Spittlebug genus Kanozata Matsumura (Hemiptera, Cercopoidea: Cercopidae) with a new distribution record of K. contermina (Distant) to China

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Spittlebug genus Kanozata Matsumura (Hemiptera,
Cercopoidea: Cercopidae) with a new distribution record
of K. contermina (Distant) to China
Xian-YiWang,Nan-NanYang&Ren-HuaiDai*
Wang, X.-Y., Yang, N.-N. & Ren-Huai Dai, R.-H. 2018: Spittlebug genus
KanozataMatsumura(Hemiptera,Cercopoidea:Cercopidae)withanewdistri-
butionrecordofK.contermina(Distant)toChina.—Entomol.Fennica29:191–
200
MaleandfemalegenitaliaofspeciesinthespittlebuggenusKanozataMatsu-
mura,1940aredescribedandillustrated.Kanozatacontermina(Distant,1916)is
reportedfromChinaforthefirsttime.Keystospeciesandadistributionmapare
provided.
X.-Y.Wang,N.-N.Yang&R.-H.Dai*(Correspondingauthor),InstituteofEnto-
mology, Guizhou University; The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural
PestManagementMountainousRegion,Guiyang,Guizhou550025P.R.China;
E-mails:[email protected],*[email protected]
Received25January2018,accepted23May2018
1.Introduction withanarrowbaseandamembranousoutermar-
gin.
ThegenusKanozataMatsumura,1940(Hemip- Inthispaper,allspeciesofthegenusareex-
tera: Cercopoidea; Cercopidae) was established amined and illustrated, including female genital
bymonotypywiththedescriptionofK.arisana characteristics.Untilnow,geographicaldistribu-
Matsumura, 1940. Liang and Webb (2002) re- tiondataandthefemalegenitalcharacteristicsof
visedthegenusandproposedthreenewcombina- the genus are incomplete. Although all species
tions:K.choui(Yuan&Wu,1992),previouslyin havebeendescribed,someillustrationsaremiss-
StenaulophrysJacobi,1921,K.shillongana(Dis- ingorsimple.Therefore,furtherdescriptionsand
tant, 1916) and K. contermina (Distant, 1916), illustrationofthespeciesareprovidedhere.Male
both originally described in Aufidus Stål, 1863. and female external morphology are compared
Accordingly,fourspeciesareactuallyknownfor forthefirsttime.Accordingly,thisstudyprovides
this genus, three of which are present in China. a basis for the species identification of females.
ThegenusKanozataisdistributedmainlyinthe Females are bigger than males but with similar
Orientalzoogeographicalregion.Thisgenuscan externalfeatures.Thefemalegenitaliaofthefour
bedistinguishedfromothergeneralargelybythe species are similar except for the 1st ovipositor
following combination of characteristics: the valvulawithsomedifferencesinthelobeandthe
central region of postclypeus is longitudinally ventral hyaline area (VHA). Identification keys
sulcate,thepygoferlobeiselongateandstrongly ofthefourspeciesaregivenbutstructureddiffer-
recurved,theaedeagalshaftiselongateandcali- ently from that of Liang and Webb (2002), e.g.
per-like and the subgenital plates are lanceolate providedseparatelyforfemalesandmales.Inad-
192 Wangetal. (cid:127) ENTOMOL.FENNICAVol.29
Fig.1.AdultdorsalviewofKanozataspecies,male(a–d)andfemale(e–h).–a,e.K.arisanaMatsumura,1940.
–b,f.K.choui(Yuan&Wu,1992).–c,g.K.contermina(Distant,1916).–d,h.K.shillongana(Distant,1916).
Scalebars1.0mm.
dition,ageographicalmapshowingthedistribu- study.Thehabitusphotographsweretakenusing
tionofthespeciesisprovided.Kanozataconter- aKEYENCEVHX-1000system.
mina is reported for the first time from China, ThemaleandfemaleabdomensofKanozata
YunnanProvince. wereremovedfromadultspecimens,thenplaced
in boiling 8–10% NaOH solution for 2–3 min.
