Pintalia lateralis 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 : 17-19

Pintalia lateralis Stål, 1862 (typus generis)

( Figs. 1 A , 2 A–D , 3 A–B , 11 A , 12 A )

Type material. Holotype ♀. Brazil ( BRA); ( NHRS-GULI000075710 ).

Supplementary description. Coloration (preserved specimen). Body mostly deep brown (56), contrasting with some regions of light orange-yellow (70) on the vertex, frons and legs, pale region between the carinae of the mesonotum in dark brown (55). In lateral view with rounded light orange-yellow spot above the eyes and gena. Tegmina hyaline with large conspicuous spot in deep yellowish-brown (75), forming a triangular despigmented area of the Rp2.1, going to C5 cell and approximate of the Scp vein.

Body length. Female (examined): 5.2 mm (n =1); 6.0 mm ( Stål, 1862).

Head. Vertex ( Figs. 2B–C ): apical compartment 4.0 to 4.3 times wider than medially long; caudal margin of the vertex and subapical carina concave; apical transverse carina also concave, with opening towards the frons. Frons ( Fig. 2A ): approx. 1.4 times longer than maximally wide; approx. 2.1 times wider at the height of the antennae than at the anterior region of the frons; median carina moderately developed; thin lateral carinae; anterior region of the frons trapezoidal, straight apically (apical transverse carina). Frontoclypeal suture: semicircular, bent upwards, slightly straight laterally. Post and anteclypeus: median carina well developed.

Thorax. Pronotum ( Fig. 2B–D ): submedian carinae weakly developed; hind margin obtuse; light coloration in the region between the eyes (like at vertex). Mesonotum ( Fig. 2B–D ): tricarinate; darker lateral margins than between the carinae; flat in lateral view with distal region slightly inclined. Tegmina (forewings) ( Fig. 2D , 11A , 12A ): length 8.4 mm; approx. 2.5 times longer than wide; hyaline/opaque with conspicuous dark spot in y-shape; fork of ScP+ RA and RP ahead of forks CuA1 and CuA2; C5 with two crossveins; r-m1 occurring proximally of the first MP fork; m-cu1 occurs together with the 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; 12 apical cells; 7–8 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 ( Fig. 3A–B ): 4 lateral spines and 6 apical teeth. It was not possible to observe the apical teeth of the 1 st and 2 nd tarsomere.

Female terminalia ( Figs. 2D ; 3A ). Anal tube elongated; curved dorsally and excavated ventrally. Gonocoxae VIII in caudal view ovoid with lateral margins curved. Ovipositor long, in lateral view, sabre-shaped, curved upwards dorsally.

Diagnosis. Pintalia lateralis Stål, 1862 can be distinguished from other species of the genus Pintalia by the totally concave carinae of the vertex. Coloration of the frons, and vertex pale (except laterally) and conspicuous dark “y”-shaped spot on the tegmina.

Distribution. The only location reported by Stål (1862) was “ Brazil ” (Type locality) although the species described by Stål (1862) were presumed to be from the vicinity of Rio Janeiro.

Notes. As with the other species redescribed here, it was not possible to assess the apical teeth of the 1 st and 2 nd tarsomere.

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

FIGURE 3. Pintalia lateralis Stål, 1862: A, habitus female in ventral view; B, posterior leg in ventral 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).

FIGURE 12. A, Pintalia lateralis Stål, 1862 tegmina (forewings): abbreviations of the cell names (red letters), longitudinal veins (black capital letters) and crossveins (in italics); Hind wing (figures: B–D); Petiolate anastomosis in MP3+4 + CuA1 distally forked (Y-type), Pintalia painensis group = Blue, Pintalia constellaris group = Yellow, complete anastomosis between MP3+4 + CuA1 (I-type), Pintalia pictipennis group (Red).