taxonID	type	description	language	source
1F2387EA7D4BFFCAFE309CA3FDAFCBBF.taxon	description	(figures 1 – 5, 10, 11) Length of male 15.0 – 15.4 mm; female 14.7 – 16.0 mm. Body covered with numerous short setae (figure 1). Head, in dorsal view, elongate and triangular; with median longitudinal fovea extending its full length; apex produced into rather broad, long process directed anterodorsally; process with lateral carinae on ventral and dorsal margins; median length of crown plus process much greater than transocular width (figure 1). Ocelli located on imaginary line between anterior eye angles; each ocellus approximately equidistant from adjacent eye angle and median line of crown. Antennal ledges, in lateral view, with distinct longitudinal dorsal carina; apical half declivous. Surface of crown with small longitudinal fovea around external margin of each ocellus and extending to apex of longitudinal carina of antennal ledges. Frons convex, except on concave surface of head process; muscle impressions indistinct, but their locations marked by transverse rows of setae. Epistomal suture incomplete. Clypeus, in lateral view, only slightly produced; its contour continuing profile of frons. Thorax, in dorsal view, with pronotal width slightly greater than transocular width. Pronotum with lateral margins convergent anteriorly; surface rugose on posterior two-thirds; anterior one-third with median and two lateral depressions, median depression located slightly behind lateral ones; posterior pronotal margin concave (figure 1). Mesonotum slightly striate behind transverse sulcus. Forewings coriaceous; veins indistinct; with five apical cells; membrane well delimited, including inner apical cell and part of brachial and remaining apical cells; without anteapical plexus of veins and without anteapical supernumerary crossveins to costal margin. Hindwings extending almost to apex of forewings; vein R 2 z 3 incomplete. Hindlegs with femoral setal formula 2: 1: 0 or 2: 0: 0; length of first tarsomere smaller than combined length of second and third ones. Male genitalia with pygofer, in lateral view, moderately produced posteriorly; posterior margin narrowly convex; surface with scattered long microsetae mostly on ventral portion; pygofer without processes (figure 4). Valve convex anteriorly and posteriorly on median portion; narrowed and fused with pygofer laterally (figure 3). Subgenital plates, in ventral view, somewhat spoon-shaped; fused basally for very short distance; very elongate, extending well beyond pygofer apex; with slight emargination on inner margin of apical half; apical third expanded, but with apex narrowly round; surface with scattered microsetae; many fusiform macrosetae densely distributed on apical inner portion and extending anteriorly along ventral margin (figures 2 – 4). Styles, in dorsal view, extending well beyond connective apex; with lobe on posterior one-third of outer margin; apex narrow, subtruncate (figure 2). Connective Y-shaped; stem longer than arms, its apex with lateral expansions (figure 2). Aedeagus symmetrical; shaft short; curved dorsally in lateral view; dorsal margin with pair of small triangular processes on curvature; with very small microsetae on outer margin of curvature; gonoduct opening on basal portion of shaft; dorsal apodemes large, semicircular (figure 5). Paraphyses with rami slender and short, not attaining apex of aedeagal shaft (figure 5). Female genitalia with sternite VII, in ventral view, slightly produced posteriorly; posterior margin with median convex projection slightly produced; surface with scattered microsetae (figure 10). Internal sternite VIII membranous. Pygofer, in lateral view, moderately produced posteriorly; surface with scattered long microsetae; posterior margin rounded (figure 11). Ovipositor with second valvulae, in lateral view, distinctly broadened beyond basal curvature, narrowing gradually toward acute apex; preapical prominence distinct; teeth triangular, distributed from beginning of expanded portion to apex, those from expanded portion larger; denticles from preapical prominence to apex on ventral margin and on posterior portion of median surface of teeth (second valvulae as in A. nessimiani sp. nov.; figures 14 – 16). Colour mostly reddish brown (bright red when preserved in ethanol); crown with small pale markings adjacent to eyes and on antennal ledges; membrane of forewings translucent brown; abdominal tergites almost black; body, in ventral view, with small pale markings on head, thorax and abdomen. Etymology. The new species is named in honour of Dr Roman Rakitov (Center for Biodiversity, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign), who has published fine contributions on the biology and morphology of leafhoppers. Dr Rakitov has called our attention to the specimens on which this description is based. Type