Paradorydium spatulatum ( Naudé, 1926 )

Gnezdilov, V. M., 2019, Leafhoppers of the subtribe Paradorydiina Evans (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) in the United Arab Emirates, Zoosystematica Rossica (China) 28 (1), pp. 155-162 : 158-160

Paradorydium spatulatum ( Naudé, 1926)

( Figs 5–9)

Dorydium spatulatum Naudé, 1926: 33 .

Paradorydium occidentale Lindberg, 1954: 208 , Abb. 51 l–m, syn. fide Theron, 1976: 250.

Bumizana deccani Viraktamath & Viraktamath, 1989: 20 , figs 1–14, syn. nov.

Material studied. United Arab Emirates: 2 J, Fujairah, Wadi Maidaq, N 25˚20.660', E 56˚05.890', 443 m, rocks, 6.IV.2010 ; 5 J, 1 larva, Fujairah, mountain valley near motor tunnel, N 24˚58.840', E 56˚10.121', 11.IV.2010 , swept on Rhanterium epapposum Oliv. ; 10 J, 10 ♀, 1 larva, Fujairah, 8 km NW Khor Fakkan, Wadi Wurayah National Park , N 25˚23.366', E 56˚18.356', 165 m, 20–25.III.2017 , swept on Aristida cf. abnormis ; 1 J, Fujairah, near Dadna, N 25˚24.018', E 56˚17.475', 26.III.2017 ; 1 J, Ras al Khaimah, Jebel Jibir, N 25˚38.225', E 56˚06.885', 1272 m, 8.IV.2010 ; 1 J, Sharjah, Sharjah Desert Park, N 25˚16.859', E 55˚41.422', 10.IV.2010 . All specimens from UAE collected by V. M. Gnezdilov . Morocco: 5 ♀, near Inraren Village , N 30˚33'09.3'', W 9˚33'00.2'', 8–9. VI.2015, on grass, D.A. Gapon leg.

Notes. Paradorydium spatulatum ( Naudé, 1926) was described from Southern Africa. Taking into consideration the synonymy with P. occidentale Lindberg, 1954 established by Theron (1976), it is currently known also from the Canary Islands, Sudan, and Turkey ( Naudé, 1926; Lindberg, 1954; Theron, 1976; Demir, 2005). Long-headed species of the genus Paradorydium Kirkaldy, 1901 , even those with a similar shaped head process, are readily recognizable by the struc- Figs 10–12. Paradorydium desertorum Linnavuori ,

1964: 10, male, dorsal view,

Beer Sheva; 11, female,

dorsal view, Al Ajban; 12,

female, face. Total body length: male – 3.0 mm; female – 3.8 mm.

ture of the male genitalia, particularly the shape of the pygofer apex and aedeagus ( Ribaut, 1952; Theron, 1976; Demir, 2005). Thus, P. spatulatum ( Naudé, 1926) has the pygofer apex angularly convex, the aedeagus without processes, and the aedeagal shaft slightly curved ( Lindberg, 1954: fig. 51 l–m). Based on this, I follow the synonymy of Paradorydium spatulatum ( Naudé, 1926) and Paradorydium occidentale Lindberg, 1954 established by Theron (1976) who illustrated the male genitalia of Naudé’s types ( Theron, 1976: figs. 26, 28, 29). My examination of the original descrip- Figs 13–17. Paradorydium desertorum Linnavuori, 1964 , male genitalia: 13, genital block, lateral view; 14, genital valve and genital plates, ventral view; 15, aedeagus, ventral view; 16, aedeagus, lateral view; 17, connective and style, ventral view.

tion of Bumizana deccani Viraktamath et Viraktamath, 1989 from western India (Karnataka, Gujarat, and Rajasthan States) ( Viraktamath & Viraktamath, 1989: figs 1–14) as well as the photos of the holotype of this species with the external view of the specimen and the male genitalia parts, received from Dr. C. Viraktamath, revealed high similarity in the shape and length of the head as well as in the structure of male genitalia of this species and P. spatulatum ( Naudé, 1926) . Taking into account all evidence, I suggest to place these names into synonymy.

Lindberg (1958) recorded P. occidentale as associated with Aristida paradoxa Willd. ex Kunth. (currently Aristida dichotoma Michx. ) in Cape Verde.