Theywerethenwashed4or5timesindistilled
2.Materialsandmethods water and finally placed on a microscope slide
withadropofglycerinforobservation.Dissec-
Allthespecimensinthisstudywerecollectedus- tionsandobservationsofthegenitaliaweremade
ingsweepnets, preservedintesttubes(10×100 underanOlympusSZX7stereomicroscope.Af-
mm),andair-driedandmountedforsubsequent ter the examination, the structures of genitalia
ENTOMOL.FENNICAVol.29 (cid:127) SpeciesofKanozata(Cercopidae) 193
Fig.2.LateralhabitusofKanozataspecies,male(a–d)andfemale(e–h).–a,e.K.arisanaMatsumura,1940.
–b,f.K.choui(Yuan&Wu,1992).–c,g.K.contermina(Distant,1916).–d,h.K.shillongana(Distant,1916).
Scalebars1.0mm.
werestoredinmicrovialswithglycerinforper- sificationfollowLiangandWebb(2002).Theab-
manent preservation. The specimens examined breviationVHAisusedforventralhyalinearea.
are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, The distribution data are according to the
GuizhouUniversity,China(GUGC). available literatures by Distant (1916),
Morphologicalterminologiesandhigherclas- Matsumura(1940), ChouandWu(1988), Yuan
194 Wangetal. (cid:127) ENTOMOL.FENNICAVol.29
Fig.3.KanozataarisanaMatsumura,1940.–a.Malepygofer,ventralview.–b.Malepygofer,lateralview.
–c.Sub-genitalplate,lateralview.–d.Lateralplate,lateralview.–e.Style,lateralview.–f.Aedeagus,lateral
view.
and Wu (1992), Liang (1999, 2003) and Liang Guizhou Province, Leigongshan, Lianhuaping,
andWebb(2002).Thegeographicaldistribution 13–14.IX.2005, Yi Tang leg.; 4 $$, China,
mapwaspreparedbythesoftwareArcview3.3. Guizhou Province, Leigongshan, Lianhuaping,
Zoogeography used in this work follows Elton 17–18.IX.2005,DeyanGe&ZaihuaYangleg.;7
(1953). $$,China,GuizhouProvince,Leigongshan,3–
16.VII.2011, Zhimin Chang & Weibin Zheng
leg.; 6 ##, 5 $$, China, Guizhou Province,
3.Taxonomy Leigongshan,Xiaodanjiang,17–18.IX.2005,Zi-
zhongLi&BinZhangleg.
3.1.DescriptionsofspeciesofKanozata Description. Body length. (including teg-
mina):#,6.40–6.50mm,$,7.65–7.80mm.Gen-
3.1.1.KanozataarisanaMatsumura,1940 eralcolourblackorbrown,pronotum,crownand
scutellum (Figs 1g, 2g) with black bands,
KanozataarisanaMatsumura,1940:67;Liang&
forewings (Figs 1a, 2a) pale yellow with dark
Webb2002,36:741.
brownbands,zigzag-shaped.
Materialexamined.1#,China,GuizhouProvin- Genitalia. Male. Genitalia with subgenital
ce, Leigongshan, Lianhuaping, 13–14.IV.2005, plates(Fig.3a–c)caliper-like,withoutseta,mid-
Zhonghui Zhou leg.; 1 #, China, Guangxi Pro- dle part with long setae, apex with about 5–6
vince,Damingshan,14.V.2012,HuLileg.;2$$, setae, with narrow base and membranous outer
China, Guizhou Province, Fanjingshan, 22.IV. margin, elongate, and lateral margin with about
2011,WeibinZheng&ZhiminChangleg.;2##, 10–14setae.Lateralplates(Fig.3d)triangularin
China, Hubei Province, Shennongjia, Yazikou, lateral view, ventral margin curved, with many
11.VIII.1997, Maofa Yang leg.; 2 $$, China, finesetae.Style(Fig.3e)welldeveloped,slender
GuizhouProvince,Fanjingshan,20–22.IX.2010, near base, middle-upper part expanded, with
ZhihuaFan&ZhiminChangleg.;2$$,China, many progressively larger setae, apex with
ENTOMOL.FENNICAVol.29 (cid:127) SpeciesofKanozata(Cercopidae) 195
Fig.4.ValvulaeIofovipositorofKanozataspecies.–a,b.K.arisanaMatsumura,1940.–c,d.K.choui(Yuan&
Wu,1992).–e,f.K.contermina(Distant,1916).–g,h.K.shillongana(Distant,1916).VHA=ventralhyalinearea.
