Leafhopper tribe Coelidiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Coelidiinae) of the Indian subcontinent
Meshram, Naresh M.
Zootaxa
2019
2019-08-12
4653
1
1
91
8JSLQ
Meshram, 2019
Meshram
2019
[151,354,1778,1805]
Insecta
Cicadellidae
Glaberana
Animalia
Hemiptera
14
15
Arthropoda
species
acuta
sp. nov.
Figs. 1 M, 4 M, 7 M, 25A–H. Male. Head ochraceous, frontoclypeus and clypellus dark brown but paler dorsally and along frontolateral suture, lora and genae ochraceous. Eyes dark brown, ocelli black. Thorax and forewing brown, veins brown, interrupted by dark brown spots, basal 1/3 of costal margin, one spot on pronotum on lateral extremity, dark brown. Apices of hind tibiae and tarsi dark brown ( Figs. 1 M, 4 M, 7 M). Malegenitalia. Pygofer in lateral view broad anteriorly and narrowed posteriorly, with caudodorsal process blade-like, slightly curved, tapering to acute apex, margin widely crenulate, with one basal tooth on lateral margin ( Figs. 25F–H). Subgenital plate, long, narrow, with apical spine preceeded by serrate outer margin in apical 1/5 ( Fig. 25 C). Style broad at base, apophysis narrowed apically ( Fig. 25 D). Connective as wide as long with prominent median ledge along entire length ( Fig. 25 E). Aedeagus dorsally curved in distal ¼, in dorsal view, slightly sinuate near midlength, gonopore subapical on lateral margin ( Figs. 25A–B). Measurements. Male 6.7−6.9 mmlong, 1.7 mmwide across eyes and 1.9 mmwide across posterolateral angles of pronotum. Material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂, INDIA: Meghalaya: Umroi, 20.vii.2011, Netsweeping, N. M. Meshram( NPC). PARATYPES 1 ♂, INDIA: Meghalaya: Ri-Bhoi, ICAR RC NEH, Umiam, 1031m, 25º41’ N 91º55’ E, 12.vi.2013, Vinayaka, T., sweep net; 1 ♂, same data except 25.x.2013, C.A. Viraktamath; 1 ♂, Mizoram: Lunglei, 22xi.1981, C.S. Wesley( UASB). Other material: INDIA: Manipur, 2 ♂, Senapati, Sjang, Monjang, 1053m, 24 o58’ N 94 o08’ E, 28.ix.2013, Yeshwanth, H.M. (UASB). Etymology. The species name is descriptive for the pointed caudodorsal process of the pygofer.
Remarks. G. acutaresembles G. khasiensis(Rao)in general habitus and in the structure of male genitalia. It differs from G. khasiensisin having a more acute caudodorsal process of the pygofer. Specimens from Manipurhave the pygofer process slightly asymmetrically developed, one being longer and serrated and the other typical.
2332229199
2011-07-20
NPC
Net & N. M. Meshram
India
Umroi
15
16
1
1
Meghalaya
holotype
2332229192
2013-06-12
Vinayaka, T.
India
1031
25.683332
Umiam
1245
91.916664
Ri-Bhoi
15
16
1
1
Meghalaya
paratype
2332229172
[569,1155,512,539]
2013-10-25
C. A. Viraktamath
India
1031
25.683332
Umiam
1245
91.916664
Ri-Bhoi
15
16
1
1
Meghalaya
paratype
2332229203
1981-11-22
UASB
C. S. Wesley
India
Lunglei
15
16
1
1
Mizoram
paratype