Table Of ContentPROC. ENTOMOL. SOC. WASH.
93(1), 1991, pp. 193-196
NOMENCLATURAL CHANGES IN THE TREEHOPPER TRIBES
HOPLOPHORIONINI, SMILIINI, AND TALIPEDINI
(HOMOPTERA: MEMBRACIDAE)
Stuart H. McKamey' and Lewis L. Deitz
Department ofEntomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
27695-7613.
Abstract.—The following nomenclatural changes are made in the family Membracidae
(Homoptera): Aconophoroides Fowler, 1894, is reinstated as ajunior synonym ofPotnia
StM, 1866; Microschema StM, 1869, is considered to be ajunior synonym ofPotnia St^l,
1866, New Synonymy; Talipes Deitz, 1975, is considered to be a junior synonym of
Trinarea Coding, 1926 (elevated to generic status). New Synonymy. Also nine New
Combinations are given: Metcalfiella spreta (Coding, 1893), Platycotisfuscata (Fowler,
1897), Potnia dubia (Fowler, 1894), Potnia orthosoma (Fonseca and Diringshofen, 1974),
and Potnia straminicolor (St^l, 1862) (Membracinae: Hoplophorionini); Trinarea appen-
diculata (Fonseca, 1936), Trinarea carinata (Funkhouser, 1922), and Trinareafenestrata
(Striimpel, 1974)(Membracinae: Talipedini); and Ophidermagloveri(Coding, 1893)(Smi-
liinae: Smiliini). A lectotype is designated for Platycotis spreta Coding, 1893.
Key Words: Hexapoda, Insecta, generic synonymy, new combination
While revising selected genera in the A female specimen in the NMNH (Na-
membracid tribe Hoplophorionini, we tional Museum of Natural History, Wash-
found several species misplaced at the ge- ington, D.C.) is here designated lectotype of
neric level, including three assigned to the Platycotis spreta Coding. It bears the fol-
wrong tribe. Some ofthe consequent trans- lowing labels in which vertical lines ( | )
fers of species affect generic synonymy. are used to separate individual lines:
Based on examination oftype material (ex- "FWCoding Collection" and "Platycotis
| |
cept as noted), nine new combinations are (Microschema) spretaCodg. Mex. (Ash)
| |
presented here under the higher categories type" [underside with "Hoplophora Cdg.
| |
to which the species are newly assigned. Mex. (Ash) Type."] and "Type No. 27388
1
lU.S.N.M." [on red card] and "Platycotis
Subfamily Membracinae spreta Codg. Det.W.D. Funkhouser" [on|
Tribe Hoplophorionini red-bor| dered |card] and| "LECTOTYPE
|
Metcalfiella Coding, 1929 Platycotis|spreta|Coding,1893 |L.L. Deitz
1989" [on red-bordered card supplied by
Metcalfiella spreta (Coding, 1893), New Deitz]. A second specimen (without an ab-
Combination domen) from Coding's collection (NMNH)
is now labeled as a paralectotype. These
specimens belong to the genus Metcalfiella
' Currentaddress: DepartmentofEcologyand Evo-
lutionary Biology, Box U-43, University ofConnect- Coding, 1926, based on the narrow head
icut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3043. and the presence of many more pale setae
194 PROCEEDINGS OFTHE ENTOMOLOGICALSOCIETY OFWASHINGTON
than pits on the pronotum (McKamey and 1975)longerthancell R5;metathoracictibia
Deitz 1991). with cucuUate setae in row I (sensu Deitz
1975).
Platycotis Sihl 1869
Prior to the work by Fonseca and Di-
New
Platycotis fuscata (Fowler, 1897), ringshofen (1974), the genus Aconopho-
Combination roides (type species: Thelia gladiatorWalk-
The lectotype of Ochropepla fuscata er, 1857) was considered to be a junior
Fowler (BMNH: British Museum (Natural synonym o{Potnia (Goding 1929, Metcalf
History), London, England), most recently and Wade 1965). Based on examination of
placed in thegenus Hoplophorion Kirkaldy, the holotype of T. gladiator Walker
1901 (Metcalfand Wade 1965), has a wide (BMNH), we confirm this synonymy.
head and contrasting pale and dark bands Although the type material oiAconopho-
across veins Sc and R on the forewing base, roidesorthosomaFonsecaandDiringshofen
butlacksanr-m crossveinonthehindwing. was not examined, the original description
This combination of features is diagnostic and illustrations (1974) indicate member-
for the genus Platycotis St^l, 1869 (Mc- ship in the genus Potnia. Likewise, exami-
Kamey
1989). nationsofthelectotypeo{Ochropepladubia
Fowler (BMNH), a species formerly placed
PotniaSxkl 1866
in Hoplophorion (Metcalfand Wade 1965),
PotniaStM, 1866 [StM 1866b,notSt^l 1866a and of the holotype of Hoplophora stra-
asHstedby Deitz (1975)] minicolor St^l (NHRS: Naturhistoriska
Aconophoroides Fowler, 1894, Reinstated Riksmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden), the type
Synonymy
species o^Microschema St^l, led to the con-
Microschema St^l, 1869, New Synonymy clusion that these two species are also con-
Potnia dubia (Fowler, 1894), New Combi- genersoiPotnia venosa. Thus, welistabove
nation
threenewcombinationsandthenewgeneric
Potnia orthosoma (Fonseca and Diringsho-
fen, 1974), New Combination synonymy ofMicroschema, which was pre-
Potnia straminicolor (StSl, 1862), New viouslyconsidereda subgenusoiPlatycotis.
