Japanagallia neotappana, C.A.Viraktamath, 2011

C. A. Viraktamath, 2011, Revision of the Oriental and Australian Agalliini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) 2844, Zootaxa 2844, pp. 1-118 : 89

Japanagallia neotappana sp. nov.

Figs 435–436.

Color. Pale brown, with variable black markings. Two more or less round spots on vertex, inverted Y, two sub-marginal stripes on clypeus, obovate spot on clypellus, inner marginal band on lorum, antennal pit, lateral margin of ocellus, mesal area adjacent to eye, black. Basal broad marginal band on pronotum, short median stripe, two lateral spots arising from it, black. Scutellum except caudolateral margin, apex and thoracic pleura, black. In some specimens submarginal bands on clypeus coalesce with each other and with inverted Y on face making frontoclypeus black. Anterior pronotal band some times broad and triangularly extended laterad joining median stripe by narrow fuscous band leaving two large brownish yellow spots. Remaining of face, pronotum, scutellum, brownish yellow. Forewing cells brown, costal area and veins paler.

Male genitalia. Dorsal process of pygofer narrow, spine-like, caudal lobe ventrally directed, with short, stout setae. Aedeagal shaft without basal processes, apex comparatively narrower, with two plate-like processes laterally at base, gonopore subapical.

Measurement. Male 4.77–4.89 mm long and 1.61–1.66 mm wide across eyes.

Material examined. CHINA: HOLOTYPE ♂, Fukien: Shaown: Shui Paikai, 1.iv.1942, T.C. Maa ( BPBM) . PARATYPE: 1 ♂, same data as holotype except 26.iii.1942 ( BPBM) .

Remarks. J. neotappana closely resembles J. tappana but differs in lacking a pair of horn-like processes at the base of the shaft on the dorsal margin and in having a pair of plate-like processes at the base of the shaft.