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9314C160744F3770FDA57B20FEFB2280.text	9314C160744F3770FDA57B20FEFB2280.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Chlorionidea Löw	<div><p>Genus Chlorionidea Löw</p> <p>General colour white or yellow with white middle line from vertex to abdomen apex and dark markings along carinae of head. Vertex longer than wide, apically protruding, with subparallel or slightly converging lateral margins and apical cell very narrow. Transition vertex to frons subangular, frons and postclypeus with distinct simple carina. Lateral carinae of pronotum diverging, not reaching hind margin of pronotum. Wings (brachypterous) with rounded apex, nearly twice as long as wide. Post-tibial spur with 15–23 marginal denticles. No sexual dimorphism. Male: Pygofer white, little sclerotized, margin simple, diaphragm with sclerotized middle ridge at least in its upper part; suspensorium ring-shaped; aedeagus curved, with asymmetrical rows of teeth.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9314C160744F3770FDA57B20FEFB2280	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Guglielmino, Adalgisa;Bückle, Christoph	Guglielmino, Adalgisa, Bückle, Christoph (2010): Revision of Chlorionidea Löw (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) with the description of two new species from Italy, and comments on anti-symmetry in male genitalia of Delphacidae. Journal of Natural History 44 (45 - 46): 2737-2759, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2010.512399, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2010.512399
9314C160744F3779FDBF7A8FFBC62285.text	9314C160744F3779FDBF7A8FFBC62285.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Chlorionidea flava Low 1885	<div><p>Chlorionidea flava Löw</p> <p>Redescription</p> <p>General colour white or, more often, distinctly yellow. In this case a middle line from vertex until abdomen tip remains white. Wings hyaline except for their white margin. Dark brown markings only along white carinae of anterior part of vertex and of frons. Area between dark markings of frons orange.</p> <p>Vertex with nearly parallel or apically slightly converging lateral margins, longer than wide, its apical margin distinctly protruding in the middle. Basal cells longer than wide at their base. Apical cell very narrow, longer than basal cells, its lateral carinae fusing at tip of vertex. Transition vertex – frons in lateral view subangular. Frons in lateral view slightly convex, lateral carina almost straight, its transition to lateral carina of vertex subacutely angular. Frons in frontal view with equally curved lateral margins, in the middle with distinct simple carina continuing on postclypeus. Antennae cylindrical, with basal segment short, broader than long, second segment about three times as long as basal segment, twice as long as broad. Pronotum about three-quarters as long as vertex, its lateral dorsal carinae distinctly diverging, directed to posterior margin without attaining it. Mesonotum in the middle line twice as long as pronotum. Wings (brachypterous) with hind margin widely rounded, without trace of angles, about 1.8 × longer than wide.</p> <p>Male genitalia. Pygofer (Figure 4A,E) in lateral view with almost straight posterior margin and slight angle above inferior third of hind margin; in posterior view somewhat higher than broad, distinctly broadened on the level of diaphragm with margins strongly protruding in caudal direction on both sides of diaphragm; diaphragm along ventral margin of aedeagus opening with Y-shaped sclerotized thickening, at the end of each of its arms with tubercle; aedeagus opening pentagonal, foramen of styles almost as broad as aedeagus opening. Anal tube (Figure 5A,F) simple, without processes, ventrocaudal margin only slightly excavated. Styles (Figure 6B) stout, with axe-shaped apex, mediobasal portion broadened and scabrous. Suspensorium very uniformly thin on all sides. Aedeagus (Figure 7A–G) laterally depressed, ventrally bent, approximately uniformly wide in lateral view, apically only slightly enlarged, in most cases with phallotreme on its convex right side and curved series of about seven teeth ventrally of phallotreme. On its concave left side dorsoapically with group of about five large teeth and on ventral margin another series of teeth extending over apical half of aedeagus and directed to its left side. Length of aedeagus, shape of apex and shape and number of teeth variable.