Penthimiini, Kirschbaum, 1868

Shobharani, M., Viraktamath, C. A. & Webb, M. D., 2018, Review of the leafhopper genus Penthimia Germar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from the Indian subcontinent with description of seven new species, Zootaxa 4369 (1), pp. 1-45 : 3

Key to Penthimiini genera of the Indian subcontinent

1 Scutellum broader than long, apex not spinelike ( Figs 1 , 256, 259, 260 )........................................... 2

- Scutellum longer than broad, apex acute, spinelike ( Fig. 254 )...................................... Haranga Distant

2 Ocelli on crown near anterior margin ( Fig. 79, 81 , 256–258 ).................................................... 3

- Ocelli on anterior margin of crown ( Fig. 255 )................................................. Neodartus Melichar

3 Head in profile angled to apex near eye ( Fig. 257 )............................................................ 4

- Head in profile evenly rounded ( Fig. 81 )..................................................... Penthimia Germar

4 Crown longer than median length of pronotum ( Fig. 260 )......................................... Malichus Distant

- Crown distinctly shorter than median length of pronotum ( Figs 256, 259 )......................................... 5

5 Lateral frontal sutures not reaching ocelli ( Fig. 256– 257 )......................................... Uzelina Melichar

- Lateral frontal sutures reaching ocelli ( Figs 258–259 )......................................................... 6

6 Robust species measuring more than 5.0 mm long, body not parallel sided............................ Tambila Distant

- Slender, delicate species measuring 3–4 mm long, body parallel sided............................. Vulturnus Kirkaldy

Figures

FIGURES 1–13. Habitus of species of Penthimia. 1–4. P. attenuata Distant: 1–2. Male, dorsal and lateral view; 3–4. Color variation in female. 5–9. P. compacta Walker, 5–6. Male, dorsal and lateral view; 7–9, colour variation in female. 10–11. P. curvata sp. nov., holotype male, dorsal and lateral view. 12–13. P.ereba, male, dorsal and ventral view.

FIGURES 254–260. Some Penthimiini genera of the Indian subcontinent. 254. Haranga, head and thorax, dorsal view; 255. Neodartus, head and thorax, lateral view; 256. Uzelina, head and thorax, dorsal view; 257. Uzelina, head and thorax, lateral view, arrowshows the frontalsuture not reaching ocellus;258. Vulturnus, Head and thorax, lateral view arrow shows the frontal suture reaching ocellus; 259.Vulturnus, head and thorax, dorsal view; 260.Malichus, head and thorax,dorsal view.

FIGURES 79–92. Penthimia compacta Walker.79.Head and thorax, dorsal view; 80. Face; 81. Head andthorax, lateral view; 82. Forewing venation; 83. Male pygofer, lateral view; 84. Subgenital plate, ventral view; 85. Valve, ventral view; 86. Style, dorso-lateral view; 87–88. Aedeagus, lateral view; 89–90. Aedeagal shaft, posterior view; 91. Connective, dorsal view; 92. Female seventh sternite, ventral view.