Paurocephala distincta, 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 : 1954-1955

Paurocephala distincta sp. n.

(gures 17F, 18F, 19F, O, 20F)

Description. Species of the psylloptera type.

Adult: head brown, yellow towards lateral ocellus and along coronal suture; vertex covered by inconspicuous setae. Clypeus yellow. Antenna brown, segments 1–3 yellow; segment 9 with a long seta in basal quarter. Thorax brown with yellow markings along body axis and covered by short setae dorsally, yellow to brown laterally and ventrally. Metascutellar horn small, pointed apically and directed posteriorly. Forewing transparent to white; veins light brown; pterostigma white. Forewing with inconspicuous setae on veins (vein Rs with 9–13 setae); Rs vein straight. Surface spinules present in all cells of forewing; radular spinules present in m2, reduced in cu1. Legs yellow to brown, tarsal segments dark brown. Meracanthus long, straight laterally, pointed apically. Abdomen, including genitalia, yellow, tergites brown. Male paramere widest basally, tapering towards apex, few long setae posteriorly visible from lateral view; inner surface with one hook apically, one or two stout setae at base. Measurements and ratios as in table 2A–C.

Fifth instar larva: unknown.

Host plants. Adults were collected on Ficus sp. (Moraceae) which could be the host.

Distribution. India and Sri Lanka.

Material examined. HOLOTYPE, India: Karnataka, Mudigere , 5 January 1989, Ficus sp. (C. Parvathi) ( BMNH). Dry mounted.

PARATYPES. India: 1, 2, same data as holotype . Sri Lanka: 1, 1961/62 (E. Judenko) ( BMNH, NHMB). Dry and slide mounted .

Comments. P. distincta sp. n. is similar to P. psylloptera Crawford from which it diVers in the shape of the pterostigma.