Sanborn Allen F, Villet Martin H
Department of Biology, Barry University, 11300 NE Second Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 33161-6695, USA.
Zootaxa. 2020 Feb 10;4731(4):zootaxa.4731.4.6. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4731.4.6.
Afromelampsalta n. gen. is described for African species currently assigned to the genera Melampsalta Kolenati, 1857. Cicadetta Kolenati, 1857 and Pauropsalta Goding Froggatt, 1904, and the new species Afromelampsalta luteofasciata n. gen., n. sp. is described. Afromelampsalta aethiopica (Distant, 1905) n. comb., A. cadisia (Walker, 1850) n. comb. and A. leucoptera (Germar, 1830) n. comb. are reassigned from Melampsalta to Afromelampsalta n. gen., A. limitata (Walker, 1852) n. comb. is transferred from Cicadetta Kolenati, 1857 and A. mimica (Distant ,1907) n. comb. is transferred from Pauropsalta Goding Froggatt, 1904 to Afromelampsalta n. gen. Notes on the biology of the new species, a description of the exuvia of A. mimica n. comb., and a key to the species of African Cicadettini are provided.
描述了新属非洲蝉属(Afromelampsalta n. gen.),用于指代目前归入蝉属(Melampsalta Kolenati,1857)、蝉亚属(Cicadetta Kolenati,1857)和拟蝉属(Pauropsalta Goding & Froggatt,1904)的非洲物种,并描述了新物种黄带非洲蝉(Afromelampsalta luteofasciata n. gen., n. sp.)。将埃塞俄比亚非洲蝉(Afromelampsalta aethiopica (Distant, 1905) n. comb.)、卡迪西亚非洲蝉(A. cadisia (Walker, 1850) n. comb.)和白翅非洲蝉(A. leucoptera (Germar, 1830) n. comb.)从蝉属重新划归至非洲蝉属新属;将界限非洲蝉(A. limitata (Walker, 1852) n. comb.)从1857年的蝉亚属转移而来,将拟态非洲蝉(A. mimica (Distant, 1907) n. comb.)从1904年的松氏拟蝉属转移至非洲蝉属新属。提供了新物种的生物学记录、拟态非洲蝉蜕的描述以及非洲蝉族物种检索表。