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(
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: Among the known Indian species of 
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(
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by its fully black dorsum and the broader body outline with the elytra more rounded and nearly as broad as long. It also resembles 
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in being fully black, but the recorded dimensions of the latter are greater (
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long and 1.0 mm wide) and the illustrations of the head (having a parallel-sided frons) and the antenna appear to be different (
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externally looks like 
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in being fully black on both sides, but it can be separated by the expanded clypeal margin, larger eyes, narrower frons, and other generic characters. The male genitalia (
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), particularly the very long tegminal strut, elongate conical penis guide, the apically clavate and outwardly curved parameres with few stout lateral and apical setae, and the long, rod like penis lacking a capsule are distinctive.
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, 
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) short oval, dorsum moderately strongly convex, densely pubescent with yellowish white hairs. Dorsum uniformly black except older specimens have anterolateral corners of pronotum slightly lighter brownish testaceous. Ventral side dark brown to black except tibial apices and tarsi of all legs lighter, yellowish testaceous, occasionally all tibiae lighter; abdominal ventrites with yellowish testaceous hairs. Antenna yellowish brown to brown except penultimate and terminal antennomeres darker brownish.
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Head (
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) with clypeal margin narrowly projecting forward; 2.27–2.67× as broad as an eye; eyes large, coarsely faceted with prominent erect setae, separated by less than half their diameter, inner ocular margins gradually and steadily divergent from posterior to anterior edge; frons narrow, at its narrowest only about half as wide as an eye, densely pubescent with yellowish hairs progressively longer towards clypeal margin, coarsely punctate anteriorly; punctures closer near eyes. Antenna (
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) with 8 antennomeres; antennomeres 1 and 2 largest, 3 short, 4 distinctly longer than 3, 5 shortest, 6 wider than 5, 7 and 8 forming a spindle-shaped club, 7 longest, distinctly wider, and longer than previous four segments combined, terminal antennomere conical. Maxillary palpi (
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) longer than antenna, terminal palpomere elongate, knife-shaped, apical margin typically dilated and narrowly securiform.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B96CA574FFE9FFE465B58E812942F83E" bold="true" box="[151,269,1954,1978]" pageId="2" pageNumber="191">FIGURE 1</emphasis>
. 
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<emphasis id="B96CA574FFE9FFE464388E81298AF83E" box="[282,453,1954,1978]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="191">Sasajiella boothi</emphasis>
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: a. habitus, dorsal; b. head and pronotum; c. antenna; d. mandibles; e. labium and maxilla; f. prosternum.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BA77966FFE8FFE565B58EB42C11F850" blockId="3.[151,1437,1943,2004]" pageId="3" pageNumber="192">
<emphasis id="B96CA574FFE8FFE565B58EB42940F82B" bold="true" box="[151,271,1943,1967]" pageId="3" pageNumber="192">FIGURE 2</emphasis>
. 
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<emphasis id="B96CA574FFE8FFE5643C8EBB2984F834" box="[286,459,1944,1968]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="192">Sasajiella boothi</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
: a–c. abdominal postcoxal lines, variations; d. ventrite 6, female; e. ventrite 6, male; f. midleg; g. coxites; h–j. male genitalia: h. tegmen, lateral view; i. tegmen, ventral view; j. penis.
