Mata Distant, 1906

Wang, Siyue, Jiang, Jinyuan & Wei, Cong, 2024, A review of the cicada genus Mata Distant, 1906 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with description of one new species from China, Zootaxa 5541 (1), pp. 73-83 : 82

Key to the species of Mata Distant, 1906 (male)

1. Apical portion of fore wing hyaline....................................................................... 2

- Apical portion of fore wing infuscated..................................................................... 3

2. Aedeagus uncinate, inwardly curved in lateral view......................................... M. uncinulata sp. nov.

- Aedeagus tube-like, with apex tapered............................................................. M. lenonia

3. Postclypeus green, with prominent black median part and black transverse groove laterally........................... 4

- Postclypeus green, prominently with thin median black line.................................................... 5

4. Male operculum short and entirely green with thin black margin.......................................... M. kama

- Male operculum short and greenish brown with broad dark edges....................................... M. ruffordii

5. Prominent infuscation only in radiomedial crossvein................................................... M. rama

- Prominent infuscation in radiomedial crossvein and faint infuscations in medial and mediocubital crossvein, first cubitus anterior vein............................................................................. M. meghalayana