Nirvana pallida Melicher

Meshram, Naresh M. & Rai, Stuti, 2017, A new species of genus Nirvana (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Evacanthinae) with note on female genitalia from India, Zootaxa 4303 (2), pp. 264-272 : 267

Nirvana pallida Melicher

( Figs 1–2 , 18–19 , 28–29 )

Nirvana pallida Melichar 1903b: 166

Quercinirvana bengalensis Ahmed &Mahmood 1970: 263. Nirvana pallida Melichar : Viraktamth & wesley, 1988: 213

Female genitalia. Seventh sternite hind margin straight. Valvulae I ( Figs.18–19 ), in lateral view, with apex acute; dorsal sculptured area extending from middle portion to apex of blade, formed mostly by scale-like processes arranged in oblique lines; ventral sculptured area restricted to apical portion of blade; ventral interlocking device located along basiventral margin of blade; in ventral view, basal third of blade triangular, narrowing gradually apically. Valvulae II ( Figs. 28–29 ), in lateral view, moderately expanded beyond basal curvature; dorsal margin concave in the middle and convex apically on toothed areas, dorsal margin with 11 teeth, those located on basal portion and median portion elongate triangular with flat posterior (descending) area, those on apical portion short triangular denticles more prominent distributed on teeth and on apical portion of blade on anterior (ascending) area, except on apex (ventral dentate apical portion longer than dorsal one).

Materials examined. INDIA: Delhi: 3♂, IARI (28°36'36''N, 77°13'48''E, 250m), 13.vii.2011,at light, NPIB ; Haryana: 6♀, 3♀, Panchkula (30°44'24''N, 76°48'0''E, 365m), 16.iii.2016, at light, Stuti ; Himachal Pradesh: 1♀, 3♂, Nauni (30°51'45.04''N, 77°10'4.49'', 1300m), 9.vi.2014, at light, Shashank. P.R ; Meghalaya: 5♀, 16♂, Umiam (25°41'N, 91°55'E, 1031 m), 21.ix.2015, at light, N.M. Meshram ; Arunachal Pradesh: 4♀, 2♂, Pasighat (28°4'12''N, 95°19'48''E, 153m), 16.xi.2014, at light, Rahul ; Kerala: 2♀, 7♂, Nelliampathy (10.52°N, 76.68°E), 02.xii.2010, at light, N. M. Meshram ; Karnataka: 1♀, 1♂, Kappanahalli: Shivamogga (14°17'26.01''N, 75°24'53.89''E, 661m), 6.ix.2015, at light, N.M.Meshram; Uttrakhand : 1♀, 1♂, Dehradun (30°19'4.8''N, 78°1'44.4''E, 435m), Rahul ( NPC).

Figures

FIGURE 1 – 17. Nirvana species, 1 – 11 dorsal habitus 1, 2. Male & female N. pallida Melichar; 3, 4. Male & female N. pecularis Viraktamath & wesley; 5, 6. Male & female N. striata Viraktamath & wesley; 7, 8. Male & female N. subsuturalis sp. nov. 9 – 11. Male & female N. suturalis Melichar; 12 – 17 lateral habitus, 12. Male N. pallida Melichar; 13. Male N. pecularis Viraktamath & wesley; 14. Male N. striata Viraktamath & wesley; 15, 16. Male & female N. subsuturalis sp. nov. 17. Male N. suturalis Melichar.

FIGURE 18 – 27. Lateral view Valvula I Nirvana species 18, 19. N. pallida Melichar; 20, 21. N. pecularis Viraktamath & wesley; 22, 23. N. striata Viraktamath & wesley; 24, 25. N. subsuturalis sp. nov. 26, 27. N. suturalis Melichar.

FIGURE 28 – 37. Lateral view Valvula II Nirvana species 28, 29. N. pallida Melichar; 30, 31. N. pecularis Viraktamath & wesley; 32, 33. N. striata Viraktamath & wesley; 34, 35. N. subsuturalis sp. nov. 36, 37. N. suturalis Melichar.