taxonID	type	description	language	source
03BF87F0FFDBFFCEFF20FC6FFA63F13F.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 57)	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
03BF87F0FFDBFFCEFF20FC6FFA63F13F.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Medium-sized leafhoppers (Figs 52 – 57), elongated, green in life, yellow when preserved. Crown (Figs 1, 33) distinctly narrower than pronotum; moderately produced anteriorly; surface with longitudinal striae between ocelli. Ocelli (Figs 1, 33) closest to midline and posterior margin. Transition crown-face (Figs 14, 34) distinct, thin, but not foliaceous; with up to four transverse carinae. Forewing (Figs 4, 16) semiopaque, often with extra-numerary veins; apex narrowed; appendix undeveloped. Male pygofer (Figs 7, 19) without processes. Connective (Figs 9, 41) Y-shaped. Aedeagus (Figs 11, 24) with pair of atrial processes; shaft with bifid apex. Female sternite VII (Figs 26, 45) with posterior margin emarginated medially. First and second valvulae of ovipositor (Figs 28, 30, 47, 49) with constant height throughout most of their length. First valvulae (Figs 28, 47) with long ventral interlocking device, reaching the apical fourth. Second valvulae (Figs 30, 49) dorsal margin with 3 – 4 prominent and well separated teeth.	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
03BF87F0FFDBFFCEFF20FC6FFA63F13F.taxon	description	Color. Green in life, yellow when preserved (Figs 52 – 57). Eyes and ocelli red. External morphology. Head (Figs 1, 13, 33) distinctly narrower than pronotum, transocular width approximately three-fourths transhumeral width; moderately produced anteriorly, median length approximately three-fourths interocular width; anterior margin parabolic; crown surface slightly concave near ocelli, texture with longitudinal thin striae between ocelli and oblique striae between each ocellus and compound eye. Ocelli (Figs 1, 13, 33) closer to the midline than to compound eye, and closer to posterior margin in relation to anterior margin. Transition crown-face (Figs 2, 14, 34) distinct, thin, but not foliaceous; with up to four transverse carinae. Face (Figs 3, 15, 35) slightly wider than high. Frons (Figs 3, 15, 35), in lateral view, slightly tumid; in ventral view, height approximately twice the width; texture shagreen; surface slightly concave below anterior margin of the crown. Frontogenal suture (Figs 3, 15, 35) distant from eye margin by slightly less than maximum width of clypeus and extending to anterior margin of crown. Antennal ledge (Figs 3, 15, 35) carinate, oriented obliquely downward in relation to frons; not extending over frons. Epistomal suture (Figs 3, 15, 35) indistinct. Maxillary plates (Figs 3, 15, 35) not reaching clypeus apex. Gena (Figs 3, 15, 35) with ventrolateral margin slightly excavated below eye. Clypeus (Figs 3, 15, 35) approximately 1.3 times longer than wide; lateral margins slightly divergent apically; apical margin rectilinear or slightly excavated, in lateral view, almost flat. Pronotum (Figs 1, 13, 33), in dorsal view, with numerous transverse fine striae on disc and posterior third; lateral margins carinated, convergent anterad, longer than length of eye; in lateral view, (Figs 2, 14, 34), slightly declivous, continuous with head declivity. Mesonotum (Figs 1, 13, 33) slightly wider than long, lateral angles with shagreen texture and other areas rugose; scutellum with thin transverse irregular striae, in lateral view, flat. Forewing (Figs 4, 16, 36) semiopaque, approximately 3.5 times longer than wide; venation slightly distinct, often with few extra-numerary veins on apical two-thirds or almost reticulated; apex narrowed; appendix narrow, poorly developed, extending to second apical cell. Profemur elongated, approximately four times longer than high; AD, AM, and PD rows reduced and poorly defined, with exception of apical setae AD 1, AM 1 and PD 1 respectively; AV row with 4 − 5 setae; PV row with 2 − 3 setae; IC row formed by slightly arched comb of fine setae, restricted to apical half. Protibia, in cross-section, approximately cylindrical; AD row composed only by undifferentiated setae; AV row with short setae, distal setae only as long as tibia diameter, thin at basal third and thick at apical two-thirds; PD row composed by 4 − 5 setae and undifferentiated intercalary setae; PV row composed by 6 − 8 setae and undifferentiated intercalary setae. Metafemur with setal formula 2: 2: 1 (rarely 2: 2: 