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>Anti-symmetry is observed. Some specimens have an aedeagus concave on the right side with phallotreme on the left side etc. (Figure 7D–G). Both types may be found together in the same population (for example in our material from Berchtesgaden, Germany).</p> <p>Female genitalia. Genital scale (Figure 9A) large, longer than wide, to some degree variable in shape, approximately triangular with concave sides, and tapered, narrowly rounded, tip. Gonocoxae VIII wide, at most slightly concave on their median margin.</p> <p>Measurements</p> <p>Males (brachypterous). Total length: 2.8–3.3 mm; width at level of wings: 1.1– 1.24 mm; width of head including eyes: 0.70–0.79 mm; length of vertex: 0.33–0.37 mm; width of vertex at base: 0.27–0.3 mm; length of pronotum: 0.22–0.25 mm; length of mesonotum from hind margin of pronotum to tip of scutellum: 0.42–0.54 mm; length of forewing: 1.0– 1.26 mm; width of forewing: 0.69–0.8 mm; length of hind tibia: 0.75–0.82 mm; length of aedeagus: 0.54–0.65 mm. Males (macropterous): total length:</p> <p>4.2 mm; length mesonotum: 0.65 mm; length of forewing: 0.34 mm; width of forewing at level of apex of clavus: 0.94 mm.</p> <p>Females (brachypterous). Total length: 3.24–3.4 mm; width at level of the wings: 1.26– 1.33 mm; width of head including eyes: 0.78–0.82 mm; length of vertex: 0.32–0.37 mm; width of vertex at base: 0.28–0.31 mm; length of pronotum: 0.24–0.28 mm; length of mesonotum from hind margin of pronotum to tip of scutellum: 0.44–0.49 mm; length of forewing: 1.24–1.3 mm; width of forewing: 0.77–0.79 mm; length of hind tibia: 0.8–0.9 mm.</p> <p>Material examined</p> <p>Germany. Bayern, Memmingen, Benninger Ried, 600 m: 30 June 2001, 7 males, 15 females; same location, 1 July 2001, 1 male, 2 females; same location, 22 June 2002, 5 males, 4 females; same location, 29 July 2002, 4 males, 2 females. Bayern, Berchtesgaden, Ramsau, 22 June 2003, 7 males, 2 females; same location, 19/ 20 July 2003, 6 males, 1 female; same location, 4 September 2003, 1 male (CB).</p> <p>Russia. Krasnodar region, Tuapse district, Nebug village, forest’s edge on mountain ridge, 22 May 1965, Logvinenko det., 1 male, 1 female (ZIN).</p> <p>Greece. Vourinos Mountain, 1400–1600 m, 29 July 1984, 1 male, 1 female (CD).</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9314C160744F3779FDBF7A8FFBC62285	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Guglielmino, Adalgisa;Bückle, Christoph	Guglielmino, Adalgisa, Bückle, Christoph (2010): Revision of Chlorionidea Löw (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) with the description of two new species from Italy, and comments on anti-symmetry in male genitalia of Delphacidae. Journal of Natural History 44 (45 - 46): 2737-2759, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2010.512399, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2010.512399