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<paragraph id="8BA77966FFEFFFE265E589B42D2BFEC5" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,933]" pageId="4" pageNumber="193">
Pronotum strongly transverse, anteriorly trapezoidally emarginate, anterior margin medially sinuate, anterior and posterior borders narrowly margined, distinctly shorter than exposed part of head; lateral sides with a narrow gutter, anterolateral corners acutely and posterolateral corners obtusely rounded; punctation on pronotum uniform, punctures separated by 2–5 diameters, interspaces between punctures smooth and shiny. Prosternum (
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) anteriorly grooved to receive antenna, prosternal process broad, its anterior margin somewhat convexly produced.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA77966FFEFFFE265E58868299FFE71" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,933]" pageId="4" pageNumber="193">Scutellar shield triangular, transverse with a few small punctures. Elytra strongly convex, almost rounded in outline and nearly as long as wide, lateral sides with a narrow gutter; punctures on disc uniform, separated by 2–5 diameters, somewhat closer towards apices; interspaces smooth. Mesoventrite transverse, 1.90× as wide as long, with sparse punctation. Metaventrite with a discrimen, about 1.5× as long as mesoventrite, with sparsely distributed, widely separated punctures.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA77966FFEFFFE265E588DC29CEFD49" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,933]" pageId="4" pageNumber="193">
Abdomen with six visible ventrites, abdominal postcoxal lines (
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) complete, v-shaped / triangular, area enclosed by postcoxal line with reticulate sculpture, shape of postcoxal line variable from triangular to subtrapezoidal in some examples, apically touching posterior margin of ventrite 1 or not. Posterior margin of ventrite 5 truncate, that of ventrite 6 broadly rounded to subtruncate and crenulate (
<figureCitation id="132365E3FFEFFFE266798B482BE2FD01" box="[859,941,619,645]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1943,1967]" captionTargetBox="[199,1382,182,1919]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[199,1389,181,1920]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Sasajiella boothi sp. n.: a–c. abdominal postcoxal lines, variations; d. ventrite 6, female; e. ventrite 6, male; f. midleg; g. coxites; h–j. male genitalia: h. tegmen, lateral view; i. tegmen, ventral view; j. penis." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5141459" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5141459/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="193">Fig. 2e</figureCitation>
). Elytral epipleurae not foveolate. Legs with femora enlarged, tarsal formula 3-3-3, tarsal claw of front legs bifid, that of middle and hind legs apparently simple with a basal dilation.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA77966FFEFFFE265E58BF42D06FCD9" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,933]" pageId="4" pageNumber="193">
Male genitalia (
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) as illustrated, tegmen (
<figureCitation id="132365E3FFEFFFE267D48BF42B08FD76" box="[758,839,727,754]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1943,1967]" captionTargetBox="[199,1382,182,1919]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[199,1389,181,1920]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Sasajiella boothi sp. n.: a–c. abdominal postcoxal lines, variations; d. ventrite 6, female; e. ventrite 6, male; f. midleg; g. coxites; h–j. male genitalia: h. tegmen, lateral view; i. tegmen, ventral view; j. penis." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5141459" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5141459/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="193">Fig. 2h</figureCitation>
) with penis guide elongate conical, parameres longer than penis guide (
<figureCitation id="132365E3FFEFFFE2647C8BD829E5FC92" box="[350,426,763,790]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1943,1967]" captionTargetBox="[199,1382,182,1919]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[199,1389,181,1920]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Sasajiella boothi sp. n.: a–c. abdominal postcoxal lines, variations; d. ventrite 6, female; e. ventrite 6, male; f. midleg; g. coxites; h–j. male genitalia: h. tegmen, lateral view; i. tegmen, ventral view; j. penis." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5141459" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5141459/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="193">Fig. 2i</figureCitation>
), apically broadened / clavate and curved outwards with few stout lateral and apical setae, tegminal strut (trabes) very long, nearly 3× as long as penis guide in ventral view; penis (
<figureCitation id="132365E3FFEFFFE261A78A3C2C9EFCBE" box="[1157,1233,799,826]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1943,1967]" captionTargetBox="[199,1382,182,1919]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[199,1389,181,1920]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Sasajiella boothi sp. n.: a–c. abdominal postcoxal lines, variations; d. ventrite 6, female; e. ventrite 6, male; f. midleg; g. coxites; h–j. male genitalia: h. tegmen, lateral view; i. tegmen, ventral view; j. penis." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5141459" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5141459/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="193">Fig. 2j</figureCitation>
) elongate tubular, lacking a penis capsule, gently curved in middle and apically narrowed, penis apex simple and unmodified.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA77966FFEFFFE265E58A442D6AFC21" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,933]" pageId="4" pageNumber="193">
<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEFFFE265E58A442951FC05" bold="true" box="[199,286,871,897]" pageId="4" pageNumber="193">Female</emphasis>
: Externally resembles the male except posterior margin of ventrite 6 (
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) arcuate with broader, more distinct crenulations. Genitalia with coxites (
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Fig. 
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) elongate triangular, spermatheca not distinct.
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<paragraph id="8BA77966FFEFFFE265B58E862AA1F839" blockId="4.[151,750,1957,1981]" box="[151,750,1957,1981]" pageId="4" pageNumber="193">
<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEFFFE265B58E862942F839" bold="true" box="[151,269,1957,1981]" pageId="4" pageNumber="193">FIGURE 3</emphasis>
. 
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<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEFFFE2643B8E86298AF839" box="[281,453,1957,1981]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="193">Sasajiella boothi</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25F180FFFEFFFE264E98E862A4BF839" box="[459,516,1957,1981]" pageId="4" pageNumber="193" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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: a, b. larva; c, d. adult.
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<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEEFFE365E589B529FAFF35" bold="true" box="[199,437,150,177]" pageId="5" pageNumber="194">Material examined:</emphasis>
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male: “ 
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: 
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, Ex. 
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” (
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, 4: 
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)
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. 
