Ilyapa ochrescens
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Ordo: Hemiptera
Familia: Cicadellidae
Genus: Ilyapa
Name
Ilyapa ochrescens Dietrich, 2011 sp. n. – Wikispecies link – ZooBank link – Pensoft Profile
Description
Length male 6.5–6.8 mm. Nearly uniform pale orange dorsally, orange-red maculae slender; apical margin of crown forming acute angle, pronotal macula indistinct. Male pygofer processes robust, not crossing posteromedially; anal tube without ventrolateral processes; aedeagal shaft symmetrical, pillarlike, compressed, in lateral view extended dorsad and bent posterad at right angle, with pair of acute anterodorsal processes extended anterad, posterodorsal extension with ventral margin irregular, apex expanded with ventral spine. Female unknown.
Material examined
Holotype male: COLOMBIA, Cundinamarca, PNN Chingaza Valle Del Fraylejon, 4°31'N, 73°45'W, 3170m, Malaise 31 August–13 September 2000 (A. Pérez), M.732. Paratypes: 1 male, same coordinates, Chingaza Bosque Palacio, 2930m, Malaise 8–22 December 2000 (A. Cifuentes), M.1027; 1 male, same data except 3–16 March 2001(C. Vinchira and A. Cifuentes), M.1492 [HIC].
Etymology
The species name refers to the mostly orange coloration of the dorsum.
Notes
This species may be distinguished by its relatively long crown, predominantly orange coloration, and broad, strongly compressed aedeagal shaft.
Original Description
- Dietrich, C; 2011: Tungurahualini, a new tribe of Neotropical leafhoppers, with notes on the subfamily Mileewinae (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) ZooKeys, 124: 19-39. doi
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