Odonaellus serratus, Hu & Cao & Xing, 2025

Hu, Shangmi, Cao, Wenjun & Xing, Jichun, 2025, A new genus and two new species of Opsiini leafhoppers (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) from China, with a key to genera, ZooKeys 1228, pp. 1-9 : 1-9

Odonaellus serratus sp. nov.

Figs 1–4 , 5–12

Description.

Color pattern of anterior dorsum and face as in Figs 1–4 . Face yellow with a few brown stripes (Fig. 4 ).

Other external features as in generic description.

Male genitalia. Male pygofer with one pair of finger-like dorsal processes arising caudally and with a few macrosetae along caudal margin; ventral margin expanded (Figs 5 , 6 ). Valve small (Fig. 7 ). Subgenital plate with a few stout setae (Fig. 8 ). Aedeagal shaft lamellar, apical tapered and apcial inner margin dentate; gonopore subapical (Figs 10 , 11 ). Connective with arms shorter than stem (Fig. 9 ). Style curved, apical apophysis stout and subapically concaved (Fig. 12 ).

Measurement. Length (including tegmen): ♂, 5.3–5.7 mm.

Type material.

Holotype: • ♂, China: Yunnan, Mengla County, Mohan ; 21°22'30"N, 101°75'46"E; 13 May 2015, coll. Qiang Luo ( GUGC) ; paratypes: • 5 ♂♂, Yunnan, Mengla County, Mohan ; 21°13'21"N, 101°44'59"E; 13 May 2015, coll. Qiang Luo; • 3 ♂♂, Yunnan, Mengla County, Menglun ; 21°91'32"N, 101°26'83"E; 12 May 2015, coll. Qiang Luo ( GUGC ).

Etymology.

The new species name is Latin adjective serratus, “ serrate ”, used in reference to the apically aedeagal shaft toothed like a saw.

Remarks.

This species disagrees with the subtribal diagnosis of Eremophlepsiina , as provided by Zahniser and Dietrich (2013), in having small macrosetae present laterally on the male subgenital plate, the pygofer process arising dorsally rather than ventrally, and the valve distinctly shorter than wide.

Figures

Figures 1–4. Odonaellus serratus sp. nov. 1 ♂, dorsal view 2 ♂, lateral view 3 ♂, head and thorax, dorsal view 4 ♂, face.

Figures 5–12. Odonaellus serratus sp. nov. 5 male pygofer side, lateral view 6 male pygofer side, ventral view 7 valve, ventral view 8 subgenital plates, ventral view 9 connective, ventral view 10 aedeagus, ventral view 11 aedeagus, lateral view 12 style, dorsal view.