densely stout setae, apical process curved, and basallobe(Fig.4a)roundedventrallyandtouch-
with many fine setae. In lateral view, aedeagal ingitsventralsurface.
shaft(Fig.3f)elongate,concavenearbase,quar- Distribution. China (Taiwan, Hubei,
ter strongly recurved, narrow basally to broad Guangxi,Fujian,Sichuan,Yunnan,Guizhou).
sub-apically and then tapered to apex, apex re- Remarks.ThisspeciesissimilartoK.shillon-
curved. gana(Distant1916),butcanbedistinguishedby
Female.Inlateralview,1stvalvulae(Figs.4a– thefollowing:(1)Thisspecieshaslateralplates
b)ofovipositorslightlytwisteddorsad,tapering, (Fig.3d)triangularinlateralview.(2)Female1st
tip sharpened, base of shaft slightly expanded, valvulae(Fig.4a–b)oftheovipositorareslightly
dorsalsculpturedareaformedbydensescale-like twisted, sub-basal lobe (Fig. 4a) rounded ven-
processes.VHA(Fig.4b)visiblenearapex.Sub- trallyandtouchingitsventralsurface.
196 Wangetal. (cid:127) ENTOMOL.FENNICAVol.29
Fig.5.Kanozatachoui(Yuan&Wu,1992).–a.Malepygofer,lateralview.–b.Malepygofer,ventralview.
–c.Lateralplate,lateralview.–d.Style,lateralview.–e.Aedeagus,lateralview.
3.1.2.Kanozatachoui(Yuan&Wu,1992) ce,AnCounty,Chaping,20–22.VII.2010,Kebin
Li leg.; 3 $$, China, Yunnan Province, Teng-
Stenaulophrys Choui Yuan & Wu, 1992: 227–
chongCounty,Gaoligongshan,17–19.VII.2002,
228.
RenhuaiDaileg.;5##,1$,China,HenanPro-
Kanozata choui (Yuan & Wu 1992), Liang &
vince, Baiyunshan, 3.VIII.2010, Coll. Hu Li &
Webb2002,36:741.
ZhihuaFanleg.;2##,China,HenanProvince,
Materialexamined.1#,China,YunnanProvin- XixiaCounty,TaipingTown,31.VII.2010,HuLi
ce,LonglingCounty,Xiaoheishan,25.VII.2002, &ZhihuaFanleg.;1#,1$,China,YunnanPro-
MaofaYangleg.;1#,2$$,China,Tibet,Bome vince,Mengyang,20.VII.2008,XiaohongJiang
County,Tongmai,29.VIII.2011,YeLiuleg.;1#, leg.
1 $, China, Yunnan Province, Lushui County, Description. Body length (including teg-
Pianma, 17.VIII.2000, Zizhong Li leg.; 1 #, mina): #, 5.90–6.05 mm, $, 6.50–6.60 mm.
China, Lushui County, Lanben, 12.VIII.2000, Overall colouration yellow, apical area of fore-
Unkown leg.; 1 #, China, Song County, wings(Figs1b,f,2b,f)blackorbrown,marked
Baiyunshan,3.VII.2002,XiangshengChenleg.; withreddish.
