Four new species of the grass feeding leafhopper genus Nicolaus Lindberg (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from the Indian subcontinent
Author
Viraktamath, C. A.
Author
Webb, M. D.
text
Zootaxa
2014
3784
5
528
538
journal article
46085
10.11646/zootaxa.3784.5.2
9198978a-c098-4cba-94ef-97d747895d6a
1175-5326
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Key to species of
Nicolaus
Lindberg
from the Indian subcontinent
1. Vertex of head with anterior submarginal brown stripe between eyes (
Figs 1, 3
, 9, 21)............................... 2
- Vertex of head without submarginal brown stripe between eyes, may have brown patches (
Figs 5
,
41
)...
N. cornutus
sp. nov.
2. Aedeagal shaft anteriorly sclerotized medially (
Figs 35
,
56
); apophysis of style slender, without toothed pigmented border (
Figs 34
,
53
)......................................................................................... 3
- Aedeagal shaft membranous (
Figs 17
,
25
); apophysis of style stouter with toothed pigmented border (
Figs15
,
23
)......... 4
3. Preatrial processes of aedeagus enlarged and strongly serrated subapically on ventral margin (
Fig. 56
)...
N. serratus
sp. nov.
- Preatrial processes of aedeagus expanded apically with pair of prominent denticles on ventral margin (
Figs 36, 37
)..........................................................................................
N. bihamatus
Xing & Li
4. Preatrial processes of aedeagus with pair of prominent denticles on ventral margin (
Figs 24, 25
)......
N. bidentatus
sp. nov.
- Preatrial processes of aedeagus without prominent denticles on ventral margin (
Figs 17, 18
)...........
N. abuensis
sp. nov.