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