Revision of the Oriental and Australian Agalliini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) 2844
Author
C. A. Viraktamath
text
Zootaxa
2011
2011-04-29
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journal article
11755334
Igerna nigrita
(Melichar)
comb. nov.
Oncopsis nigritus
Melichar 1914: 121
, figs 9, 9a.
HOLOTYPE
♂
,
INDONESIA
:
Java
[Leyden Museum, not examined].
Remarks.
This species was not studied. However, it has very characteristic coloration shown in the illustration provided in the original description.
Hamilton (1980: 878)
transferred the species to
Agalliini
and thought it probably belonged to the genus
Austroagallia
. The species is black with paler areas on the head and with apices of the femora and bases of the tibiae, claval veins and claval suture, red. This color combination is unique among the
Oriental
Agalliini
.
I. nigrita
resembles male
Japanagallia
. However, the claval veins are not joined by a cross vein and hence the species is placed in the genus
Igerna
.