9314C1607446377BFE317A8FFCF9222F.text	9314C1607446377BFE317A8FFCF9222F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Chlorionidea apenninica Guglielmino & Bückle 2010	<div><p>Chlorionidea apenninica sp. nov.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Head, pronotum, mesonotum (Figure 3A,B) as in C. flava. In shape, proportions, size, colour and markings very similar to C. flava. The differences from that species are the</p> <p>characters of the male and female genitalia. Until now only brachypterous specimens are known.</p> <p>Male genitalia (Figure 2A). Pygofer (Figure 4B,F) very similar to that of C. flava. In lateral view with barely perceptible angle above inferior third of hind margin; in posterior view Y-shaped sclerotized thickening reduced to small sclerotized central part of hind margin of aedeagus opening and short median carina in ventral direction. Main difference from C. flava visible in the anal tube (Figure 5B,G), which is distinctly larger and armoured with two long curved, ventrally directed processes. Styles (Figure 6C) as in C. flava, their inner margin often more scabrous and darker. Suspensorium (Figure 6F) as in C. flava. Aedeagus (Figure 8A–D) similar to that of C. flava, somewhat longer and stouter, with phallotreme on its left side. Length of aedeagus, shape of apex and shape and number of teeth to some degree variable.</p> <p>Female genitalia. Genital scale (Figure 9B) distinctly larger than in C. flava, approximately triangular, with straight sides and truncated tip. Gonocoxae VIII (Figure 9C) as in C. flava.</p> <p>Fifth instar nymph (one specimen). In shape, colour, number and distribution of sensory pits very similar to fifth instar of C. sibillinica sp. nov. (see below).</p> <p>Measurements</p> <p>Males (brachypterous). Total length: 2.9–3.2 mm; width at level of wings: 1.22– 1.3 mm; width of head including eyes: 0.75–0.83 mm; length of vertex: 0.33–0.36 mm; width of vertex at base: 0.27–0.31 mm; length of pronotum: 0.24–0.25 mm; length of mesonotum from hind margin of pronotum to tip of scutellum: 0.42–0.55 mm; length of forewing: 1.16–1.36 mm; width of forewing: 0.74–0.8 mm; length of hind tibia: 0.82–0.9 mm; length of aedeagus: 0.63–0.71 mm.</p> <p>Females (brachypterous). Total length: 3.6–3.9 mm; width at level of the wings: 1.42– 1.44 mm; width of head including eyes: 0.84–0.88 mm; length of vertex: 0.39–0.4 mm; width of vertex at base: 0.3–0.33 mm; length of pronotum: 0.26–0.27 mm; length of mesonotum from hind margin of pronotum to tip of scutellum: 0.51–0.55 mm; length of forewing: 1.34–1.46 mm; width of forewing: 0.84–0.89 mm; length of hind tibia: 0.92–0.95 mm.</p> <p>Fifth instar nymph. Total length: 2.95 mm; width: 1.15 mm; width of head including eyes: 0.74 mm; length of vertex: 0.33 mm; width of vertex at base: 0.29 mm; length of pronotum: 0.25 mm; length of forewing pads: 0.8 mm; length of hindwing pads: 0.55 mm; length of hind tibia: 0.72 mm.</p> <p>Type series</p> <p>Holotype. Male: Italy, Emilia-Romagna (Modena); Monte Cimone, Sestola, 1 km north of Pian del Falco; ∼ 1300 m; 3 June 2007; herbaceous vegetation on forest margin; Guglielmino and Bückle leg. (loc. 375).</p> <p>Paratypes. Same data as holotype; 14 males, 7 females. Same data as holotype; 27 June 2005 (loc. 183), 3 females. Same data as holotype; 3 September 2007 (loc. 404); 1 female. Liguria (Genova); M. Maggiorasca, Passo Tomarlo, road to Foresta Penna about 1 km south of fork from SP81; ∼ 1400 m; 9 June 2007; meadows between beechwood; Guglielmino and Bückle leg. (loc. 383); one male. Emilia-Romagna (Piacenza); M. Lesima, road Cima della Colletta – Passo di Giove 900 m east of the pass; ∼ 1400 m; 10 June 2007; undergrowth of beechwood; Guglielmino and Bückle leg. (loc. 387); 5 males, 3 females. Emilia-Romagna (Parma); M. Maggiorasca, SP 81 3.9km east (direction Bedonia) of Passo Tomarlo (11.4 km); ∼ 1200 m; 22 August 2008; dry meadow near beechwood; Guglielmino and Bückle leg. (loc. 444); 2 females. Toscana (Lucca); Alpi Apuane, Terrinca, Monte Corchia, Passo di Croce; ∼ 1200 m; 16 August 2008; meadows near forest; Guglielmino and Bückle leg. (loc. 433); 1 female. Abruzzo (L’Aquila); Monte Velino, Rocca di Mezzo, mountain ridge north of Piano di Pezza between Punta dell’Azocchio and Colle del Nibbio; ∼ 1850 m; 14 June 2007; mountain pasture; Guglielmino and Bückle leg. (loc. 393); 2 males, 2 females. Marche (Ascoli); Monti Sibillini, between rifugio Monte Sibilla and Montemonaco, 4.3 km above (west of) fork to Isola di S. Biagio; ∼ 1400 m; 9 June 2008; dry meadows; Guglielmino and Bückle leg. (loc. 425); 1 male. Marche (Ascoli); Monti Sibillini, Montemonaco, road to Foce near Rocca, 2.3 km from fork from road Montemonaco – Montegallo; ∼ 800 m; 9 June 2008; dry meadows; Guglielmino and Bückle leg. (loc. 426); 2 males.