Paulagallia punctata, C.A.Viraktamath, 2011

C. A. Viraktamath, 2011, Revision of the Oriental and Australian Agalliini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) 2844, Zootaxa 2844, pp. 1-118 : 102

Genus Paulagallia nov.

Type-species: Paulagallia punctata sp. nov.

Morphology. Robust, rather cylindrical leafhoppers. Pronotum scutellum and anterior half of forewings with coarse circular pits ( Figs 10, 20). Vertex very short, evenly curved, hind margin carinate, upturned, either narrower than or as wide as pronotum; Face dorsad of an ill defined inverted V-shaped ridge, striated. Face including eyes longer than wide. Ocelli closer to eyes than to each other. Lora very narrow, elongate, tumid, mesal margin of gena tumid. Clypeus narrow and almost parallel sided ( Fig. 11). Pronotum, arcuate, usually longer than median length of scutellum. Forewings with cross veins between inner and outer claval veins and claval suture; cell M of forewings with varying number of m-cu cross veins dividing inner anteapical cell ( Fig. 20). Forefemur with intercalary row of setae form arcuate row, setae on row AV not thickened ( Fig. 32). Hind femoral macrosetae 2+1; hind tibial macrosetae PD 8±1, AD 8±1, AV 8±1; hind basitarsus with two platellae on distal transverse row.

Male genitalia. Pygofer deeply excavated on dorsal marginal, without processes, with stout and fine setae on caudal submargin. Subgenital plates elongate with macrosetae. Styles robust, short, inner arm caudally rounded, slightly longer than outer arm. Connective about as long as wide, broad basally with anterior rounded, slightly bilobed caudal margin. Aedeagus V-shaped, without elongate processes, symmetrical, dorsal apodeme well developed about as long as shaft. Anal collar process well developed.

Female genitalia. First pair of valvulae with sculptured area on distal 0.66 length, sculpture submarginal in mid section, alveolate, alveoli closely packed forming oblique rows, dorsal and ventral one or two rows horizontal ( Figs 84, 85). Second pair of valvulae with basal prominent tubercle, toothed area occupying distal 0.40, with median triangular projection, teeth smooth prominent, ventroapical area crenulated ( Figs 86–87).

Remarks. Paulagallia resembles Sangeeta gen. nov. (see below), but differs in the following respects: coarse circular pits on the pronotum, scutellum and basal half of forewings; head either as wide as or slightly narrower than the pronotum, lora long, linear and tumid, and forewings with accessory cross veins in anteapical cells and one cross vein between claval veins. The genus is named in honour of late Dr. Paul Wilson Oman, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.