Hishimonus pallidus Dai, Fletcher & Zhang

Viraktamath, C. A. & Anantha Murthy, H. V., 2014, Review of the genera Hishimonus Ishihara and Litura Knight (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent with description of new species, Zootaxa 3785 (2), pp. 101-138 : 114

Hishimonus pallidus Dai, Fletcher & Zhang

Figs 21–22 , 158–160 .

Hishimonus pallidus Dai, Fletcher & Zhang 2013 311, figs 2B, 2E, 7A–F.

Dai et al. (2013) have given adequate description of this species.

Material examined. INDIA: Himachal Pradesh: 1 ♂, Simla, 2133 m, 14.x.1979, C.A. Viraktamath; Meghalaya: 1 ♂, Ri-Bhoi, ICAR RC NEH, Umiam, 1031 m, 25° 41’ N, 91° 55’ E, 10.vi.2013, at light, Yeshwanth, H.M. ( UASB).

Remarks. H. pallidus was described from the holotype male from Thailand (not examined), it is recorded here for the first time from India. This species resembles H. dividens in coloration - both have very pale mottling on the forewings and the median spot is not margined by dark brown and both also have very similar male genitalia differing only in details as discussed under the latter species. This species is recorded for the first time from the Indian subcontinent.

Figures

FIGURES 13 – 24. Species of Hishimonus. 13 & 14. H. dwipae sp. nov.; 15 & 16. H. gillespiei Dai, Fletcher & Zhang; 17 & 18. H. indicus (Sohi); 19 & 20. H. nielsoni Knight; 21 & 22. H. pallidus Dai, Fletcher & Zhang; 23 & 24 H. phycitis (Distant), pale color morph. Figs 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23. Dorsal view; Figs 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24. Dorsolateral view.

FIGURES 147 – 160. Species of Hishimonus. 147 – 157. Hishimonus nielsoni Knight.: 147. Head and thorax, dorsal view; 148. Male pygofer, lateral view; 149. Male valve, ventral view; 150. Subgenital plate, ventral view; 151. Connective, dorsal view; 152. Style, dorsal view; 153. Apex of apophysis of style, lateral view; 154. Aedeagus, posterior view; 155. Aedeagus, anterior view; 156. Aedeagal shaft, lateral view; 157. Female seventh sternite, ventral view. 158 – 160. Hishimonus pallidus Dai, Fletcher & Zhang.: 158. Aedeagus, posterior view; 159. Aedeagus, posterodorsal view; 160. Aedeagal shaft, lateral view.