DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15138074
title: Table 2 in New genus and new species of spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) from the Philippines

description: Table 2. Character diagnosis for the three closely related genera from the Philippines.
GeneraNo. Characters MioscartaPoeciloterpa Trigonoschema gen. nov.1Habitus general shape in dorso-ventrally flattened, lateral view total length nearly 4 times height (Figs 2, 4–11A)globulous, total length not dorso-ventrally around 2.5 times height flattened, in lateral view (Fig. 2C) total length around 3 times height (Figs 2, 12–16B)2Total lenght of the 8 mm – 11 mm specimennot exceeding 8 mm 9.5 mm – 12.5 mm3Pronotum angle not more than 25° (Figs 2, 4–11A).42° (Fig. 2C) around 45° (Figs 2B, 12–16A)4Distance between ocellus 2 times ocellus diameter and compound eye (Fig. 1A)6 times ocellus diameter less than 4 times ocellus (Fig. 1C) diameter (Fig. 1B).5Distance between ocelli 1.5 ocellus diameter (Fig. 1A)at least 2 times ocellus 1.5 ocellus diameter diameter (Fig. 1C) (Fig. 1B)6Size of ocelli evaluated large, distance between eyes according to the distance less than 8 times ocellus between eyes using ocellus diameter (Fig. 1A) diametervery small, distance small, distance between between eyes 16 eyes 9-10.5 times ocellus times ocellus diameter diameter (Fig. 1B) (Fig. 1C)7Postclypeus shape ovoid (Fig. 1A) in frontal viewcompressed laterally ovoid (Fig. 1B) with lateral sides almost straight (Fig. 1C)8Widest part of postclypeus mid height (Fig. 1A) in frontal viewclose to frons (Fig. 1C) close to frons (Fig. 1B)9Apical reticulation generally developed and of the tegmen reduced in few cases (Figs 4–11A, C)reduced reduced (Figs 12–16A, C)10Apical curve of tegmen in visible (Figs 4–11C) dorsal viewrarely visible rarely visible (Figs 12–16C)11Widest part of habitus midlength of tegmen (Figs 4–11C)before midlength of before midlength of tegmen tegmen (Figs 12–16C)12Apical cells of the tegmen not concave (Figs 4–11A, C) concave not concave (Figs 12–16 A, C)13Rp posterior wing Rp separating from SC+Ra nearly at midlength (Fig. 3A)Rp separating from Rp separating from SC+Ra after midlength SC+Ra nearly at and making a strong midlength, bend after separating (Fig. 3A (Fig. 13E)) from SC+ Ra (Fig. 3B)14Subgenital plates length at least 1.5 times longer than slightly longer than clearly shorter than 1.5 pygofer height pygofer height times longer than pygofer (Figs 5, 7–8, 10–11F). height (Figs 12, 14, 16F)15Subgenital plates fine always present, longer than appendage the main plate (Figs 5, 7–8, 10–11F).generally absent, if generally present but present shorter than the shorter than the main main plate plate (Figs 12, 14 & 16F)16Paramere general shape not globose and without protrusion on lateral side (Figs 5, 7–8, 10–11G).not globose and without globose with protrusion protrusion on lateral side on lateral side (Figs 12, 14, 16G).
description: Published as part of Crispolon, Elorde Jr. S., Guilbert, Eric, Yap, Sheryl A. & Soulier-Perkins, Adeline, 2021, New genus and new species of spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) from the Philippines, pp. 102 in European Journal of Taxonomy 778 on page 102, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.778.1571, http://zenodo.org/record/5704978