Prolepta celebensis

This is an article based on prolepta celebensis Nagai, Porion and Audibert, 2016. The species is comparable with Prolepta ferocula Stål, 1863, the species is considerably weird;

Redescription

Head: In p.celebensis, the cephalic process goes downwards, and after covering approximately 25%, take a sharp turn in a forward direction, sort of like a L rotated by 90 or-90 deg (Based on which direction you are looking at it from).

Eyes: ovular.

Thorax:
The thorax is wider than head (including eyes).

Wings:
This is the part that is similar to p.ferocula, as the wings look the same, except that p.celebensis's wings are broader.

References

Un nouveau Fulgoridae de Sulawesi : Prolepta celebensis n. sp. (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha)

Posted on February 9, 2023 03:21 PM by aaravmishra