Mahellus, Nielson., 1982

Meshram, Naresh M., 2019, Leafhopper tribe Coelidiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Coelidiinae) of the Indian subcontinent, Zootaxa 4653 (1), pp. 1-91 : 18

Key to species of Mahellus from the Indian subcontinent (Males)

1. Subgenital plate with an apical spine ( Fig. 28 I ); pygofer ventral process broad with digitate processes ( Fig. 28 H ) ( India: West Bengal)............................................................... M. ungulatus Viraktamath & Meshram

- Subgenital plate without an apical spine ( Fig. 28 B ); pygofer ventral process simple without long digitate processes ( Fig. 28 A ) (south India)......................................................................... M. distanti (Nielson)

Figures

FIGURES 28A–M. Species of Mahellus Nielson, male genitalia. M. distanti Nielson: A. Pygofer, lateral view; B. Subgenital plate, ventral view; C. Style, dorsal view; D. Aedeagus, lateral view; E.Aedeagus dorsal view; F. Apex of aedeagal shaft, dorsal view. M. ungulatus Viraktamath & Meshram: G. Pygofer, lateral view, H. Pygofer process, lateral view; J. Style dorsal view; K. Aedeagus, lateral view; L. Aedeagus, dorsal view; M. Apex of aedeagal shaft, dorsal view. Modified and reproduced from Viraktamath & Meshram (2017).