Paurocephala lienhardi, Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002

Mifsud, D. & Burckhardt, D., 2002, Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Old World jumping plant-louse genus Paurocephala (Insecta, Hemiptera, Psylloidea), Journal of Natural History 36 (16), pp. 1887-1986 : 1959

Paurocephala lienhardi sp. n.

(gures 9D, 11A, C, F, H)

Description. Species of the gossypii type.

Adult: head white, dark brown anteriorly; vertex covered by long setae. Clypeus yellow. Antenna yellow; segment 9 without a long basal setae. Thorax brown and covered by long setae dorsally, yellow to brown laterally and ventrally. Metascutellar horn small, pointed apically. Forewing transparent; veins light yellow, vein A brown basally; basal half of pterostigma dark brown. Forewing with short setae on veins (vein Rs with 15–17 setae); Rs vein strongly curved in apical third. Surface spinules sparse, absent from cell c1 sc; radular spinules lacking. Legs including tarsal segments, yellow to white, distal third of metafemur brown. Meracanthus short, straight laterally, rounded apically. Abdomen, including genitalia, yellow to brown. Male paramere short, widest apically, few short setae posteriorly visible from lateral view. Measurements and ratios as in table 2A–C.

Fifth instar larva: unknown.

Host plants. Unknown.

Distribution. Malaysia (Sabah).

Material examined. HOLOTYPE and PARATYPE, Malaysia: Sabah, Kinabalu National Park , 1750–1850 m, 20 March 1983 (C. Lienhard) ( MHNG). Slide mounted .

Comments. Similar to P. insolita sp. n. from which it diVers in the presence of bi d setae on the antenna and in the shape of the male paramere.