1#,China,GuizhouProvince,DaozhenCounty, Genitalia.Male.Pygoferlobe(Fig.5a–b)yel-
Xiannvdong, 25–27.V.2004, Zhang Bin & Pian lowish-brown,basewithseveralfinesetae,sub-
Xu leg.; 1 #, 1 $, China, Guangxi Province, apex with about 15–18 setae. Subgenital plates
Wuming County, Damingshan, 5–10.VIII.2011, (Fig.5a–b)lanceolate,apexsparselywithlateral
ZaihuaYangleg.;4##,23$$,China,Shaanxi setae (Fig. 5c), horn-like in lateral view, apex
Province, Zhouzhi County, Heihe, 9–12.VIII. slightlyrecurved.Style(Fig.5d)well-developed,
2010,YanliZheng&PeiZhang,leg.;1$,China, expandednearbase,middlepartwithmanyfine
Guizhou Province, Leigongshan, Lianhuaping, setae,apexwithlongersetaethaninbase,apical
9–14.IX.2005,YiTangleg.;2$$,China,Hubei processwithfinesetae,slightlycurved.Aedeagal
Province, Shennongjia, Yazikou, 11.VIII.1997, shaft (Fig. 5e) slender, near base expanded,
MaofaYangleg.;2$$,China,SichuanProvin- strongly recurved, apex wide and flat, then
ENTOMOL.FENNICAVol.29 (cid:127) SpeciesofKanozata(Cercopidae) 197
Fig.6.Kanozatacontermina(Distant,1916).–a.Malepygofer,lateralview.–b.Malepygofer,ventralview.
–c.Lateralplate,lateralview.–d.Style,lateralview.–e.Aedeagus,lateralview.
spoon-shapedtoapex,apexbluntinlateralview, RenhuaiDaileg.;2##,1$,China,YunnanPro-
marginscurvedventrally,withmembranousup- vince, Yingjiang County, Tongbiguan, 21.VII.
persurface. 2002,ZizhongLileg.;2$$,China,YunnanPro-
Female.Shaftof1stvalvulae(Fig.4c–d)ex- vince, Yingjiang County, Tongbiguan, 2.VII.
tremely twisted dorsad, base slightly expanded, 2011,YujianLileg.
ventral area of ovipositor slightly sculptured in Description. Body length (including
lateral view, with a triangle-shaped process in tegmina): #, 6.05–6.15 mm, $, 6.30–6.45 mm.
dorsad,VHA(Fig.4d)narrow,withsmalllobeon Generalcolouryellow,malewithoutstripe.Infe-
ventralsurface.Othercharacteristicssimilarasin male,forewingwithtwoblackbands.
K.contermina(Distant,1916). Genitalia.Male.Pygoferlobewithsubgenital
Distribution. Northeastern India, northern plates (Fig. 6a–b) slender, with many slender
Thailand, northern Vietnam, China (Shaanxi, setae, middle part slightly expanded. Lateral
Yunnan, Tibet, Henan, Guizhou, Guangxi, plates (Fig. 6c) boot-like in lateral view. Styles
Sichuan,Hubei). (Fig.6d)well-developed,baseslightlyexpanded,
Remarks. This species is similar to K. middlepartwithabout10–12finesetae,andwith
contermina,butcanbedistinguishedbythefol- anapicalprocess.Inlateralview,aedeagalshaft
lowing: (1) This species has the lateral plates (Fig.6e)elongate,stronglyrecurved,constricted
(Fig.5c)horn-likeinlateralview.(2)Female1st sub-basally,evenlytaperedfromnearmid-length
valvulae(Figs.4c–d)arewithasmalllobe. tobluntapexwithmembranousuppersurface.
Female. Base of 1st valvulae (Fig. 4e) ex-
3.1.3.Kanozatacontermina(Distant,1916) tremelyexpanded,ovipositorwithoutbasallobe
rec.nov. on ventral margin, apex acute, not concave and
without process. VHA (Fig. 4f) with indented
AufidusconterminusDistant,1916:205.
margin.OthercharacteristicsasinK.choui.
Kanozata contermina (Distant, 1916), Liang &
Distribution. Northeastern India, Bhutan,
Webb2002,36:741.
northernThailand,Nepal,China(Yunnan).