</p> <p>The numbers in parentheses coincide with the locality number system used in our faunistic and zoogeographical papers.</p> <p>Type material deposited in Dipartimento di Protezione delle Piante, Università della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy (Guglielmino’s collection) (CG).</p> <p>Geographical distribution</p> <p>At present C. apenninica is known from Northern (M. Cimone, M. Maggiorasca, M. Lesima) and Central Apennines (Monti Sibillini, M. Velino-region) (Figure 1: 1), at an altitude between 800–1850 m.</p> <p>Biology</p> <p>Adults were collected in June, four females also in August and September, respectively, in mountain meadows, on forest margins and in grass vegetation within beech forest. Chlorionidea apenninica feeds on species of the Sesleria albicans group such as S. nitida Ten. and S. autumnalis (Scop.) Schultz. Probably univoltine.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9314C1607446377BFE317A8FFCF9222F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Guglielmino, Adalgisa;Bückle, Christoph	Guglielmino, Adalgisa, Bückle, Christoph (2010): Revision of Chlorionidea Löw (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) with the description of two new species from Italy, and comments on anti-symmetry in male genitalia of Delphacidae. Journal of Natural History 44 (45 - 46): 2737-2759, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2010.512399, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2010.512399
9314C16074443765FE497AC1FC2126F7.text	9314C16074443765FE497AC1FC2126F7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Chlorionidea bromi Emeljanov. Recently 1964	<div><p>Chlorionidea bromi Emeljanov</p> <p>Redescription</p> <p>Very similar to C. flava in shape, proportions, size, colour and markings. Head shape similar to that of C. sibillinica (see below). The differences from that species comprise mainly characters of male and female genitalia. In the material examined only brachypterous specimens were present.</p> <p>Male genitalia (Figure 2B). Pygofer (Figure 4C,G) smaller than in C. flava. In lateral view with upper part of hind margin slightly oblique in anterior direction, forming in this way a distinctly protruding angle above inferior third of hind margin; in posterior view without sclerotized thickening on ventral margin of aedeagus opening, but with distinct, in its ventral part more elevated, median carina between the two foramina; styles opening small, its width at most a third of width of pygofer. Anal tube (Figure 5C,H) normally simple [only in one of two males from Crimea (Figure 5D,I), however, with pair of short, straight, ventrally directed spines], its ventrocaudal margin profoundly excavated. Styles (Figure 6D) slender, without darker or scabrous inner basal margin, apical part narrow, not broadened at tip. Suspensorium shorter and more robust than in C. flava, its caudal margin prolonged in short lamella with concave margin. Aedeagus (Figure 8E–G) relatively short, curved in dorsal direction, dorsoventrally depressed, dorsally concave, on its left margin with row of dorsally directed teeth along apical half of aedeagus, on its right margin another group of teeth in two rows in subapical position, phallotreme in ventral position.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>Anti-symmetry in the aedeagus is observed: Some specimens have the subapical group of teeth on left side.</p> <p>Female genitalia. Without sclerotized genital scale. Gonocoxae VIII (Figure 9D) distinctly excavated on their basal inner margin, caudally broadened.