1: 1). Metatibia with AD, AV, and PD rows with 12 − 13, 16 − 20, and 24 − 27 macrosetae, respectively; AD row with 2 − 3 intercalary setae between macrosetae; PV row with apical half composed of a longer and thicker setae, interspersed with 3 − 5 thinner and shorter setae, ending with 2 − 3 short and thin setae at apex. Metatarsomere I ventral surface with two rows of cucullate setae, inner row with 7 − 10 larger setae and outer row with 5 − 8 smaller setae; apex with 5 − 7 platellae; metatarsomere II apex with 3 − 4 platellae. Male terminalia. Sternite VIII (Figs 5, 17, 37), in ventral view, wider than long; lateral margins parallel. Valve (Figs 6, 18, 38), in ventral view, wider than long; anterior margin with thickened integument. Pygofer (Figs 7, 19, 39) without processes; macrosetae present and scattered on apical half. Subgenital plate (Figs 7, 19, 39), in lateral view, not reaching pygofer apex; in ventral view (figs 8, 21, 40), longer than wide, outer margin with microsetae. Connective (Figs 9, 22, 41), in dorsal view, Y-shaped. Style (Figs 10, 23, 42), in dorsal view, with developed outer lobe; in lateral view (Figs 10, 23, 42), elongated; apex acute, basal portion with microsetae. Aedeagus (Figs 11, 24, 43) with pair of atrial processes; shaft with bifid apex, with or without processes. Female terminalia. Sternite VII (Figs 26, 45), in ventral view, wider than long; posterior margin excavated medially. Internal sternite VIII membranous. First and second valvulae of ovipositor (Figs 28, 30, 47, 49), in lateral view, with constant height throughout most of their length and slightly curved dorsally. First valvula (Figs 28, 29, 47, 48) with dorsal sculptured area strigate and extending to ventral margin at apex. Second valvula (Figs 31, 50) with 3 − 4 prominent teeth on dorsal margin. Gonoplac (Figs 32, 51), in lateral view, with straight dorsoapical margin, short, approximately one-third of the length of gonoplac; ventral margin broad and slightly rounded, with few short setae; outer surface with many integumentary denticles; rounded apex.	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
03BF87F0FFDBFFCEFF20FC6FFA63F13F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Brazil (Bahia, Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul states).	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
03BF87F0FFD8FFC1FF20FA43FE9FF761.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 12, 52, 53)	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
03BF87F0FFD8FFC1FF20FA43FE9FF761.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Forewing (Fig. 4) without dark maculae. Male pygofer (Fig. 7), in lateral view, with apical portion curved dorsally. Subgenital plate (Fig. 8), in ventral view, with inner margin slightly convex. Style (Fig. 10), in lateral view, with ventral margin excavated at median third and serrated. Aedeagus (Figs 11, 12) with atrial processes bifid apically; shaft with pair of lateral bifid subapical processes; apex bifid, forming short spatulate processes.	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
03BF87F0FFD8FFC1FF20FA43FE9FF761.taxon	description	Measurements (mm). 8.8 (male). Coloration. Color pattern as in generic description. External morphology. Forewing (Fig. 4) without extra-numerary veins. Other characters as in generic description. Male terminalia. Sternite VIII (Fig. 5), in ventral view, subrectangular; approximately 1.4 times wider than long; lateral margins rectilinear; posterolateral angles rounded; posterior margin with a small median lobe, slightly emarginated medially. Valve (Fig. 6), in ventral view, approximately 2.5 times wider than long; posterior margin slightly excavated medially. Pygofer (Fig. 7), in lateral view, with ventral margin broadly rounded; posterior margin oblique; apex subacute, curved dorsally. Subgenital plate (Fig. 8), in ventral view, 3.5 times longer than wide; ligulate; outer lateral margin slightly excavated medially; inner lateral margin widely rounded; apex rounded. Connective (Fig. 9), in dorsal view, with robust arms slightly longer than stalk; anterior margin slightly excavated; stalk short and expanded apically. Style (Fig. 9), in dorsal view, with truncated lateral lobe; in lateral view (Fig. 10), with high blade for almost entire length, abruptly narrowing apically; ventral margin serrated, excavated at median third; apex acute and curved dorsally. Aedeagus (Figs 11, 12) with preatrium short; dorsal apodeme poorly developed, with dorsal margin rounded, not expanded laterally; pair of atrial processes strongly expanded medially, ventral margin with tooth at median third, apical third bifid, forming a dorsal branch with approximately twice the length of the ventral branch, both acute and direct anteriorly; shaft long, slender and subtubular, slightly flattened laterally, with pair of lateral, short and bifid subapical processes, ventral branch about twice longer and thicker than dorsal branch; apex bifid, forming short spatulate processes, poorly sclerotized. Female unknown.	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
