Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Old World jumping plant-louse genus Paurocephala (Insecta, Hemiptera, Psylloidea)
Author
Mifsud, D.
Author
Burckhardt, D.
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Journal of Natural History
2002
2002-11-30
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Paurocephala phalaki
Mathur
Paurocephala phalaki
Mathur, 1975: 58
.
Holotype
,
India
:
Bengal
,
Tista village
,
27 October 1965
, (V. R. Phalak) (IFRI), not examined.
Description.
Species of the
chonchaiensis
type
.
Adult: described by
Mathur (1975)
.
Fifth instar larva: described by
Mathur (1975)
.
Host plants
. According to
Mathur (1975)
the common name of the host plant in Bengal is ‘khasare’. No information was found with this local plant name, but a similar name ‘khesari’ refers to
Lathyrus sativus
L. (
Fabaceae
) (E. Gauda, personal communication).
Distribution
.
India
(Bengal) (
Mathur, 1975
), (Madras) (
Kandasamy, 1986
).
Comments
. The description provided by
Mathur (1975)
agrees with
P. bifasciata
Kuwayama
diVering only in body setiferation. Only two long setae on genae were mentioned by
Mathur (1975)
for
P. phalaki
Mathur
, whereas the head of
P. bifasciata
Kuwayama
is completely covered by long setae. No material of the former was available for examination.