Nirvana, Kirkaldy, 1900

Meshram, Naresh M. & Rai, Stuti, 2017, A new species of genus Nirvana (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Evacanthinae) with note on female genitalia from India, Zootaxa 4303 (2), pp. 264-272 : 265

Key to species of Nirvana from India (modified from Viraktamath & Wesley 1988)

1 Vertex with median, white stripe and lateral,orange or lemon yellow submarginal stripe ( Viraktamath& Wesley 1988: Figs. 225, 226)............................................................................... pallida Melicher

- Vertex with black line or lines or with orange, submarginal stripes traversing onto pronotum,scutellum and forewing...... 2

2 Vertex, pronotum, scutellum traversed by pair of orange stripes ( Viraktamath & Wesley 1988: Fig. 256); male pygofer caudally produced into an acute, dorsally curved process ( Viraktamath& Wesley 1988: Fig. 261); anal tube with two stout spines ( Viraktamath & Wesley 1988: Fig. 262)................................................ pecularis Viraktamath & Wesley

- Vertex, pronotum, and scutellum traversed by black lines or stripes; male pygofer and anal tube unarmed (not known in pseudommatos ).......................................................................................3

3 Vertex, pronotum, scutellum, and anal margin of forewing traversed by single or pair of, black stripes................... 4

- Vertex of head and pronotum traversed by three black stripes; scutellum by a median, black line; apex of vertex with blackish brown spot connected by the stripes.................................................... pseudommatos Kirkaldy

4 Vertex, pronotum and scutellum, with pair of black stripes, aedeagus with short spinelike processes on dorsal apodeme ( Rao 1989: Figs. 17–18 )........................................................................s hillongensis Rao

- Vertex, pronotum and scutellum, with single black stripe......................................................5

5 Median stripe with irregular margins ( Viraktamath & Wesley 1988: Figs. 233, 234); spot on second apical cell of forewing small ( Viraktamath & Wesley 1988: Fig. 243); dorsal apodeme of aedeagus simple ( Viraktamath & Wesley 1988: Fig. 240).6

- Median stripe with an even margin ( Viraktamath & Wesley 1988: Fig. 244); spot on second apical cell of forewing large (Fig. 248) extending to first apical cell; dorsal apodeme of aedeagus with a basal, short process (Fig. 254).................................................................................................. striata Viraktamath & Wesley

6 Aedeagus with two short subapical process ( Figs. 41–42 ),pygofer with ventral process dorsally directed with acute apex ( Figs. 38 )................................................................................. subsuturalis sp. nov.

- Aedeagus without any process ( Viraktamath & Wesley 1988: Fig. 240); pygofer without ventral process ( Viraktamath & Wesley 1988: Fig. 237)....................................................................... suturalis Melicher

Figures

FIGURE 1 – 17. Nirvana species, 1 – 11 dorsal habitus 1, 2. Male & female N. pallida Melichar; 3, 4. Male & female N. pecularis Viraktamath & wesley; 5, 6. Male & female N. striata Viraktamath & wesley; 7, 8. Male & female N. subsuturalis sp. nov. 9 – 11. Male & female N. suturalis Melichar; 12 – 17 lateral habitus, 12. Male N. pallida Melichar; 13. Male N. pecularis Viraktamath & wesley; 14. Male N. striata Viraktamath & wesley; 15, 16. Male & female N. subsuturalis sp. nov. 17. Male N. suturalis Melichar.

FIGURE 18 – 27. Lateral view Valvula I Nirvana species 18, 19. N. pallida Melichar; 20, 21. N. pecularis Viraktamath & wesley; 22, 23. N. striata Viraktamath & wesley; 24, 25. N. subsuturalis sp. nov. 26, 27. N. suturalis Melichar.

FIGURE 38 – 43. Genitalia Nirvana subsuturalis sp. nov. 38. Pygofer; 39. Style with connective; 40. Aedeagus dorsal view; 41. Aedeagus, lateral view; 42. Subgenital plate; 43. Seventh sternite female.