</p> <p>Measurements</p> <p>Males (brachypterous). Total length: 3.3–3.4 mm; width at level of wings: 1.2– 1.26 mm; width of head including eyes: 0.74–0.81 mm; length of vertex: 0.34–0.42 mm; width of vertex at base: 0.28–0.33 mm; length of pronotum: 0.22–0.25 mm; length of mesonotum from hind margin of pronotum to tip of scutellum: 0.47–0.54 mm; length of forewing: 1.28–1.5 mm; width of forewing: 0.77–0.82 mm; length of hind tibia: 0.85–0.9 mm; length of aedeagus: 0.45–0.48 mm.</p> <p>Females (brachypterous). Total length: 3.8 mm; width at level of the wings: 1.32– 1.4 mm; width of head including eyes: 0.81–0.83 mm; length of vertex: 0.38–0.43 mm; width of vertex at base: 0.33–0.36 mm; length of pronotum: 0.24–0.25 mm; length of mesonotum from hind margin of pronotum to tip of scutellum: 0.52–0.55 mm; length of forewing: 1.4–1.58 mm; width of forewing: 0.8–0.9 mm; length of hind tibia: 0.93–0.95 mm.</p> <p>Material examined</p> <p>Mongolia. Mongolia, 20 km west of somon Bayan-Ula, Dzabkhansky Aimak, 2 July 1968, Emeljanov, 2 males, 2 females (ZIN).</p> <p>Ukraine. Crimea, Chatyrdag, top plateau, 16 July 1967, Logvinenko, 2 males, 1 female (ZIN).</p> <p>Kazakhstan. Kasakhstan, Koksengir Mountains Zhana Arka, 8 July 1959, Emeljanov, Paratype C. bromi Emeljanov 1964, 1 male (ZIN).</p> <p>Russia. South Russia, Krasnodar region, Caucasus Reserve, slps. Alous mountains, 29 June 1964, Logvinenko, 5 males (CIZ).</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The specimen figured in Logvinenko (1975) as C. flava is doubtless C. bromi.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9314C16074443765FE497AC1FC2126F7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Guglielmino, Adalgisa;Bückle, Christoph	Guglielmino, Adalgisa, Bückle, Christoph (2010): Revision of Chlorionidea Löw (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) with the description of two new species from Italy, and comments on anti-symmetry in male genitalia of Delphacidae. Journal of Natural History 44 (45 - 46): 2737-2759, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2010.512399, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2010.512399
9314C160745A3760FE4F7D72FB5A2502.text	9314C160745A3760FE4F7D72FB5A2502.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Chlorionidea sibillinica Guglielmino & Bückle 2010	<div><p>Chlorionidea sibillinica sp. nov.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Very similar to C. flava in shape, proportions, size, colour and markings. Vertex with longer apical cell, in dorsal view in the middle more angularly protruding, in lateral view middle carina of frons at transition to vertex more prominent in relation to rounded lateral carina (Figure 3C,D). Differences from C. flava consist, however, mostly of characters of the male and female genitalia. Until now only brachypterous specimens are known.</p> <p>Male genitalia (Figure 2C). Pygofer (Figure 4D,H,I) in lateral view with slight angle above inferior third of hind margin; in posterior view with only indistinct sclerotized thickening on ventral margin of aedeagus opening, but with distinct, in its ventral part more elevated median carina between the two foramina, near styles opening forming irregular scabrous crest (Figure 4I); styles opening small, its width at most a third of width of pygofer. Anal tube (Figure 5E,K) with pair of hook-shaped ventrally directed processes, its ventrocaudal margin profoundly excavated. Styles (Figure 6E) without darker or scabrous inner basal margin, apical part short, narrow, not broadened at its tip. Suspensorium (Figure 6G) as in C. bromi, its caudal margin prolonged in short lamella with concave margin. Aedeagus (Figure 8H–K) relatively short, curved in dorsal direction, laterally depressed, its base in lateral view very enlarged, with dorsal crest of teeth continuing onto narrow middle part of aedeagus. Apical portion of aedeagus dorsally abruptly enlarged, with some small spines on its right side, phallotreme on its left side.