Identity of Baker’s species described in the Oriental leafhopper genus Pythamus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with description of a new genus Author Wei, Cong Author Webb, Michael D. Author Zhang, Yalin text Zootaxa 2014 3795 3 289 300 journal article 45805 10.11646/zootaxa.3795.3.4 c993ae71-4381-4508-b1f1-0edca2c691e3 1175-5326 230999 102C1E10-686B-404B-AF68-849A41B444A1 Pythochandra mindanaensis ( Baker ) , stat. n., comb. n. ( Figs 1 D, 5A–F) Pythamus melichari var. mindanaensis Baker , 1915 : 200 Body length: male 5.9 mm . Colour as in P . melichari but vertex with medial band extending to posterior margin and only faintly marked with brown next to eye and lora and pleura dark brown rather than yellow ( Fig. 1 D). Male pygofer ( Fig. 5 A) with short dorsolateral fracture; process with a few very strong teeth over distal half. Aedeagus ( Fig. 5 B, C, D, E) similar to P . melichari but with ventral keel broader with apical narrower part of shaft slightly shorter. Material examined: Holotype : ♂ , Philippines , “IIigan, Mindanao, Baker ” ( NMNH ). Distribution. Philippines : Mindanao. Remarks. This species was originally described from a single specimen (male) from “Iligan, Mindanao”. It can be distinguished from other species of the genus by the male pygofer with a very short dorsolateral fracture and ventral process with more conspicuous teeth.