Scaphoideus katraini Rao and Ramakrishnan

Viraktamath, C. A. & Mohan, G. S., 2004, A revision of the deltocephaline leafhopper genus Scaphoideus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent, Zootaxa 578, pp. 1-48 : 28

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.169102
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6272853
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scientific name	Scaphoideus katraini Rao and Ramakrishnan
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Scaphoideus katraini Rao and Ramakrishnan View in CoL

Figs 107–109 View FIGURES 97 – 117 .

Scaphoideus katraini Rao and Ramakrishnan, 1988 View in CoL , 69–71. HOLOTYPE ɗ, INDIA [NPC, examined]

Coloration and form as described by Rao and Ramakrishnan, (1988). Head of female more acutely pointed than that of male.

Male genitalia: Pygophore longer than high, caudal margin truncate, subgenital plate with elongate, broad at base then strongly narrowed to a more parallel extension, basal region with three long setae in an oblique row. Style with apophysis short, laterally curved. Connective with arms slightly shorter than stem, paraphyses caudally acuminate, symmetrical, separate but held together, in lateral aspect ventrally curved. Aedeagus with welldeveloped dorsal apodeme, shaft narrowed caudally, apex strongly upturned.

Female genitalia: Hind margin of seventh sternum with a median notch.

Measurements: Male 5.00 mm long, 1.15 mm wide across eyes. Female 5.50 mm long and 1.25 mm wide across eyes.

Material examined: INDIA: Holotype ɗ, Himachal Pradesh: Katrain, 15.vi.1987, light, V.R.S. Rao ( NPC). Paratypes: 1ɗ, 1Ψ, Himachal Pradesh: Solan, x.1987, light, Ram Babu Coll. ( NPC).

Remarks: Coloration of this species resembles that of species of Scaphodhara Viraktamath and Mohan. The paraphyses are symmetrical and not curved as shown by Rao and Ramakrishnan. This species is very distinctive in having very peculiarly held paraphyses.