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>Anti-symmetry is observed: Some specimens have an aedeagus with phallotreme on the right side.</p> <p>Female genitalia. Genital scale (Figure 9E) distinct, wider than long, triangular, with straight sides. Gonocoxae VIII (Figure 9F) slender, abruptly narrowed caudally of the basal medially protruding part.</p> <p>Fifth instar nymph (Figure 6A). General colour white. Dark brown markings between carinae of anterior part of vertex and on last tarsomere. Face light brown except from the middle of postclypeus, on legs in the form of linear markings and on dorsal side as four longitudinal stripes: two near the middle line, narrow, close together and passing more or less continuously from vertex to abdomen tip, other pair near lateral margin, wider, very distinct on pronotum and abdomen, consisting of rather isolated indistinct patches on other parts of body. Vertex with parallel sides, somewhat longer than wide, its apical margin distinctly protruding in the middle. Basal cells longer than wide at their base. Apical part of vertex with two parallel median carinae continuing over complete length of frons. Transition vertex – frons in lateral view subangular. Frons in frontal view with slightly convex lateral margins, postclypeus without carina. Antennae cylindrical, with basal segment short, broader than long, second segment about three times as long as basal segment, twice as long as broad. Pronotum about three-quarters as long as vertex, its lateral dorsal carinae distinctly diverging, directed to posterior margin without attaining it. Meso- and metanotum distinctly longer than pronotum. Both meso- and metanotum with pair of complete straight posteriorly diverging carinae reaching hind margin of their segment.</p> <p>Sensory pits. Frons/vertex: on each side two sensory pits in distal portion against median carina, two in median portion against lateral carina and two in upper portion against median carina, another one on transition frons to vertex and two on apical part of vertex; four or five sensory pits close together between lateral carina of frons/vertex and eyes; on pronotum: seven sensory pits on each side: two along posterior inner side of dorsal lateral carina, one posterior to that carina, one between carina and lateral margin of pronotum, one on lateral margin of pronotum and two on ventral side beyond lateral margin of pronotum; on mesonotum: five sensory pits on each side: one on inner and one on outer side of dorsal lateral carina, two on forewing pad in pre-apical position, and one on lateral margin of wing pad near its base; on metanotum on each side one sensory pit outside dorsal carina; on abdomen: on fourth tergite on each side one or two lateral sensory pits, on fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth tergites three lateral sensory pits, arranged except for eighth tergite in rather regular transverse lines near posterior margin of tergite; three pairs of sensory pits in addition on ninth segment, one in dorsal, other two in ventral position.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The number of sensory pits seems to some degree variable. We studied, in addition, the exuvia of another fifth instar nymph that shows only three or four sensory pits in front of the eyes, one sensory pit on each side of the fourth abdominal tergite and two on each side of the fifth abdominal tergite.</p> <p>Measurements</p> <p>Males (brachypterous). Total length: 2.9–3.1 mm; width at level of wings: 1.26– 1.4 mm; width of head including eyes: 0.85–0.95 mm; length of vertex: 0.33–0.37 mm; width of vertex at base: 0.3–0.32 mm; length of pronotum: 0.22–0.24 mm; length of mesonotum from hind margin of pronotum to tip of scutellum: 0.47–0.52 mm; length of forewing: 1.2–1.28 mm; width of forewing: 0.76–0.83 mm; length of hind tibia: 0.85–0.95 mm; length of aedeagus: 0.42–0.43 mm.