Combination The only otherspecies formerly included in
Microschema, Platycotis spreta, is trans-
The type species ofPotnia StM is Mem- ferred to Metcalfiella, above.
bracis venosa Germar, 1821. Based on ex- Hoplophora straminicolor was described
amination oftwo probable syntypes ofM.
MLUH from Brazil. Such a distribution for Platy-
venosa, one from (Martin-Luther-
cotis would involve a geographic disjunc-
Universitat Halle, Halle, German Demo-
ZMUH tion and a host shift, because the families
cratic Republic) and one from
(Zoologisches Museum, Universitat von Fagaceae (including Quercus spp.) and Bet-
Hamburg, Hamburg, Federal Republic of ulaceae, which encompass all known hosts
Germany), in conjunction with a review of ofPlatycotis, do not occur in Brazil (Hey-
generic limits in the tribe Hoplophorionini wood 1985). This information alone sug-
(McKamey 1989), the following combina- gested that the species was placed incor-
tion offeatures appears to be diagnostic for rectly, and also suggests that a similar
Potnia: head narrow; pronotum extending taxonomic error may be involved with the
posteriorly nearly to apex offorewing in re- Brazilian species Platycotis sordida (Ger-
pose;hindwingwithr-mcrossveinandwith mar, 1821), type material ofwhich was not
cell R3 (thecell posteriorto vein R, ofDeitz examined.
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Subfamily Membracinae Coding (1893) described Hoplophora
gloveri by reference to an illustration by
Tribe Talipedini
Clover (1878), and no specimen could be
Trinarea Coding, 1926 located at either AMNH (American Mu-
Trinarea Coding, 1926, elevated to generic seum of Natural History, New York) or
status. New Status NMNH, known depositories of Coding's
Talipes Deitz, 1975, to Trinarea Coding, type specimens. H. gloveri was placed most
1926, New Synonymy recently (Metcalfand Wade 1965) as ajun-
Trinarea appendiculata (Fonseca, 1936), ior synonym ofHoplophorion monogram-
New Combination ma (Cermar, 1835). Although the illustrat-
Trinareacarinata (Funkhouser, 1922), New edspecimenwasidentifiedinClover'sfigure
Combination legend as ''Hoplophora n.s.," its forewing
Trinareafenestrata (Strumpel, 1974), New has a preapical confluence ofthe radial and
Combination medial veins, which is characteristic ofthe
Smiliinae and absent from Hoplophorioni-
Trinarea was formeriy placed as a sub-
genus ofHoplophorion (Metcalfand Wade ni. Forewing venation and pronotal color-
1965). Although Metcalfand Wade (1965: ation and contour, in lateral view, indicate
578) attributed the designation of a type the specimen illustrated is best referred to
wspreoctiees"ttoyCpoed"ibnegfo(1r9e29t)h,eCnoadmiengc(a1r9i2n6a:t3a05i)n tSmhielgiienniu)s. OTphheipdreercimsaeFiadierntmiatiyreof(/S/m,ilgilionvaeer:i
hiskeyto subgenera. Thus, Ochropepla car- is likely to remain uncertain in the absence
inata Funkhouseristhetype ofTrinarea by ofthe original material on which Clover's
original designation (International Com- figure was based.
mission on Zoological Nomenclature 1985: Acknowledgments
Articles 68b, 67c). The holotype ofO. car-
inata (NMNH) and the holotype and para- We thank the following people and insti-
tutionsforloaningspecimensandproviding
types of Tylopelta fenestrata Striimpel
(ZMUH) were examined and found to be other assistance: M. Schwartz (AMNH); P.
congeneric with Talipes appendiculata S. Broomfield, W. J. Knight, and M. D.
Webb (BMNH); M. Dom and Schuh
(Fonseca, 1936), the type species ofTalipes J.
Deitz, 1975. Members ofthe genus Talipes (MLUH);P. Lindskog(NHRS);T.J. Henry,
differ from other membracids in having fo- JA.gPr.icK,ra%merN,MaNnHd)M;.RB.. SCt.oeFtzreoles(cU.hSn.erDeapntd.
liaceous pro- and mesothoracic tibiae but
C. H. Hevel (NMNH); and H. Strumpel
metathoracic legs with clavate tibiae and
(ZMUH). We also thankC. H. Dietrich, M.
reduced tarsi (Deitz 1975). Trinarea is
therefore given generic status, with Talipes H. Farrier,J. W. Hardin,andH. H. Neunzig
as itsjunior synonym, but the tribal name (allofNorthCarolinaStateUniversity)who
provided many helpful suggestions relating
TaHpedini Deitz, 1975, is retained (Inter-
national Commission on Zoological No- to this work.
menclature 1985: Article 40a). This is paper No. 12521 of the Journal
Series of the North Carolina Agricultural
Subfamily Smiliinae Research Service, Raleigh, N.C. 27695-
7643; an earlier version formed part of a
Tribe Smiliini
thesis submitted by S. H. McKamey in par-
Ophiderma FairmairQ, 1846
tial fulfillment of the requirements for the
Ophiderma gloveri (Coding, 1893), New M.S. degree in entomology, North Carolina
Combination State University at Raleigh. Funding for
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