Kalasha nativa Distant

Viraktamath, C. A. & Yeshwanth, H. M., 2023, Leafhopper subfamily Hylicinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) in the Indian subcontinent with description of new species, Zootaxa 5319 (4), pp. 451-500 : 472

Kalasha nativa Distant

Figs 2E–H

Diagnosis. Female forewing with a few patches of black setae on discal cells. Pronotum 1.5–1.6× as wide as head width including eyes, mesonotum 1.3–1.5× as long as pronotum. Male pygofer ventral process with subequal thin forks, subgenital plates reaching almost 0.75 length of pygofer in lateral view. Aedeagus with shaft of uniform width in lateral view, about 2× as long as atrium in lateral view.

Material examined. INDIA: 1 ♀, TYPE, Sadeya (Assam), Kalasha nativa Dist., Distant coll. 1911-383 ( BMNH) .

Remarks. Tang & Zhang (2019) adequately described this species with beautiful images of both male and female habitus and genitalia. Information on the male has been taken from this work. This species can be readily recognized by the subequal branches of the male pygofer ventral process in addition to long aedeagal shaft of more or less uniform width in lateral and ventral view.

Figures

FIGURES 2A–H. Hylicinae genera Hatigoria and Kalasha, habitus.A–D, Hatigoria praeiens Distant, syntype male:A, dorsal view; B, lateral view; C, face, D, label data. E–H, Kalasha nativa Distant, holotype male: E, dorsal view; F, lateral view; G, face, H, label data.