</p> <p>Females (brachypterous). Total length: 3.5–3.7 mm; width at level of the wings: 1.42– 1.5 mm; width of head including eyes: 0.85–0.92 mm; length of vertex: 0.37–0.4 mm; width of vertex at base: 0.34–0.35 mm; length of pronotum: 0.25–0.28 mm; length of mesonotum from hind margin of pronotum to tip of scutellum: 0.52–0.55 mm; length of forewing: 1.22–1.3 mm; width of forewing: 0.83–0.89 mm; length of hind tibia: 0.9–0.98 mm.</p> <p>Fifth instar nymph. Total length: 2.75 mm; width: 1.16 mm; width of head including eyes: 0.78 mm; length of vertex: 0.32 mm; width of vertex at base: 0.3 mm; length of pronotum: 0.23 mm; length of forewing pads: 0.7 mm; length of hindwing pads: 0.52 mm; length of hind tibia: 0.66 mm.</p> <p>Type series</p> <p>Holotype. Male: Italy, Marche (Ascoli); Monti Sibillini, Forca di Presta; ∼ 1600 m; 22 June 2005; mountain pasture; Guglielmino and Bückle leg. (loc. 170).</p> <p>Paratypes. Same data as holotype; 13 June 2007 (loc. 391); 2 males, 4 females. Same data as holotype; 3 June 2008 (loc. 415); 1 male reared from a collected nymph. Marche (Macerata); Monti Sibillini, road between Casali and Fiastra, 1.2 km north of fork to Forcella di Fargno; ∼ 1500 m; 10 June 2008; mountain pasture; Guglielmino and Bückle leg. (loc. 429); 5 males, 2 females.</p> <p>The numbers in parentheses coincide with our locality number system used in our faunistic and zoogeographical papers.</p> <p>Type material deposited in Dipartimento di Protezione delle Piante, Università della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy (Guglielmino’s collection) (CG).</p> <p>Geographic distribution</p> <p>At present Chlorionidea sibillinica is known only from Monti Sibillini (Figure 1: 2), at an altitude between 1500 and 1600 m.</p> <p>Biology</p> <p>Adults were collected in June in mountain pastures with Sesleria tenuifolia. Probably univoltine.</p> <p>Key to species</p> <p>1. Apex of styles broad, axe-shaped (Figure 6B,C); aedeagus ventrally bent (Figure 2A); genital scale large, longer than wide (Figure 9A,B); gonocoxae VIII wide, at most, slightly concave on their median margin (Figure 9C)............................................................................ 2</p> <p>Apex of styles not broadened, rounded (Figure 6D,E); aedeagus dorsally bent (Figure 2B,C); genital scale small, wider than long (Figure 9E) or lacking; gonocoxae VIII slender, abruptly narrowed caudally of the basal medially protruding part (Figure 9D,F).......................................... 3</p> <p>2. Anal tube with sclerotized appendages (Figure 5B,G); genital scale very large, its length&gt; 0.3 mm, with ± straight margins and more or less straightly cut tip (Figure 9B)...................................... C. apenninica sp. nov.</p> <p>Anal tube without appendages (Figure 5A,F); genital scale smaller, its length &lt;0.3 mm, with concave margins and more or less rounded tip (Figure 9A).................................................................. C. flava</p> <p>3. Anal tube with sclerotized appendages (Figure 5E,K); aedeagus laterally depressed with phallotreme laterally (Figure 8H–K); genital scale present (Figure 9E).......................................... C. sibillinica sp. nov.</p> <p>Anal tube without appendages (Figure 5C,H); aedeagus dorsoventrally depressed with phallotreme ventrally (Figure 8E–G); without genital scale................................................................. C. bromi</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9314C160745A3760FE4F7D72FB5A2502	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Guglielmino, Adalgisa;Bückle, Christoph	Guglielmino, Adalgisa, Bückle, Christoph (2010): Revision of Chlorionidea Löw (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) with the description of two new species from Italy, and comments on anti-symmetry in male genitalia of Delphacidae. Journal of Natural History 44 (45 - 46): 2737-2759, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2010.512399, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2010.512399
