Leafhopper subfamily Ledrinae of the Indian subcontinent: 1. Description of Yelahanka gen. nov. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with seven new species and new combinations
Author
Viraktamath, C. A.
Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru 560065, India.
Author
Webb, M. D.
0000-0002-1312-6142
Department of Life Science, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD, United Kingdom. m. webb @ nhm. ac. uk; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 1312 - 6142
m.webb@nhm.ac.uk
Author
Yeshwanth, H. M.
0000-0002-5104-3401
Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru 560065, India. & hmyeshwanth @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5104 - 3401
hmyeshwanth@gmail.com
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-01-25
4915
4
451
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journal article
8511
10.11646/zootaxa.4915.4.1
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Key to species of
Yelahanka
gen. nov.
1. Mesonotum with three raised crest-like projections (
Figs 1 B, D
).............................
Y
.
canaraica
sp. nov
.
- Mesonotum smooth, without crest-like projections (
Figs 1 F, H, J
)........................................... 2
2. Pronotum with grey or silvery white borders on anterior and lateral margins (
Figs 3
F–J, 4 G–H).................... 3
- Pronotum without grey or silvery white borders but may be laterally black or dark brown (
Figs 1
D–J, 3 C–D)......... 4
3. Hind tibia setal row PD with two macrosetae (
Fig. 7 B
); aedeagal shaft with one long and one short subapical process (
Figs 11
F–G)....................................................................
Y
.
granulosa
(Distant)
(part)
- Hind tibia setal row PD with four macrosetae (
Fig. 7 H
); aedeagal shaft without subapical processes (
Figs 15
G–H).......................................................................................
Y
.
punctata
(Walker)
4. Crown and pronotum with small red punctations (
Figs 1
E–F); aedeagal shaft sinuate near apex, with distal lateral angular projections (
Figs 12
F–H)...........................................................
Y. kodaiensis
sp. nov
.
- Crown and pronotum without red punctations (
Figs 5
A–E); aedeagal shaft not sinuate near apex but curved smoothly, with pair of slender subapical to apical processes (
Figs 16 H
,
17 I
)............................................... 5
5. Male pygofer process branched at apex (
Figs 14 C
,
18
A–B)................................................ 6
- Male pygofer process not branched at apex (
Fig. 11 A
), at most with a small projection near base................... 7
6. Male pygofer apical process 3-branched (
Fig. 18
A–B).......................................
Y. trifida
sp. nov.
- Male pygofer apical process multi-branched (
Fig. 14 C
).....................................
Y. nepalica
sp. nov
.
7. Aedeagus with subapical processes unequal, longer process about half as long as shaft (
Figs 11 G
,
13
G–I)............ 8
- Aedeagus with subapical processes equal, each process at most ¼ as long as shaft (
Figs 16
G–H, 17 H–I)............. 9
8. Style apical process distally narrowed and pointed (
Fig. 11 C
); longer process of aedeagal shaft with apex broadened and rounded, shorter process slender and of uniform width (
Figs 11
F–G)....................
Y. granulosa
(Distant)
(part)
- Style apical process distally broadened and truncate (
Fig. 13 C
); longer process of aedeagal shaft with apex narrowed and pointed, shorter process broad at base (
Figs 13
G–I)........................................
Y. montana
sp. nov
.
9. Aedeagal shaft processes slender and curved (
Figs 17
H–I)................................
Y. sikkimensis
sp. nov
.
- Aedeagal shaft processes stouter and straighter, not curved (
Figs 16
G–H)...................
Y. shillongensis
sp. nov
.