material. HOLOTYPE: male, Ecuador, ‘ ECUADOR: ORELLANA Province, \ Reserva Étnica Waorani, Transect \ Ent., 1 km S. Onkone Gare Camp, \ 220 m 00 ‡ 39 ′ 10 ̎ S 076 ‡ 26 ′ 00 ̎ W’; ‘ 8 - Feb- 1995, T. L. Erwin \ et al., fogging terre firme \ forest, lot # ’, EPNC. PARATYPES: one male and one female, same data as holotype except ‘ 5 - Feb- 1996 ’ and ‘ lot # 1427 ’, EPCN; one male and one female, same data as holotype, MNRJ; one male, same data as holotype except ‘ 26 - Jun- 1996 ’ and ‘ lot # 1598 ’, MNRJ; one female, same data as holotype except ‘ 1 - Jul- 1995 ’ and ‘ lot # 1141 ’, MNRJ; one male, same data as holotype except ‘ 11 - Feb- 1995 ’ and ‘ lot # 1021 ’, INHS; one male, same data as holotype except ‘ 7 - Oct- 1994 ’ and ‘ lot # 893 ’, INHS; one female, same data as holotype except ‘ 10 - Oct- 1994 ’ and ‘ lot # 943 ’, INHS; one male and one female, ‘ ECUADOR: ORELLANA [Province] \ Tiputini Biodiversity Station, nr. \ Yasuni National Park, 200 – 250 m. \ 00 ‡ 37 ′ 55 ̎ S 76 ‡ 08 ′ 39 ̎ W’; ‘ 06 - Feb- 1999, Erwin \ transect T / 8 T. L. Erwin \ et al. Fogging terre firme \ forest, lot # 2072 ’, INHS; one male, same data as holotype except ‘ 5 - Feb- 1996 ’ and ‘ lot # 1432 ’, USNM; one male, same data as holotype except ‘ 23 - Jun- 1996 ’ and ‘ lot # 1601 ’, USNM; one female, same data as holotype except ‘ 3 - Jul- 1994 ’, USNM.	en	Ceotto, Paula C., Mejdalani, Gabriel, Takiya, Daniela M. (2004): Two new South American species of Acrobelus Stål (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) with a key to the species of the genus. Journal of Natural History 38 (16): 2073-2083, DOI: 10.1080/0022293032000140930, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0022293032000140930
1F2387EA7D4FFFC7FE229D68FC09CAA3.taxon	description	(figures 6 – 9, 12 – 16) Length of male 15.5 mm; female 16.5 mm. External features of head and thorax as in A. rakitovi sp. nov. Male genitalia with pygofer, in lateral view, moderately produced posteriorly; surface with numerous scattered microsetae mostly on ventral portion; posterior margin narrowed and subacute; pygofer without processes (figure 8). Valve triangular; slightly convex on anterior margin and strongly convex on posterior margin; narrowed and fused with pygofer laterally (figure 7). Subgenital plates, in ventral view, fused basally for very short distance; very elongate, extending well beyond pygofer apex; narrowly rounded apically and with emargination on inner margin of median third; surface with numerous scattered microsetae and many fusiform macrosetae densely distributed along most of inner margin and on apical one-third of outer margin (figures 6 – 8). Styles, in dorsal view, extending well beyond apex of connective; with lobe on posterior one-third of outer margin; apical portion digitiform; apex narrow, rounded (figure 6). Connective Y-shaped; stem longer than arms, its apex with lateral expansions (figure 6). Aedeagus symmetrical; shaft short; curved dorsally in lateral view; with pair of small triangular dorsal processes on curvature; with very small microsetae on outer margin of curvature; apex of shaft slightly serrate; gonoduct opening on basal portion of shaft; dorsal apodemes large, semicircular (figure 9). Paraphyses with rami very slender and short, not attaining one-half of aedeagal shaft (figure 9). Female genitalia (figures 12 – 16) similar to A. rakitovi sp. nov. Sternite VII narrower than in the latter species and with median posterior lobe more strongly produced (figure 12). Pygofer apex narrowed and subacute (figure 13). Ovipositor with second valvulae, in lateral view, distinctly broadened beyond basal curvature, narrowing gradually toward acute apex (figure 14); preapical prominence distinct (figure 15); teeth triangular, distributed from beginning of expanded portion to apex, those from expanded portion larger (figures 14 – 16); denticles from preapical prominence to apex on ventral margin and on posterior portion of median surface of teeth (figure 15). Colour mostly reddish brown; membrane of forewings translucent brown. Etymology. The new species is named in honour of Prof. Dr Jorge Luiz Nessimian (Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro), whose dedication to entomology has inspired and stimulated the authors in the study of leafhoppers. Type material. HOLOTYPE: male, Peru, ‘ Rio Santiago. [Amazonas Department] \ Peru XI · 17 · 24 [?] \ F 6183 [?] ’; ‘ H. Bassler \ Collection \ Acc. 33 591 ’, AMNH. PARATYPE: female, same data as holotype, AMNH.	en	Ceotto, Paula C., Mejdalani, Gabriel, Takiya, Daniela M. (2004): Two new South American species of Acrobelus Stål (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) with a key to the species of the genus. Journal of Natural History 38 (16): 2073-2083, DOI: 10.1080/0022293032000140930, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0022293032000140930
