A new species, Platypleura transitiva sp. nov., is described from Mindanao, Philippines. This new species belongs to the tribe Platypleurini Schmidt, 1918 of the family Cicadidae Latreille, 1802 (Insecta: Hemiptera). This new species has a broader dark gray cloudy pattern on the inner half of the forewing and a broader gray part on the annal cell 2 than those of Platypleura elizabethae Lee, 2009. This species is distinguished from Platypleura dinagatensis Lee, 2016 by the shorter rostrum, narrower and lighter cloudy pattern on the forewing, absence of a central white spot on the forewing, narrower infuscation on the hind wing, and the darker anal cell 2 of the hind wing.

 

Keywords: Hamzini, Platypleura dinagatensis, Platypleura elizabethae, Platypleura transitiva, Platypleurini

Family Cicadidae, Latreille, 1802

Subfamily Cicadinae, Latreille, 1802

Tribe Platypleurini Schmidt, 1918

Genus Platypleura Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843

Platypleura transitiva Lee sp. nov.

Etymology. The specific name is the Latin feminine adjective transitiva meaning “transitional” in reference to its wing cloudy patterns which are transitional in shape and area among its allied species from the Philippines: dinagatensis – transitiva – elizabethae.