Austroagallia distanti, C.A.Viraktamath, 2011

C. A. Viraktamath, 2011, Revision of the Oriental and Australian Agalliini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) 2844, Zootaxa 2844, pp. 1-118 : 27-28

Austroagallia distanti sp. nov.

Figs 128– 133.

Color. Ochraceous. Two round spots closer to eyes than to each other on vertex, black; median stripe on vertex continued on face forming inverted Y below ocelli, inner margins of eyes, ocello-ocular area, narrow submarginal stripe on frontoclypeus, pale brown; small spot on anterior part of antennal cavity black. Anterior half of pronotum, median stripe, pale brown; two large somewhat round spots on posterior submargin, black, remaining pronotum pale yellow. Scutellum anteriorly pale brown with median pale yellow spot, posterior half ochraceous. Clavus very pale brown but subhyaline, veins pale brown. Legs and sterna ochraceous, claws piceous.

Male genitalia. Caudal lobe of pygofer mesally produced into short lobe. Connective broader than long. Dorsal apodeme of aedeagus well developed, aedeagal shaft broad at base and narrowed apically in lateral aspect, bearing one tooth on left side near base and subapically pair of unequal, lateroventrally directed processes, left process shorter than right one. Anal collar apically broad and hook-like.

Female. Unknown.

Measurements. Male 2.86 mm long, 1.0 mm wide across eyes.

Material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂, INDIA: Karnataka, Bangalore , 3.x.1969, H.M. Harris ( UASB). PARA- TYPE: 1 ♂, data as for holotype but collected on ix.1969 ( UASB). Additonal material: INDIA: Andhra Pradesh: 1 ♂, Javadi Hills, Amadi, 7.v.1984, K.R.Rao ( UASB).

Remarks. Externally this species resembles Ianagallia bifurcata (Sawai Singh & Gill) in coloration. The asymmetrical subapical processes and structure of pygofer processes distinguish A. distanti from this and other species of Austroagallia .