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| Cochleopsaltria huboliao Wang & Liu, 2025 photos by Qun-Zhen Wu |
Abstract
Cochleopsaltria Pham & Constant, 2017 (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Cicadinae) is no longer monospecific: C. huboliao sp. nov. from Fujian Province of China is described and illustrated. A key to the two species of Cochleopsaltria is presented.
Key words: Cicada, Dundubiini, key, morphology, new genus record, new species, Oriental region, taxonomy
Family Cicadidae Batsch, 1789
Subfamily Cicadinae Batsch, 1789
Tribe Dundubiini Atkinson, 1886
Subtribe Dundubiina Atkinson, 1886
Genus Cochleopsaltria Pham & Constant, 2017
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| Field observations of Cochleopsaltria huboliao sp. nov. at Huboliao National Nature Reserve A a living male perching on a branch, posterodorsal view B ditto, lateral view C, D habitat and host plant. (© Qun-Zhen Wu) |
Cochleopsaltria huboliao sp. nov.
Chinese common name: 虎伯寮勺蝉
Differential diagnosis.
The new species well resembles its only congener Cochleopsaltria duffelsi from Vietnam in general appearance, but it is not difficult to distinguish them using the following key.
Additionally, although many species in Cicadinae exhibit morphological variations in markings and operculum length, they still have certain reference characteristics:
In Cochleopsaltria duffelsi, pronotal collar with three paired large spots (Pham and Constant 2017: figs 2A; 3A); mesonotum with median fascia moderately tapering anteriorly and weakly so posteriorly, lateral fasciae relatively slender, accessory spots absent (Pham and Constant 2017: figs 2A; 3A); opercula reaching posterior margin of sternite VI (Pham and Constant 2017: figs 2B; 3B). In Cochleopsaltria huboliao sp. nov., pronotal collar with two paired large spots (Fig. 1A); mesonotum with median fascia strongly tapering anteriorly and moderately so posteriorly, lateral fasciae relatively wide, small accessory spots lateral to accessory fasciae (Fig. 1A); opercula extending beyond posterior margin of sternite VI (Fig. 1B).
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Etymology. The specific epithet is from the Chinese name (in Pinyin) of the type locality “Huboliao”. The name is a noun in apposition.
Cheng-Bin Wang and Zhi-Jian Liu. 2025. First Record of the Genus Cochleopsaltria Pham & Constant (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Cicadinae) from China, with A Description of the second species. ZooKeys. 1230: 335-346. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1230.144099
