Bellacerus bellus (Viraktamath) VIRAKTAMATH & YESHWANTH, 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

Bellacerus bellus (Viraktamath) comb. nov.

Figs 13A–H , 59C , 60M , 64I–L .

Idioscopus bellus Viraktamath 1979a: 21 , 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 ).

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

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 ) are erroneous as there are no black triangular spots on the mesonotum.

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.