A new species of Tozzita Kramer (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Neocoelidiinae) and first record of Tozzita ips Kramer from Brazil

Abstract

A new species of Tozzita Kramer, 1964, Tozzita bifida sp. nov., is described and illustrated. The new species can be distinguished from the other species of the genus by the following characteristics: (1) forewing with commissural brown band; (2) pygofer with dentiform process on ventral margin and apex not spatulate; (3) subgenital plates with macrosetae at apex; (4) style with preapical lobe developed and produced posteriorly; (5) aedeagus symmetrical; (6) anal tube with bifid basal process. Tozzita ips Kramer, 1964 is firstly recorded from Brazil. Additionally, an updated genus description and an identification key to males of the species are provided. Copyright © 2013 Magnolia Press.