Materialexamined.1#,China,YunnanProvin- Remarks.ThisspeciesissimilartoK.choui,
ce,LonglingCounty,Xiaoheishan,25.VII.2002, but can be distinguished by the following: (1)
198 Wangetal. (cid:127) ENTOMOL.FENNICAVol.29
Fig.7.Kanozatashillongana(Distant,1916).–a.Malepygofer,lateralview.–b.Malepygofer,ventralview.
–c.Lateralplate,lateralview.–d.Style,lateralview.–e.Aedeagus,lateralview.
Thisspecieshaslateralplates(Fig.6c)boot-like China, Yunnan Province, Dali, 21.VI.2010,
inlateralview.(2)Female1stvalvulae(Fig.4e) Yujian Li leg.; 5 $$, China, Yunnan Province,
arewithoutalobe. Longling County, Xiaoheishan, 25.VII.2002,
Renhuai Dai & Maofa Yang leg.; 1 $, China,
3.1.4.Kanozatashillongana(Distant,1916) Hainan Province, Bawangling, 27.IV.2009,
XiaohongJiangleg.;1$,China,HainanProvin-
AufidusshillonganusDistant,1916:204. ce,Polu,23.IV.2009,XiaohongJiangleg.;1$,
Stenaulophrys shillonganus (Distant, 1916), China, Guangdong Province, Nanling, 11–
Chou1988,137. 13.VIII.2006,ZhonghuiZhouleg.
Kanozata shillongana (Distant, 1916), Liang & Description. Body length (including teg-
Webb2002,36:741. mina):#,5.60–5.75mm,$,6.40–6.55mm.Gen-
eralcolourpaleyellow;forewings(Figs1h,2h)
Material examined. 8 ##, 11 $$, China, subhyaline, oblique, with transverse bands on
GuangdongProvince,Nanling,4–12.VIII.2006, subclavalareas.
ZhonghuiZhou&ZaihuaYangleg.;1#,China, Genitalia. Male. Pygofer (Fig. 7a–b) rela-
Yunnan Province, Longling County, Longxin, tively strong, middle-part with many slender
10–11.VI.2010, Yujian Li leg.; 2 ##, China, setae. Subgenital plates (Fig. 7a–b) caliper-like
Yunnan Province, Lushui County, Pianma, withnarrowbaseandmembranousoutermargin.
17.VI.2011,YujianLileg.;2##,4$$,China, Lateral plates (Fig. 7c) with indented margin in
Yunnan Province, Tengchong County, Gaoli- lateralview.Styles(Fig.7d)welldeveloped,with
gongshan,Baihualing,13–14.VI.2011,YujianLi apical middle-part of process clearly expanded,
& Jiankun Long leg.; 6 ##, 7 $$, China, thin near apex and slightly curved. Aedeagal
Yunnan Province, Yingjiang County, Tong- shaft (Fig. 7e) elongate, strongly recurved, ba-
biguan, 3.VI.2010, Jiankun Long leg.; 1 $, sallybroad,middlepartnarrowandbroadtonear
ENTOMOL.FENNICAVol.29 (cid:127) SpeciesofKanozata(Cercopidae) 199
apex, thereafter tapered to apex and with mem- 3.2.2.Females
branousuppersurface.
Female.1stvalvulae(Fig.4g–h)ofovipositor 1. Forewings without band (Figs 1f, 2f), VHA
deeplysculptured.Apexofsub-basallobespiny notdistinct(Fig.4d)
shapedwhoseapexisnottouchingitsventralsur- K.choui(Yuan&Wu,1992)
face (Fig. 4g). VHA(Fig. 4h) flake-like. Other – Forewingswithbands(Figs1e,g,h,2e,g,h),
characteristicssimilarasinK.arisana. VHAdistinct(Fig.4b,f–h) 2
Distribution. Northeastern India, Northern 2. Pronotum, crown and scutellum without
Thailand, Laos, China (Yunnan, Sichuan, blackbands(Figs1g,2g).1stvalvulaewithout
Guangxi,Hainan,Fujian,Tibet,Guangdong). sub-basallobe(Fig.4e)
Remarks.ThisspeciesissimilartoK.arisana, K.contermina(Distant,1916)rec.nov.
