Scaphytopius freytagi Arias-Paco & Godoy, 2025

Scaphytopius freytagi Arias-Paco & Godoy View in CoL , sp. nov.

( Figs. 3G–M View FIGURE 3 , 9F View FIGURE 9 , 10F View FIGURE 10 , 11I View FIGURE 11 , 12I View FIGURE 12 , 13I View FIGURE 13 )

Description. Length of male 4.77–5.16 mm; female 5.10–5.20 mm. General appearance light brown with white spots. Crown 1.6 x longer than basal width between eyes, light brown with white spot at apex of crown; two opaque brown bands in center, separated by black line extending to two-thirds of crown length ( Fig. 3G View FIGURE 3 ); bands do not merge at apex but reach the margins of apex separately. Face light brown, frontoclypeus dark brown toward apex; apex of frontoclypeus with pale white spot in center, and longitudinal white band in shape of inverted V; 6–8 short pale transverse lines on sides of frontoclypeus ( Fig. 3I View FIGURE 3 ). Forewings light brown, with anteapical and discal cells containing irregular dark brown longitudinal spots; with numerous (usually 11–14) disperse circular white spots, 9 veinlets ( Fig. 3H View FIGURE 3 ); veins dark brown at clavus suture, light brown in rest of wing. Legs light brown.

Male genitalia. Pygofer in lateral view triangular, apex small, with multiple macrosetae at apex ( Fig. 9F View FIGURE 9 ). Subgenital plate triangular, slightly wider at base than apex, longer than wide, with row of approximately 6–7 macrosetae on outer margin, and multiple punctures from middle to apex ( Fig. 10F View FIGURE 10 ). Connective in ventral view flat, U-shaped ( Fig. 3J View FIGURE 3 ). Styles in ventral view elongated, rectangular, with short, thin style apophysis; space between preapical lobe and apophysis C-shaped ( Fig. 3J View FIGURE 3 ). Paraphyses in ventral view fused at base, diverging widely before midlength, forming inverted V, with thin and pointed apex ( Fig. 3L View FIGURE 3 ). Aedeagus in lateral view wide, with narrow, dorsally projected preatrium; shaft dorsoventrally widened and slightly curved toward apex ( Fig. 3K View FIGURE 3 ); in apical view, laterally compressed, with two small projections in form of spines located above gonopore ( Fig. 3M View FIGURE 3 ). Gonopore subapical.

Diagnosis. Crown light brown with white spot at apex ( Fig. 3G View FIGURE 3 ). Styles rectangular, connective flat and Ushaped ( Fig. 3J View FIGURE 3 ). Aedeagus laterally compressed and dorsoventrally widened ( Fig. 3K View FIGURE 3 ), in apical view with two small lateral spine-like projections above the gonopore ( Fig. 3M View FIGURE 3 ).

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Biology. Unknown.

Etymology. Named in honor of Paul Freytag, mentor and friend of the second author, for his contributions to the study of Cicadellidae .

Material examined. Holotype. ♂. Costa Rica, Cartago, Madre Selva Finca Los Lagos , 2000–2600 m. VIII.1993. INBIO CRI002 519600 ( MNCR) . Paratype. 3 ♂. same data that holotype except INBIO CRI002 605630 // INBIO CRI002 605633 // INBIO CRI002 605680 ( MNCR) .