Pintalia fraterna Stål, 1862

Hoch, Júlio César Do Carmo Vaz Santos Hannelore, Bartlett, Charles R. & Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes, 2025, Revision of the type series of the original species placed in the genus Pintalia Stål, 1862 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae), and description of 12 new species from Brazilian caves, Zootaxa 5678 (1), pp. 1-96 : 24

Pintalia fraterna Stål, 1862

( Figs. 1 D , 6 A–D , 11 D )

Type material Holotype ♀. Brazil ( RJ). ( NHRS-GULI000075713 ).

Supplementary description. Coloration (preserved specimen). Body mostly deep orange yellow (69), contrasting with some regions of light orange yellow (70) on the legs. Tegmina hyaline, with defuse spots in dark orange-yellow (72).

Body length. Female (examined): 4.6 mm (n =1); 5.5 mm ( Stål, 1862).

Head. Vertex ( Fig. 6B–C ): apical compartment 2.6 to 2.8 times wider than medially long; apical transverse carina slightly concave, almost straight; subapical carina and caudal margin well concave. Frons ( Fig. 6A ): 1.5 times longer than maximally wide, approx. 1.8 times wider medially than apically; median carina moderately or weakly developed; thin lateral carinae; anterior region of the frons trapezoidal, and straight apically. Frontoclypeal suture: straight laterally and arched medially. Post and anteclypeus: with median carina moderately developed.

Thorax. Pronotum ( Figs. 6B–C ). short dorsally; submedian carina moderately developed; hind margin obtusely angulate or rectangular. Mesonotum ( Figs. 6B–D ): tricarinate, flat in lateral view. Tegmina (forewings) ( Fig. 6D , 11D ): length 7.9 mm; approx. 2.9 times longer than wide; hyaline / opaque with blurred spots, a thin dark spot inclined occurs in the center connecting the pt and icu; fork of ScP+ RA and RP, ahead of forks CuA1 and CuA2; r-m1 inclined, and emerges in first MP fork, proximally of mcu1; mcu1 occurs distally of the first MP fork; RP quadrifid; MP 1+2 trifid; MP 3+ MP 4 bifid; tubercles evanescent, more evident between the cubital cell and postclaval margin, and some in ScP+ RA and RP (+MA); 12 apical cells; 7 subapical cells. Hind wing with RP bifid, MP trifid with petiolate anastomosis in MP 3+4 + CuA1 distally forked (Y-type), CuA1 and CuA2 bifid.

Posterior legs. Hind tibia: 1 lateral spine and 6 apical teeth.

Diagnosis. Pintalia fraterna can be distinguished from other species of the Pintalia genus by the predominantly deep yellowish-brown color in dorsal view, anterior compartment of the vertex “perfect” rectangle when mostly trapezoidal in the other species of the genus.

Distribution. The only location reported by Stål (1862) is Brazil: Rio de Janeiro State (type locality).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Head Pintalia types Stål, 1862 (scale bar A–I, 1mm.): A, P. lateralis Stål, 1862; B, P. consobrina Stål, 1862; C, P. fasciatipennis Stål, 1862; D, P. fraterna Stål, 1862; E, P. inornata Stål, 1862; F, P. obscuripennis Stål, 1862; G, P. pictipennis Stål, 1862; H, P. proxima Stål, 1862; I, P. ustulata Stål, 1862.

FIGURE 6. Pintalia fraterna Stål, 1862: Head, A, ventral view; B, dorsal view; C, transition vertex to front; D, habitus female in right lateral view.

FIGURE 11. Tegmina cells patterns from the species described by Stål, 1862: A, Pintalia lateralis; B, Pintalia consobrina; C, Pintalia fasciatipennis; D, Pintalia fraterna; E, Pintalia inornata; F, Pintalia obscuripennis; G, Pintalia pictipennis; H, Pintalia proxima; I) Pintalia ustulata. Nodal cells (apical) (blue cells), cells difficult to identify (light blue), central prenodal cells (red cells) and lateral prenodal cells (yellow).