Ciminius albolineatus (Taschenberg)

Alasmar, Luísa, Domahovski, Alexandre Cruz & Cavichioli, Rodney Ramiro, 2025, Morphological-based phylogeny and revision of Ciminius Metcalf and Bruner, 1936 (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae), Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 83, pp. 231-285 : 231-285

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Ciminius albolineatus (Taschenberg) View in CoL

Figures 1 View Figure 1 , 2 View Figure 2 , 3 View Figure 3 , 27 A – D View Figure 27

Tettigonia albolineata Taschenberg, 1884: 446. View in CoL

Ciminius albolineatus Young, 1977: 593. View in CoL

Diagnosis.

Body pale yellow (Figs 1 A – C View Figure 1 , 2 A, B View Figure 2 , 27 A, B View Figure 27 ), brown (Fig. 2 C, D View Figure 2 ) or black (Figs 2 E, F View Figure 2 , 27 C, D View Figure 27 ). Aedeagus (Fig. 1 G, H View Figure 1 ) with basis of dorsal margin and apex rounded; ventral margin deeply excavated, without serrated processes. Paraphysis (Fig. 1 I, J View Figure 1 ) curved ventrally, with a distinct preapical constriction on ventral margin.

Description.

Measurements: Total length: males (n = 20): 3.6–4.4 mm, females (n = 20): 4.0– 4.6 mm. — Crown: (Figs 1 A View Figure 1 , 2 A, C, E View Figure 2 , 27 A, C View Figure 27 ), in dorsal view, slightly produced, anterior margin broadly rounded. Median length of crown from 1 / 4 to 1 / 2 of intraocular width, and 1 / 4 of transocular width. Pronotum width slightly greater than transocular width. Other features as in generic description. — Coloration: Overall coloration (Figs 1 A – C View Figure 1 , 2 View Figure 2 , 27 A – D View Figure 27 ) from pale-yellow to black. Crown (Figs 1 A View Figure 1 , 2 A, C, E View Figure 2 , 27 A, C View Figure 27 ), in dorsal view, with distinct paler areas. Face (Figs 1 C View Figure 1 , 2 B, D, F View Figure 2 , 27 B, D View Figure 27 ) with a pale band between eyes and frontogenal suture, muscular impressions yellow, often a pale longitudinal band medially. Clypeus yellow. Gena and lorum as in overall coloration or paler. Pronotum (Figs 1 A View Figure 1 , 2 A, C, E View Figure 2 , 27 A, C View Figure 27 ), in dorsal view, anterior third with distinct paler marks and darkened arched or semi-arched maculae, posterior third smoky paler. Mesonotum (Figs 1 A View Figure 1 , 2 A, C, E View Figure 2 , 27 A, C View Figure 27 ), in dorsal view, yellow, usually with pair of darkened triangular maculae laterally, pair of darkened rounded maculae medially, sometimes smoky, and usually with a smoky darkened band on transverse sulcus. Forewing veins (Figs 1 A, B View Figure 1 , 2 A, C, E View Figure 2 , 27 A, C View Figure 27 ) distinctly paler, rarely indistinct. Abdomen (Fig. 3 B View Figure 3 ), in lateral view, yellowish ventrally and darkened dorsally. Legs (Fig. 1 B View Figure 1 ) yellowish, metasternum usually darkened. Specimens with overall color black (Figs 2 E, F View Figure 2 , 27 C, D View Figure 27 ), with similar marks and maculae as described in pale-yellow coloration, but sometimes less distinct, abdomen entire black and legs smoky darkened. Females very rarely black. — Male terminalia: Pygofer (Fig. 1 D View Figure 1 ), in lateral view, posterior margin broadly rounded. Subgenital plate (Fig. 1 D View Figure 1 ), in lateral view, attaining pygofer half-length. Valve, (Fig. 1 E View Figure 1 ), in ventral view, margins subparallel and lateral margins rounded. Style (Fig. 1 F View Figure 1 ), in dorsal view, with preapical lobe. Aedeagus (Fig. 1 G, H View Figure 1 ), in lateral view, dorsal margin of shaft from slight to broadly rounded; ventral margin excavated basally and expanded distally, without processes; apex broadly rounded. Paraphysis (Fig. 1 I, J View Figure 1 ), in lateral view, curved ventrally, attaining pygofer apical third, with conspicuous preapical constriction on ventral margin and apex acute. Other features as in generic description. — Female terminalia: Sternite VII (Fig. 3 A – C View Figure 3 ), in ventral view, 1.8 × wider than long, posterior margin with a slight median lobe. Valvula II (Fig. 3 F – H View Figure 3 ) blade with 14 continuous triangular serrated teeth, without distinct gap in anterior margin of teeth. Other features (Fig. 3 D, E, I, J View Figure 3 ) as in generic description.

