The male of Nancyana curva (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) from southeastern Brazil
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Nova Coelho, Luci Boa
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Universidad de Costa Rica
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The adult male of Nancyana curva is described and illustrated for the first time, based on four specimens from the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. Male diagnostic characters inelude the presence of a pair of inner projections on the dorsal lobe of the pygofer, and a dorsal pair of short subapical processes on the aedeagus. The female color pattem is similar to that of male, with dark brown bands on torax not so elear.
The adult male of Nancyana curva is described and illustrated for the first time, based on four specimens from the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. Male diagnostic characters inelude the presence of a pair of inner projections on the dorsal lobe of the pygofer, and a dorsal pair of short subapical processes on the aedeagus. The female color pattem is similar to that of male, with dark brown bands on torax not so elear.
The adult male of Nancyana curva is described and illustrated for the first time, based on four specimens from the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. Male diagnostic characters inelude the presence of a pair of inner projections on the dorsal lobe of the pygofer, and a dorsal pair of short subapical processes on the aedeagus. The female color pattem is similar to that of male, with dark brown bands on torax not so elear.
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insecta, homoptera, leafhopper, taxonomy, neotropics