Muiravea Banaszkiewicz & Szwedo, 2005

Bahder, Brian W., Stroiński, Adam, Bartlett, Charles R., Randretsiferana, Safidinirina Armande, Razafindrakotomamonjy, Andrianatenaina, Pilet, Fabian & Hasinjaka, Rasolondalao Harin’Hala, 2025, New derbid planthoppers in the genus Muiravea (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Derbidae) from palms in eastern Madagascar, a key to the genus and an updated molecular phylogeny of available Malagasy Otiocerinae, Zootaxa 5642 (2), pp. 147-162 : 150-159

Genus Muiravea Banaszkiewicz & Szwedo, 2005

Type species. Patara hargreavesi Muir, 1930

Amended Diagnosis (Modified from Banaszkiewicz & Szwedo 2005). Tegmen with single terminal of RA, vein CuA bifurcate then anastomosing, closing anterior cubital area of one cell. At least one of the CuA veins blind, not reaching wing margin. Subantennal shelf on gena well developed, with distinct row of setae on lateral margin.

Key to species of Muiravea (adult males)

1. Body fuscous, antennae elongate/ovoid, three processes at apex of anal tube ( Banaszkiewicz & Szwedo 2005, fig. 10)................................................................................. M. hargreavesii ( Sierra Leone)

–. Body pale/white, three processes at apex of anal segment absent ( Fig. 6c )......................................... 2

2. Tegulae, lateral margins of pronotum, frons and vertex fuscous ( Fig. 8 ), aedeagal process serpentine and angled dorsad ( Fig. 11 )................................................................. M. maintysorokai sp. nov. ( Madagascar)

–. Preceding parts not fuscous ( Fig. 3 ), aedeagal process slender, angled laterally ( Fig. 7 )..... M. voanio sp. nov. ( Madagascar)

Figures

FIGURE 3. Adult male habitus of Muiravea voanio sp. nov.: A) lateral view and B) dorsal view.

FIGURE 6. Male terminalia of Muiravea voanio sp. nov.: A) right lateral view, B) gonostylus outer lateral view, C) dorsal view, and D) ventral view.

FIGURE 7. Aedeagus of Muiravea voanio sp. nov.: A) right lateral view, B) left lateral view, C) dorsal view, and D) ventral view.

FIGURE 8. Adult male habitus of Muiravea maintysorokai sp. nov.: A) lateral view and B) dorsal view.

FIGURE 11. Aedeagus of Muiravea maintysorokai sp. nov.: A) right lateral view, B) left lateral view, C) dorsal view, and D) ventral view.