Material examined.

BRAZIL – Mato Grosso • 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Chapada ; Nov. 1963; M. Alvarenga leg.; DZUP • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Chapada dos Guimarães ; 19 Nov. 1983; Exc. Dep. Zool. UFPR leg.; Polonoroeste; DZUP • 1 ♀; Cáceres ; 3 Apr. 1985; C. Elias leg.; Polonoroeste; DZUP • 1 ♀; Diamantino ; 16 Feb. 1965; S. Laroca leg.; DZUP • 16 ♂♂, 12 ♀♀; Nova Ubiratã, E. S. E. C. Rio Ronuro ; 13.1122°S, 54.4436°W; 330 m; light trap; 11–16 Jun. 2017; R. R. Cavichioli & A. C. Domahovski leg.; DZUP GoogleMaps • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; areia rio; DZUP GoogleMaps • 15 ♂♂, 22 ♀♀; Novo Mundo, Parque Estadual do Cristalino ; 09.4517°S, 55.8396°W; 240 m; light trap; 21–25 Jun. 2017; R. R. Cavichioli & A. C. Domahovski leg.; DZUP GoogleMaps • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; sweep; DZUP GoogleMaps • 1 ♀; 11 km south of Rio Verde ; 5 Nov. 2003; Mielke & Casagrande leg.; DZUP – Roraima • 1 ♂; Tepequém, Amajari ; 820 m; 14–15 Jul. 2009; O. M. Mielke & M. M. Casagrande leg.; DZUP . – Rondônia • 8 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀; Guaporé ; 12°16’05”S, 60°42’30”W; light trap; 23 Apr. 2006; J. A. Rafael & F. F. Xavier F. leg.; DZUP GoogleMaps . – Paraná • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Foz do Iguaçu ; 11 Dec. 1966; Exc. Dept. Zool. leg.; DZUP . • 1 ♂; Foz do Iguaçu ; 3 Dec. 1966; Exc. Dept. Zool. leg.; DZUP • 2 ♂♂; Tibagi, Parque Estadual do Guartelá ; 1000 m; 24°33’47”S, 50°15’26”W; sweep; 21–24 Feb. 2017; A. C. Domahovski leg.; DZUP GoogleMaps • 6 ♂♂; Tibagi, Parque Estadual do Guartelá ; 980 m; 24°33’42”S, 50°13’31”W; 11–16 Jan. 2024; A. Paladini, L. Alasmar & A. C. Domahovski leg.; DZUP GoogleMaps • 5 ♂; Curitiba, Centro Politécnico , UFPR; 20–25 Jan. 2022; sweep; A. C. Domahovski & L. Alasmar leg.; DZUP • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; Curitiba, Centro Politécnico , UFPR; 25°26’49”S, 49°13’54”W; 925 m; 22–25 Nov. 2022; A. C. Domahovski leg.; DZUP GoogleMaps • 3 ♂♂; Curitiba, Centro Politécnico , UFPR; Apr. 2023; L. Alasmar leg.; DZUP • 15 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀; Ponta Grossa, Parque Estadual de Vila Velha ; 25.247579°S, 49.992188°W; 930 m; sweep; 14 Dec. 2022; A. P. Pinto, A. C. Domahovski, L. Alasmar, J. Ehlert & L. P. Aguiar leg.; DZUP GoogleMaps . São Paulo • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; São José do Barreiro, Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina , near lodging; 22.733757°S, 44.616643°W; 1522 m; sweep; 9–11 Jan. 2023; A. P. Pinto, A. C. Domahovski, J. Ehlert & L. P. Aguiar leg.; DZUP GoogleMaps .

Remarks.

Specimens of C. albolineatus and C. platensis are the most abundant species amongst all studied specimens, and have external resemblances to each other, but they can be differentiated by the male genitalia characters presented in the former as: aedeagus with ventral margin lacking processes and paraphysis curved ventrally, with ventral margin bearing a preapical constriction. The specimens of C. albolineatus collected in “ Centro Politécnico, UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná ” and “ Parque Estadual Vila Velha, Ponta Grossa, Paraná ” presented a great number of males and a few females with black coloration. Even when specimens are black, they present the forewings with veins paler, unlike the other black specimens of Ciminius , like C. hartii , C. dissidens sp. nov.. males, and C. sesamum sp. nov. which present the veins mostly concolor with the membrane. Until the present moment, this species presents the only occurrence of black females for the genus.