03BF87F0FFD8FFC1FF20FA43FE9FF761.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Minas Gerais: 1 ♂, “ Brasil, Minas Gerais, \ Itabirito, Vale dos Tropeiros, Cachoeira das Carrancas, \ 10. x. 2010, 20 ° 12 ’ 28.3 ” S, \ 43 ° 38 ’ 26 ” W, 1046 m, L. \ Dumas & N. Ferreira Jr. ”, “ DNA voucher \ Entomologia, DZRJ \ ENT 1313 ” “ DZRJ- AUCH \ 0228 ” (DZRJ). Notes. Proxima ocellata can be easily distinguished from other species of the genus by its aedeagus with bifid atrial processes (Fig. 11). Although in this study, the holotype was not studied, there is no doubt about the identification of the specimen redescribed here, which agrees completely with the original description and illustrations (DeLong & Freytag, 1975).	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
03BF87F0FFDEFFC2FF20FCA7FC7CF74D.taxon	description	(Figs 13 – 32, 54, 55)	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
03BF87F0FFDEFFC2FF20FCA7FC7CF74D.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Forewing (Fig. 16) with pair of dark brown maculae at apical third. Male pygofer (Figs 19, 20) with apex folded inwardly. Subgenital plate (Fig. 21), in ventral view, with inner margin mostly straight. Style (Figs 22, 23), in lateral view, with blade sinuous and slender; ventral margin smooth. Aedeagus (Figs 24, 25) with atrial processes not bifid and not exceeding apex of shaft; apex bifid into filiform projections directed posteroventrally.	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
03BF87F0FFDEFFC2FF20FCA7FC7CF74D.taxon	description	Measurements (mm). 10.8 – 13.0 mm (male); 13.4 – 15.4 mm (female). Coloration. Color pattern as in generic description, except for two dark brown maculae on corium of the forewing, one at the base of the first apical cell and appendix, and the other at wing apex (Figs 16, 54, 55). External morphology. Forewing (Fig. 16) with or without few extra-numerary veins on apical half, frequently on subapical cells. Other characters as in generic description. Male terminalia. Sternite VIII (Fig. 17), in ventral view, subrectangular; approximately 1.3 times wider than long; lateral margins parallel; posterolateral angles rounded; posterior margin with a median lobe slightly emarginated medially. Valve (Fig. 18), in ventral view, approximately 2.4 times wider than long; anterior and posterior margins rectilinear. Pygofer (Fig. 19), in lateral view, approximately 2.3 times longer than high; inner surface of lateral lobe with a thickening of the integument at anterodorsal portion; ventral margin slightly rounded; posterior margin sinuous; apex rounded, folded inwardly (Fig. 20). Subgenital plate (Fig 21), in ventral view, 3.6 times longer than wide; ligulate; outer margin rectilinear; inner margin slightly rounded; apex widely rounded. Connective (Fig. 22), in dorsal view, with arms longer than stalk; anterior margin deeply excavated; stalk short and enlarged apically. Style (Fig. 22), in dorsal view, with lateral lobe slightly rounded; in lateral view (Fig. 23), with blade sinuous and slender, slightly narrowing towards apex; ventral margin smooth; apex strongly curved dorsally. Aedeagus (Figs 24, 25) with preatrium moderately developed; dorsal apodeme underdeveloped with dorsal margin straight, weakly projected laterally; atrial processes slightly sclerotized, short, not exceeding apex of shaft, expanded preapically and with apex acute and curved ventrally; shaft broad at base and narrowing towards the apex, flattened dorsoventrally at apical half; apex bifid into poorly sclerotized filiform projections directed posteroventrally. Female terminalia. Sternite VII (Fig. 26), in ventral view, approximately 1.3 times wider than long; lateral margins parallel; posterolateral angle subacute; posterior margin excavated near lateral angles, with distinct median lobe excavated medially. Pygofer (Fig. 27), in lateral view, approximately 1.4 times longer than high; macrosetae distributed at apical half and along ventral margin; apex slightly truncated. First valvifer (Fig. 28), in lateral view, subquadrangular, as high as long, posterior margin rounded. First valvula (Figs 28, 29), in lateral view, approximately 7.1 times longer than high; apex subacute. Second valvula (Figs 30, 31), in lateral view, approximately 11.2 times longer than high; dorsal margin with three teeth widely separated in the apical half, being the basal larger than others; apex rounded. Second valvifer (Fig. 32), in lateral view, approximately 2.2 times higher than wide. Gonoplac (Fig. 32), in lateral view, approximately 3.7 times longer than high. Other characters as in generic description.	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
03BF87F0FFDEFFC2FF20FCA7FC7CF74D.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet refers to the black maculae on the forewing.	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
03BF87F0FFDEFFC2FF20FCA7FC7CF74D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Holotype male: “ Brasil, Paraná, Tibagi \ P. E. do Guartelá, 1000 m \ 24 º 33 ’ 47 ” S 50 º 15 ’ 26 ” W \ 21 - 24. XI. 2016 Sweep \ A. C. Domahovski leg. ” (DZUP). Paratypes: Paraná: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, “ Brasil, PR, Antonina \ Res. Rio Cachoeira \ 25,316 ºS 46.696 ºW \ 50 m 20 - 25. xi. 2014 \ Luminosa \ Entomologia UFPR ” (DZUP); Espírito Santo: 2 ♂, “ Brasil, ES, Domingos Martins, \ Cultivo soja, 20 ° 22 ’ 17,3 ” S \ 41 ° 03 ’ 47,7 ” W, 950 m, \ 30. XI. 2016, J. S. Zanuncio \ Junior leg. ” (DZUP); Maranhão: 1 ♀, “ Brasil, MA, Caxias, \ Povoado do Ouro Light \ trap 01. ii. 2014 Grossi & \ Pinto Jr. Legs. ” “ DZRJ-AUCH \ 0230 ” (DZRJ); Minas Gerais: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, “ Serra do Caraça \ MG Brasil \ 27. XI a 5. XII. 1972 \ Exp. Mus. Zool. ” (MZSP); Rio de Janeiro: 1 ♂, “ Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, P. N. de \ Itatiaia, Quiosque do poço \ azul, 22 ° 27 ’ 07 ” S, \ 44 ° 36 ’ 45 ” W, 17 - 18. xi. 2012, \ D. M. Takiya & A. P. M. Santos ” “ DNA voucher \ Entomologia, DZRJ \ ENT 1292 ” “ DZRJ-AUCH \ 0229 ” (DZRJ); 1 ♂, “ Brasil, RJ, Nova Friburgo \ Sans Sousi \ 20. XII. 2008 - 15. I. 2009 \ P. Grossi leg. Luz ” “ DZRJ-AUCH \ 0231 ” (DZRJ); Rio Grande do Sul: 1 ♂, “ Brasil, RS, Passo Fundo, \ M. Atlântica, 28 º 13 ’ 50.7 ” S \ 52 º 24 ’ 17,04 ” W, 671 m, \ 24. III. 2017, P. R. V. \ da Silva Pereira leg. ” (DZUP).	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
03BF87F0FFDEFFC2FF20FCA7FC7CF74D.taxon	materials_examined	Notes. Proxima nigromaculata sp. nov. differs from other species of the genus by its forewing (Fig. 16) with a pair of dark maculae at apical third, male pygofer (Fig. 19) with apex folded inwardly, and aedeagus (Fig. 24) with atrial processes poorly sclerotized and distinctly shorter than shaft.	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
03BF87F0FFDDFFCEFF20FC4BFEB4F729.taxon	description	(Figs 33 – 51, 56, 57)	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
03BF87F0FFDDFFCEFF20FC4BFEB4F729.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Forewing (Fig. 36) without dark maculae. Male pygofer (Fig. 39), in lateral view, with apical portion rounded, not curved or folded inwardly. Subgenital plate (Fig. 40), in ventral view, with inner margin strongly expanded. Style (Fig. 42), in lateral view, with blade approximately straight, higher at base and narrowing towards the apex; ventral margin weakly serrated. Aedeagus (Figs 43, 44) with atrial processes not bifid and as long as shaft; shaft without processes; apex bifid into acute processes directed anteriorly.	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
03BF87F0FFDDFFCEFF20FC4BFEB4F729.taxon	description	Measurements (mm). 