Bellacerus bellus (Viraktamath), 2024

VIRAKTAMATH, C. A. & YESHWANTH, H. M., 2024, Arboreal eurymeline leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Eurymelinae) of the Indian subcontinent with description of new genera and eight new species, Zootaxa 5462 (1), pp. 1-125 : 30

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5462.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11626079
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scientific name	Bellacerus bellus (Viraktamath)
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Bellacerus bellus (Viraktamath) View in CoL comb. nov.

Figs 13A–H View FIGURES 13 , 59C View FIGURES59 , 60M View FIGURES 60 , 64I–L View FIGURES 64 .

Idioscopus bellus Viraktamath 1979a: 21 View in CoL , figs 20–26.

Diagnosis. Head, pronotum and mesonotum lemon yellow immaculate, forewings smoky brown, margin along claval commissure lemon yellow in some specimens, costal area broad hyaline, one large black spot in outer apical cell. Male pygofer without ventral process, anal collar process with anterior lobe short rounded apically, posterior lobe tapering distally and slightly curved dorsad reaching outer margin of pygofer. Female sternite VII 2× as wide as long medially, posterior margin convex with median concavity ( Fig. 60M View FIGURES 60 ).

Female genitalia. As described under generic didescription ( Figs 64I–L View FIGURES 64 ).

Material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂, INDIA: Karnataka: Jog Falls, 19.xi.1976, C.A.Viraktamath ( UASB). Paratype. 1♀, data as for holotype ( UASB).

Remarks. The black triangles shown in the original diagram ( Viraktamath,1979a: Fig. 20 View FIGURES 20 ) are erroneous as there are no black triangular spots on the mesonotum.

References

Viraktamath, C. A. (1979 a) Jogocerus gen. nov. and new species of idiocerine leafhoppers from southern India (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Entomon, 4, 17 - 26.

Figures

FIGURES 13A–H. Bellacerus bellus (Viraktamath) comb. nov., holotype male:A–B, habitus, dorsal and lateral views; C, face; D, label data; E, metabasitarsomere, ventral view; F, male genital capsule, lateral view; G, styles, connective and aedeagus, dorsal view; H, aedeagus, lateral view.

FIGURES 20A–L. Idioscopus clypealis (Lethierry): A–D type male: A–B, habitus, dorsal and lateral views; C, head anterior view; D, label data. E–G, non-type male: E–F, habitus, dorsal and lateral views; G, face; H, non-type female face; I, metabasitarsomere, ventral view; J, male genital capsule, lateral view; K, style, lateral view; L, connective and aedeagus, lateral view.

FIGURES 60A–O. Idiocerini and Megipocerini of the Indian subcontinent, forewings (A–F) and female sternite VII (G– O). A, Matangia indica; B, Metidiocerus deodarae; C, Periacerus lalithae; D, Ulavius anasuyae; E, Busonia distanti; F, B. manipurensis; G, Balocha astuta; H, B. fuscolinea; I, Amritodus atkinsoni; J, A. brevis; K, A. quinquepunctatus; L, A. saeedi; M, Bellacerus bellus; N, Busoniomimus manjunathi; O, B. mudigerensis.

FIGURES 64A–P. Idiocerini of the Indian subcontinent, female valvula I, magnified view and valvula II, magnified view:A–D, Amritodus quinquepunctatus; E–H, A. saeedi; I–L, Bellacerus bellus; M–P, Busoniomimus manjunathi.

FIGURES59A–L. Idiocerini andMegipocerini of the Indiansubcontinent,forewings:A,Balocha astuta; B,Amritodusatkinsoni; C, Bellacerus bellus; D, Busoniomimus manjunathi; E, B. mudigerensis; F, Idiocerus cedarae; G, Idioscopus bimaculatus; H, Idioscopus nitidulus; I, Jogina robustipennis; J, Jogocerus freytagi; K, Keralus webbi; L, Matangia capriliana.