converging on anterior margin and strongly diverging towards the tegula and ventral margin of periandrium with long indentation.
description: Published as part of Viegas, Eduarda Fernanda Gomes & Ale-Rocha, Rosaly, 2024, A century of Achilixiidae Muir, 1923 (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoromorpha): taxonomic study of the genus Bebaiotes Muir, 1924 and description of eight new species from Brazil, pp. 1-65 in Zootaxa 5413 (1) on pages 32-36, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5413.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10681165