Matangia indica (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 : 65

Matangia indica (Viraktamath) comb. nov.

Figs 32A–H , 60A , 61Q , 68M–P .

Idioscopus indicus Viraktamath 1979b: 176–77 , figs 15–21.

Diagnosis. Uniformly green in life, greenish ochraceous in preserved specimens. Forewing with 3 subapical cells, outer subapical cell is small ( Fig. 60A ). Male pygofer without ventral process. Aedeagus with shaft more or less smoothly and slightly curved from base, apex pointed with one tooth on either side subapically.

Description. Female. Sternite VII narrowed beyond basal 0.2 length, posterior margin broadly convex, about 2.7× as wide at base as long medially ( Fig. 61Q ). Valvula I straight, broad basally then narrowed distally, with sculptured area occupying about 0.25 dorsal width of vlvula and about 0.6 distal length, strigae oblique and dorsal marginal sculpturing reticulate ( Figs 68 MN). Valvula II straight, toothed area occupying distal 0.4 length, teeth prominent, widely spaced ( Figs 68 OP).

Material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂, INDIA: Karnataka: Mudigere, 23.v.1976, C.A. Viraktamath ( UASB). Paratype: 1 ♀, data as for holotype ( UASB).

Remarks. Viraktamath (1979b) adequately described and figured the species. It resembles M. kadaiensis sp. nov. (see below) both externally and in the male genitalia characters but can be differentiated by the forewing having 3 subapical cells compared to 2 in the latter species.

Figures

FIGURES 32A–H. Matangia indica (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, ventral view; H, 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 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 68A–P. Idiocerini of the Indian subcontinent, female valvula I, magnified view and valvula II, magnified view:A–D, Jogocerus freytagi; E–H, Keralus webbi; I–L, Matangia capriliana; M–P, M. indica.