A Revision of the Genus Cryptotympana (Homoptera, Cicadidae)

A Revision of the Genus Cryptotympana, II 19det., 1964: Cryptotympana consanguinea Dist." (ZMA); 1£, without locality, Coll. ZoologischMuseum Amsterdam, "P. C. M. de Greeve det., 1964: Cryptotympana spec." (ZMA).Very similar to accipiter in general appearance. Head black with a central spot ontylus, sometimes developed along transfrontal suture, and a pair ofspots on posterior partof vertex, situated on outer area of basal ocelli, ochreous; markings of pronotum verysimilar to and almost same as those of accipiter, 2 pairs of anterior obconical spots onmesonotum fused with each other; abdomen black with the lateral margin ochreous andgolden pilose; timbal covering ochreous in the outer 1/2 and brownish even in the rest;lateral parts of 3rd and 4th terga clothed with white pollinosity, forming 2 pairs of whitediscal spots on abdominal dorsum.Venter of body pale ochreous, covered with sparse white pollinosity; thorax paleochreous with outer lateral margin of pronotal paranotum, mesoprepisternum and centralpart of metaprepisternum except for the process, black; legs pale ochreous with innersurface of fore coxa, central parts ofmid and hind coxae, base of trochanter, fore and midfemora, fore tibia, apex of mid tibia, fore and mid tarsi, and claw, fuscous or black;abdomen uniformly pale ochreous frequently tinged with orange, with auditory capsule, asmall linear spot on -°- 2nd and 3rd sterna, valvifer 2 and lateral valvula (ovipositorsheath) black.Wings hyaline tinged with stramineous at the extreme base (slightly beyond basal cellin forewing); coloration of veins similar to that of accipiter, but usually paler; areas on 1stand 2nd cross veins of forewing maculate, but somewhat paler and faint.Head wider than pronotum; frontoclypeus swollen anteroventrally, about as long aswide, with 7-9 transverse striations on the surface; labium extending near the middle ofcentral metaprepisternal process; pronotum parallel-sided, slightly shorter than mesonotum proper in median length; abdomen longer than distance between head andcruciform elevation in ff, while shorter in £•?-; f operculum, similar in shape to that ofaccipiter, with the inner and outer margins less sinuate and with the tip more acute; f 7thsternum slender with the caudal margin rounded and slightly emarginate at the middle;•°- 7th sternum widened apically, with the caudal margin triangularly incised at themiddle; £ 9th tergum slender, ca 1.24X as long as wide (cf. ca 1.06X in accipiter); veinCuP of forewing separated from vein 1A in basal 2/3.Male genitalia (Figs. 47-50). Pygofer oval, ca 1.9X as long as wide, widened nearthe middle, with the ventrolateral surface wrinkled; uncus lobe very long, especiallylengthened apicad, inwardly and obtusely bent at the subapex; vesica totally narrowerthan thecal shaft, with an apical saccate process distinctly shorter than vesica itself.Body length: f 37-46 mm (mean 42.0 mm), £ 34-41 mm (mean 37.1mm).Total length: 56-70 mm (mean 62.3 mm). Expanse of forewings: 111-128 mm.Exuviae (Fig. 51). Body uniformly ochreousand lustrous, with fore femoral processesand fore tibia towards the apex darkened to black; frontoclypeus spherical, bearing 11-12transverse rows of hairs; antenna 8-segmented, about 10: 8: 6: 5: 8: 6: 3: 3 in the ratio ofeach segmental length, and the 8th segment distinctly constricted at the apical 3/7;