Idiocerus (Idiocerus) cedarae Viraktamath & Sohi

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 : 37

Idiocerus (Idiocerus) cedarae Viraktamath & Sohi

Figs 17A–J , 59F , 61A , 65E–H .

Idiocerus cedarae Viraktamath and Sohi 1994: 25–26 , figs 13–21.

Diagnosis. Ochraceous. Crown with round black spots on foremargin, pronotum with a few dark broun and fuscous spots. Mesonotum with basal triangles black. Forewings hyaline with veins brown interrupted by white spots. Male abdomenal apodemes exceeding anterior margin of following segment. Aedeagus with dorsal apodeme well developed and dark pigmented. Female sternite VII as in Fig. 61A .

Material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂, INDIA: Himachal Pradesh: Kufri, Simla , 2600m, 15.x.1979, ex Cedrus deodora, V.A. Viraktamath (UASB) . Paratype. 1 ♀, data as for holotype ( UASB).

Remarks. I. (I.) cedarae is very similar to I. (I.) sharmai , but darker than the latter species and breeds on Cedrus deodara (Roxb.) G. Don ( Pinaceae ) whereas the latter species is much lighter in color and breeds on Salix sp. ( Salicaceae ). They also differ in the shape of the basal abdominal apodemes and development of the aedeagal dorsal apodeme as given in the key.

Figures

FIGURES 17A–J. Idiocerus cedarae Viraktamath & Sohi, holotype male: A–B, habitus, dorsal and lateral views; C, face; D, label data; E, metabasitarsomere, ventral view; F, male sternite VIII, ventral view; G, male genital capsule, lateral view; H, style lateral view; I, connective, style and aedeagus, dorsal view; J, aedeagus, lateral view.

FIGURES 61A–R. Idiocerini of the Indian subcontinent, female sternite VII: A, Idiocerus cedarae; B, Metidioceus deodarae; C, M. gnezdilovai; D, Idiocerus sharmai; E, Idioscopus bimaculatus; F, I. clypealis. G, I. confuscous; H, I. irenae; I, I. nagpurensis; J, I. nitidulus; K, I. pretiosus; L, I. shillongensis; M, I. virescens; N, Jogocerus freytagi; O, Keralus webbi; P, Matangia capriliana; Q, M. inidca; R, M. thapai.

FIGURES 65A–P. Idiocerini of the Indian subcontinent, female valvula I, magnified view and valvula II, magnified view:A–D, Busoniomimus mudigerensis; E–H, Idiocerus cedarae; I–L, I. sharmai; M–P, Idioscopus bimaculatus.

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.