Achrus prodigiosus ( Melichar, 1902 )

Mozaffarian, Fariba & Gnezdilov, Vladimir M., 2022, Leafhoppers of the tribe Adelungiini (Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) in Iran, Zootaxa 5213 (4), pp. 413-426 : 416

Achrus prodigiosus ( Melichar, 1902)

( Figs 2 & 27 )

Idiocerus prodigiosus Melichar, 1902: 46 .

Symphypyga prodigiosa: Kusnezov, 1929: 340 , figs 1, 2.

Achrus prodigiosus: Emeljanov, 1975: 390 .

Type material examined: ♀, syntype, “Khunikaka, Kir—/ man, se Persia. / Zarudn 16 [hand written] VIII. 98” [print] // “ Idiocerus / prodigiosus Mel [hand written] / Melichar det. [print]” // “ Idiocerus / prodigiosus” [hand written] ( ZIN) .

Notes: Idiocerus prodigiosus was described by Melichar (1902) based on a long series of specimens (13 females and 4 males). The species was originally described from two provinces in southeast of Iran (Kerman, Bampur, and Taftan as in fig. 27) ( Melichar, 1902). Unfortunately, the precise location for “Khunikaka” in Kerman province is not clear. It was mentioned as an Iranoeramian faunal element by Dlabola (1981), occurring on desert plants, e. g. Calligonum .

Figures

FIGURE 2. a–b. Achrus prodigiosus (Melichar, 1902), syntype, a: dorsal view, b: frontal view. Scale bar: 1 mm.

FIGURES 25–40. Physico-geographical map of Iran (25) and the distribution maps of Adelungiini species in Iran 26–40: 26: Achrus albicosta (Kusnezov, 1929). 27: Achrus prodigiosus (Melichar, 1902). 28: Dalus leopardinus (Haupt, 1917). 29: Zubara lycii Al-ne’ami et Lnnavuori, 1982. 30: Adelungia elegans Melichar, 1902. 31: Adelungia primigena Dlabola, 1984. 32: Adelungia tridigitata Dlabola, 1984. 33: Emelyanogramma proxima (Dlabola, 1960). 34: Melicharella basalis Dlabola, 1960. 35: Platyproctus agraphopteron Bergevin, 1932. 36: Platyproctus impressus (Melichar, 1902). 37: Platyproctus melichari (Kuznezov, 1929). 38: Platyproctus omani (Kameswara Rao et Ramakrishnan, 1983). 39: Platyproctus roseovittatus Dlabola, 1960. 40: Platyproctus schaeuffelei Dlabola, 1960.