11.8 – 12.9 mm (male); 12.8 – 13.5 mm (female). Coloration. As in generic description. External morphology. Crown-face transition (Fig. 34) with transverse striae only close to the eye, smooth on the median portion. Forewing (Fig. 36) with extra-numerary veins on discal, subapical and apical cells, sometimes apical half almost reticulate. Other characters as in generic description. Male terminalia. Sternite VIII (Fig. 37), in ventral view, approximately 1.4 times wider than long, strongly convex; lateral margins parallel; posterior margin widely rounded, emarginated medially. Valve (Fig. 38), in ventral view, approximately 2.7 times wider than long; posterior margin slightly excavated medially. Pygofer (Fig. 39), in lateral view, approximately 1.8 times longer than high; internal surface of lateral lobe with a thickening of the integument at anterodorsal portion; ventral margin rounded and expanded ventrally; posterodorsal and posteroventral margins approximately straight and strongly convergent at apex; apex rounded. Subgenital plate (Fig. 39), in lateral view, strongly curved dorsally; in ventral view (Fig. 40), 2.5 times longer than wide; subtriangular, outer margin slightly excavated; inner margin expanded and widely rounded; apex rounded. Connective (Fig. 41), in dorsal view, large and wide; arms 1.2 times longer than stalk; anterior margin deeply excavated. Style (Fig. 41), in dorsal view, with lateral lobe rounded; in lateral view (Fig. 42), blade approximately straight, higher at base and narrowed towards apex; ventral margin weakly serrated; apex acute and curved dorsally. Aedeagus (Figs 43, 44) with preatrium reduced; dorsal apodeme moderately developed with dorsal margin deeply excavated, lateral margins slightly produced laterally; atrial processes long, wide at base and narrowing towards apex, as long as the shaft, apex rounded; shaft long and tubular, widely curved anterodorsally; apex bifid (from apical third of shaft) into acute processes directed anteriorly. Female terminalia. Sternite VII (Fig. 45), in ventral view, approximately 1.4 times wider than long; posterolateral angle rounded; posterior margin slightly excavated near lateral angles, median portion strongly projected posteriorly with distinct median lobe deeply excavated medially. Pygofer (Fig. 46), in lateral view, approximately 1.3 times longer than high; macrosetae distributed at ventral half and apex; apex rounded. First valvifer (Fig. 47), in lateral view, subelliptic, slightly higher than wide; posterior margin truncated. First valvula (Figs 47, 48), in lateral view, approximately 8.6 times longer than high; apex subacute. Second valvula (Figs 49, 50), in lateral view, approximately 10.5 times longer than high; dorsal margin with four rounded teeth, basal tooth larger than others and apical tooth reduced; apex rounded. Second valvifer (Fig. 51), in lateral view, approximately 2.2 times higher than wide. Gonoplac (Fig. 51), in lateral view, approximately 3.6 times longer than high. Other characters as in generic description.	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
03BF87F0FFDDFFCEFF20FC4BFEB4F729.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is named in tribute to Dr. Gabriel A. R. Melo, Hymenoptera specialist and one of the collectors of the type-series.	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
03BF87F0FFDDFFCEFF20FC4BFEB4F729.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Holotype male: “ Brasil, Bahia, 10 Km a \ NE de Encruzilhada, \ 15. 483 ºS 40.824 ºW, \ 830 m 15. xii. 2012, \ G. Melo & P. Grossi \ Arm luminosa ” (DZUP). Paratypes: Bahia: 2 ♂, 3 ♀, same data as holotype (DZUP); 9 ♂, 1 ♀, “ Brasil, Bahia, 6 Km a \ SE de Encruzilhada, \ 15. 567 ºS 40.870 ºW, \ 910 m 16. xii. 2012, \ G. Melo & P. Grossi \ Arm luminosa ” (4 ♂, 1 ♀, DZRJ DZRJ-AUCH 0232, 0233, 0234, 0235, 0236; 1 ♂, MZSP; 4 ♂, DZUP); 4 ♂, 2 ♀, “ Brasil, Bahia, \ Encruzilhada \ XII. 1980 \ M. Alvarenga leg. ” (DZUP); 2 ♂, 1 ♀, “ Brasil, Bahia, \ Encruzilhada \ XI. 1975 \ M. Alvarenga leg. ” (MNRJ); 2 ♂, 2 ♀, “ Encruzilhada \ BA. Brasil XI / 74 \ M. Alvarenga ” (DZUP); 1 ♂, “ Encruzilhada \ BA. Brasil XII. / 80 \ M. Alvarenga ” (DZUP); Minas Gerais: 1 ♂, “ Brasil, Minas Gerais, 12 km a N de \ Águas Vermelhas, Faz. \ Faceiro, 15.640 ºS \ 41.477 ºW, 845 m, \ 12. xii. 2012 G. Melo & P. \ Grossi. Arm luminosa ” (DZUP); 1 ♀, “ Brasil, Minas Gerais, 22 km \ a NE de Pedra Azul, 15.819 ºS 41.200 ºW, 745 m, \ 13. xii. 2012, G. Melo & \ P. Grossi ” (DZUP). Notes. Proxima meloi sp. nov. can be distinguished from other species of Proxima by its subgenital plate (Fig. 40) with inner margin strongly expanded medially and by the aedeagus (Fig. 43) with atrial processes simple and as long as shaft.	en	Laranjeira, Vanessa Cristina, Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz, Takiya, Daniela Maeda (2022): Review of Proxima DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with description of two new species from Brazil and identification key to species. Zootaxa 5091 (4): 573-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.5
