Peltonotellus Puton, 1886

Chen, Xiang-Sheng & Gong, Nian, 2025, Taxonomic study of the Caliscelidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoroidea) from China, Zootaxa 5670 (1), pp. 1-129 : 49

Peltonotellus Puton, 1886

Peltonotus Mulsant & Rey, 1855: 206 , preoccupied by Peltonotus Burmeister, 1834 , Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae .

Peltonotellus Puton, 1886: 70 , replacement name for Peltonotus Mulsant & Rey, 1855 .

Mushya Kato, 1933: 464 . Synonymised by Chan & Yang (1994).

Peltonotellus Emeljanov, 1996: 994 ; Bartlett, O’Brien & Wilson, 2014: 83; Bartlett, 2015 (as subgenus of Aphelonema .).

Peltonotellus Holzinger, Kammerlander & Nickel, 2003: 435 ; Holzinger, 2007: 278; Emeljanov, 2008: 5; Gnezdilov, 2013a: 1310; Bourgoin, 2024; Meng, Gnezdilov & Wang, 2015: 466 ; Zhang et al., 2020: 125.

Type species. Peltonotellus raniformis ( Puton, 1886) , by original designation.

Host plant. Unknown. Distribution. China ( Taiwan, Ningxia, Qinghai, Gansu, Neimenggu Provinces).

Key to Chinese species of Peltonotellus

1. Vertex from apex to tip of abdomen with a pale longitudinal stripe along median line; with a black round spot on each side of median carina of frons ( Zhang et al., 2020, fig. 29c).................................................. P. fasciatus

–. Vertex from apex to tip of mesonotum with a pale longitudinal stripe along median line; frons without any spot........... 2

2. The longitudinal stripe from apex of vertex to tip of mesonotum with a light red grain ( Fig. 40A )................ P. brevis

–. The longitudinal stripe from apex of vertex to tip of mesonotum without a light red grain ( Fig. 44A )................... 3

3. The apex of phallobase with an ossification flake ( Fig. 42I ); aedeagus is not encircled in phallobase ( Fig. 42E, I )............................................................................................... P. lobulus sp. nov.

–. The apex of phallobase without an ossification flake; aedeagus encircled in phallobase ( Fig. 44K )..................... 4

4. Body yellowish brown; vertex from apex to tip of pronotum with a yellowish white longitudinal stripe along median line( Meng et al., 2015, fig. 37)........................................................................... P. labrosus

–. Body black; vertex from apex to tip of mesonotum with a creamy white longitudinal stripe along median line ( Meng et al., 2015, fig. 20)........................................................................................ 5

5. Veins of forewing light white ( Fig. 44A, B ); phallobase in lateral view with ventral margin deeply concave near apex ( Fig. 44K )................................................................................. P. albulus sp. nov.

–. Veins of forewing black ( Meng et al., 2015, fig. 20); phallobase in lateral view with ventral margin obvious convex ( Meng et al., 2015, fig. 29)................................................................................ P. niger

Figures

FIGURE 40. Peltonotellus brevis Meng, Gnezdilov & Wang, 2015 A. Female habitus, dorsal view; B. Female habitus, lateral view; C. Genitalia, lateral view; D. Genitalia, ventral view; E. Anal segment, dorsal view; F.Abdominal sternite VII, ventral view; G. Gonapophysis VIII, lateral view; H. Gonapophysis IX, lateral view. Scale bars: 0.3 mm (A, B, D); 0.2 mm (C, E, F).

FIGURE 42. Peltonotellus lobulus sp. nov. Male. A. Head and thorax, dorsal view; B. Face; C. Head and thorax, lateral view; D. Anal segment, dorsal view; E. Male genitalia, lateral view; F. Pygofer, posterior view; G. Genital styles, lateral view; H. Pygofer and genital styles, ventral view; I. Aedeagus, lateral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A–C); 0.3mm (E, F, I); 0.2 mm (D, G, H).

FIGURE 44. Peltonotellus albulus sp. nov. A. Male habitus, dorsal view; B. Male habitus, lateral view; C. Head and thorax, dorsal view; D. Head and thorax, lateral view; E. Face; F. Anal segment, dorsal view; G. Male genitalia, lateral view; H. Pygofer, posterior view; I. Genital styles, lateral view; J. Pygofer and genital styles, ventral view; K. Aedeagus, lateral view; L. Aedeagus, dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A–E); 0.3mm (G, H); 0.2 mm (F, I–L).