but can be distinguished by the following: (1) – Pronotum, crown and scutellum(Figs 1e, h,
Thisspecieshaslateralplates(Fig.7c)step-like 2e,h)withblackbands.1stvalvulaewithsub-
in lateral view. (2) Female 1st valvulae of basallobe(Fig.4a,g) 3
ovipositor are deeply sculptured, the sub-basal 3. Forewingssubhyalinewithanobliquetrans-
lobeisspinyshapedanditsapexisnottouching versebandonsubclavalarea(Figs1h,2h).1st
itsventralsurface(Fig.4g). valvulaewithsub-basallobespinyshaped,its
apexnottouchingitsventralsurface(Fig.4g)
3.2.KeytospeciesofKanozata K.shillongana(Distant,1916)
– Forewingspaleyellowwithdarkbrownband
3.2.1.Males zigzag-shaped(Figs1a,2a).1stvalvulaewith
apex of sub-basal lobe touching ventral sur-
1. Head, pronotum, scutellum and most of face,1stvalvulaewithsub-basallobe(Fig.4a)
forewingsbrightyellow(Fig.1b,c) 2 rounded ventrally and touching its ventral
– Notasabove(Fig.1a,d) 3 surface
2. Apicalareaofforewingsblackorbrownand K.arisanaMatsumura,1940
reddishalongnervation(Figs1b,2b).Termi-
naliainlateralviewwithlateralplatestrian-
gular(Fig.5c)andmarginsofaedeagalshaft 4.Geographicaldistributions
parallel(Fig.5e) ofKanozataspecies
K.choui(Yuan&Wu,1992)
– Apicalareaofforewingswithablacktrans- Thegeographicaldistributionofthegenus(Fig.
verseband(Figs1c,2c).Terminaliainlateral 8)revealsthatK.arisana,K.conterminaandK.
viewwithlateralplatesboot-shaped(Fig.6c) shillongana occur in theOriental region (China
andaedeagalshaftconstrictedsub-basally,ta- [Guizhou,Hubei,Yunnan,Guangdong,Guangxi,
peredfrommidlengthtoapex(Fig.3e) Hainan,Fujian,Tibet(Medog),Taiwan,Sichuan,
K.contermina(Distant,1916)rec.nov. Henan], Bhutan, India, Thailand, Nepal and
3. Forewings pale yellow with a dark brown Laos) (Distant 1916, Matsumura 1940, Chou et
bandzigzag-shaped(Figs1a,2a).Terminalia al. 1988, Liang 1999, 2003, Liang & Webb
in lateral view with lateral plates triangular 2002).Ofthese,K.arisanaisdistributedonlyin
(Fig. 3d) andaedeagalshaftcurveddorsally China. Kanozata choui is widely distributed in
anteriorly,taperedtoapex(Fig.4f) northeastern India, northern Thailand, northern
K.arisanaMatsumura,1940 Vietnam, and in Oriental China (Shaanxi, Yun-
– Forewings subhyaline with an oblique band nan, Tibet, Henan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Sichuan,
onsubclavalareaanddarkbrowntransverse Hubei, Tibet (Bome, Zhangmu)) (Yuan & Wu
veinsdefiningapicalcells(Figs1d,2d).Ter- 1992,Liang&Webb2002,Liang2003)aswell
minaliainlateralviewwithlateralplatesin- as some Palaearctic regions of China (Shaanxi
dented(Fig.7c)andaedeagalshaftbroadba- (Taibaishan))(Yuan&Wu1992).
sally and subapically then tapered to apex Obviously, the genus has the main distribu-
(Fig.7e) K.shillongana(Distant,1916) tioninnortheastofIndia,southwestandsouthof
200 Wangetal. (cid:127) ENTOMOL.FENNICAVol.29
Fig.8.Distributionmap
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