TABLE 1 in The cicadas of Argentina with new records, a new genus and fifteen new species (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae)

TABLE 1. Characteristics to distinguish Alarcta micromacula sp. n. from the known species of Alarcta. Data for all but the new species are from Torres (1942, 1948c, 1949, 1958d). Data for A. albicerata, A. macrogina, A. minuta, and A. terrosa are for holotype males. Data for A. quadrimacula includes both male and female specimens. Data for A. bahiensis and A. blanchardi are from a series but it is unknown if females are included. The data for females of the new species fall within the range of male values measured.
SpeciesNumber of stridulatory Body length apparatus ribsForewing lengthForewing widthA. albicerata (Torres, 1949)1016 mm16 mm6 mmA. bahiensis (Torres, 1942)11–1414.5–17 mm16.5–17 mm6 mmA. blanchardi (Torres, 1948)10–1213–15 mm15–16 mm5.0–5.3 mmA. macrogina (Torres, 1949)about 1317 mm17.5 mm6 mmA. micromacula sp. n.1215.8–17.1 mm20.5–23.3 mm7.0–7.8 mmA. minuta (Torres, 1949)913.5 mm16 mm5.2 mmA. quadrimacula Torres, 1958about 1418 mm23–24 mm7.7–8 mmA. terrosa Torres, 19581017.5 mm21 mm6.6 mm