Review of the Monobazus-group leafhopper genera (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from the Indian subcontinent with description of five new genera and twenty-eight new species Author VIRAKTAMATH, C. A. Author WEBB, M. D. Author YESHWANTH, H. M. text Zootaxa 2025 2025-01-10 5567 1 1 105 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5567.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5567.1.1 1175-5334 14703735 AF6254F6-CE26-41FE-BB85-A3FFD16FAA39 Banus curvatus sp. nov. Figs 1 AB, 8A, 11A, 12A–D, 14A–G, 57A–C Diagnosis . Aedeagus lacks lateral process of the shaft proximad of gonopore present in other two species and the shaft is asymmetrically curved. Description .Brownish ochraceous.Crown with brown transverse and oblique markings enclosing pale ochraceous spots, three apical and two subapical and four in basal half ( Fig. 1A ). Face with dorsal marginal brown band visible ventrally, with lateral paler areas in ocello-ocular areas surrounded by brown. Pronotum with short transverse brown spots in anterior submargin. Mesoscutum basal triangles usually brownish. Forewing pale ochraceous with darker veins, apices of claval veins and apex of clavus often with brown spot. Venter and legs brownish ochraceous. Head about as wide as or slightly narrower than pronotum. Crown 0.8–0.9× as long as interocular distance. Pronotum 1.9–2.2× as wide as long, 1.3–1.5× as long as median length of crown and about as long as or slightly shorter than exposed mesonotum. Female sternite VII posterior margin almost straight. Male genitalia . Pygofer about 2× as long as wide in lateral view posteriorly conically rounded. Subgenital plate about 3× as long as width at base. Connective stem longer than arms. Aedeagus with dorsal apodeme well-developed, shaft slightly curved dorsally in basal half then strongly laterally curved on left side distad of gonopore making the aedeagus asymmetrical. Measurements . Male 4.4 mm long, 1.1–1.2 mm wide across eyes and also across posterolateral angles of pronotum. Female 5.1–5.6 mm long, 1.3–1.4 mm wide across eyes and also across posterolateral angles of pronotum. Material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂ INDIA : Karnataka : Bangalore , 916m , 2.viii.1978 , C.A. Viraktamath ( UASB ) . PARATYPES : INDIA : Karnataka : 1♂ , Bangalore , Bannerghatta , 12.ix.1976 , C.A. Viraktamath ; 2♂ , 1♀ , Mudigere , 7.iv.1975 ( 1♂ ), 8.iv.1875 ( 1♀ ), 23.v.1975 ( 1♂ ), C.A. Viraktamath ; 3♂ , Yellapur , 23.ix.1973 ( 2♂ ), 14.xi.1977 ( 1♂ ), C.A. Viraktamath ; 1♂ , Sirsi : Nilkunda , 2.xii.2005 , at light, Radhamani, T.R .; 2♂ , Sirsi : Navanagere , 27.iii.2006 , Radhamani, T.R .; Kerala : 1♂ , Walayar 305m , 26.xi.1975 , C.A. Viraktamath ; 5♂ , 6♀ , Thekkady 884m , 27.iii.1977 , C.A. Viraktamath ; 1♂ , same data but collected by B.Mallik ; Maharashtra : 2♂ , Matheran 23.x. 1977 , C.A. Viraktamath ; West Bengal : 1♂ , Sukna , 1.xi.1981 , C.A. Viraktamath ( NBAIR , NPC , UASB ) . Etymology . The specific epithet is the Latin participle curvatus, -a, -um (= curved, bent), referring to the strongly asymmetrically curved aedeagal shaft process distad of gonopore. Remarks . This species resembles B. umbratus , but differs in the absence of a lateral retrorse process proximad of the gonopore.