Durgades sympatrica Viraktamath

C. A. Viraktamath, 2011, Revision of the Oriental and Australian Agalliini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) 2844, Zootaxa 2844, pp. 1-118 : 49-50

Durgades sympatrica Viraktamath

Figs 229–237.

Durgades sympatrica Viraktamath 2004: 374 , figs 57–65. HOLOTYPE ♂, PAKISTAN: Murre Hills [BMNH, examined].

Color. Coloration similar to that in D. idiocera .

Male genitalia. Pygofer lobe angularly produced caudally but rounded, with dorsal marginal anteriomesally directed process. Styles as in D. idocera . Connective distally prominently bilobed. Aedeagus broad basally narrowed distally with pair of lateral and one unpaired caudal subapical process, the caudal process slightly expanded distally, bilobed with corrugated margin, gonopore apical.

Female genitalia. Seventh sternite with hind margin medially slightly concavely excavated and with median black stripe.

Measurements. Male 3.2 mm long and 1.42 mm wide across eyes and female 5.1 mm long and 1.7 mm wide across eyes.

Material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂, PAKISTAN: Punjab, Muree Hills , 3 km N Sunnybank, 30.viii.1985, C.W. & L.B. O’Brien, Brit. Mus. 1986-238 ( BMNH) . PARATYPES: 2 ♀, same data as holotype ( BMNH) .

Remarks. This species is probably very close to D. idiocera but differs in having three subapical aedeagal processes of which, one is distally bilobed with serrated margin.