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and host plant (
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<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEEFFE3660588212BABFE98" box="[807,996,258,284]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="194">Psidium guajava</emphasis>
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)
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.
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<subSubSection id="C3022AEDFFEEFFE365E58805291CFD9C" pageId="5" pageNumber="194" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEEFFE365E58805291EFEC5" bold="true" box="[199,337,294,321]" pageId="5" pageNumber="194">Etymology:</emphasis>
The new species is named for Dr. R. G. Booth of the Natural History Museum, London, to honour his contributions to 
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systematics and in grateful acknowledgement of his constant help and support for our studies on Indian 
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.
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<paragraph id="8BA77966FFEEFFE365E588B1291CFD9C" blockId="5.[151,1437,150,897]" pageId="5" pageNumber="194">
<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEEFFE365E588B129DFFE28" bold="true" box="[199,400,402,428]" pageId="5" pageNumber="194">Immature stages</emphasis>
: The larva (
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) is greyish to greyish brown with a spindle-shaped body; short legs; distinct sclerotized plates on prothorax and smaller plates on meso- and metathorax; and transverse median sclerotized areas on apical abdominal tergites. Lateral margins of all segments bear a bunch of short, blunt-tipped setae and longer hairs.
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<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEEFFE365E58B012916FDB8" bold="true" box="[199,345,546,572]" pageId="5" pageNumber="194">Distribution</emphasis>
: 
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: 
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.
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<subSubSection id="C3022AEDFFEEFFE365E58B6529D9FC05" pageId="5" pageNumber="194" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="8BA77966FFEEFFE365E58B6529D9FC05" blockId="5.[151,1437,150,897]" pageId="5" pageNumber="194">
<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEEFFE365E58B652A4EFDE4" bold="true" box="[199,513,582,608]" pageId="5" pageNumber="194">Hosts / associated habitat</emphasis>
: Information on the hosts of this genus is not available in the literature. Many specimens of 
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<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEEFFE364118B4929BDFD00" box="[307,498,618,644]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="194">Sasajiella boothi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEEFFE364DB8B492A75FD00" bold="true" box="[505,570,618,644]" pageId="5" pageNumber="194">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25F180FFFEEFFE364DB8B492A75FD00" box="[505,570,618,644]" pageId="5" pageNumber="194" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and 
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<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEEFFE367508B482B6CFD00" box="[626,803,618,645]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="194">G. karachiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
examined in this study were collected on Indian gooseberry (
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<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEEFFE365C78BAD2981FD2C" box="[229,462,654,680]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="194">Phyllanthus emblica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(L.), 
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) infested by unidentified mealybugs and diaspine scales. A few specimens were collected on the trunk of guava plants (
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<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEEFFE3662D8B912B82FD48" box="[783,973,690,716]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="194">Psidium guajava</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
L., 
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) infested by a complex of mealybugs (
<taxonomicName id="4C1802E5FFEEFFE3643C8BF529D5FD74" box="[286,410,726,752]" class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="194" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="order">Hemiptera</taxonomicName>
: Sternorrhyncha: 
<taxonomicName id="4C1802E5FFEEFFE3677D8BF52B5BFD75" box="[607,788,726,753]" class="Insecta" family="Pseudococcidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="194" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Pseudococcidae</taxonomicName>
) including 
<taxonomicName id="4C1802E5FFEEFFE366B08BF52DD3FD74" authority="Gimpel &amp; Miller" authorityName="Gimpel &amp; Miller" authorityYear="1996" box="[914,1436,726,752]" class="Insecta" family="Pseudococcidae" genus="Pseudococcus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="194" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jackbeardsleyi">
<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEEFFE366B08BF52C96FD74" box="[914,1241,726,752]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="194">Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi</emphasis>
Gimpel &amp; Miller
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEEFFE365E48BD82937FC90" box="[198,376,763,788]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="194">Ferrisia virgata</emphasis>
(Cockerell)
</taxonomicName>
. A whitefly species, 
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<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEEFFE367C68BD92BFFFC90" box="[740,944,762,788]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="194">Aleuroclava psidii</emphasis>
(Singh)
</taxonomicName>
(
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: 
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), was also observed on the foliage of guava. Hence, mealybugs and diaspine scales appear to be the most likely host insects for 
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<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEEFFE365E28A60296AFCD8" box="[192,293,834,861]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="194">S. boothi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B96CA574FFEEFFE3640F8A612921FCD8" bold="true" box="[301,366,834,860]" pageId="5" pageNumber="194">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25F180FFFEEFFE3640F8A612921FCD8" box="[301,366,834,860]" pageId="5" pageNumber="194" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
However, actual feeding on any of these hosts was not observed due to the cryptic, concealed habit of the life stages.
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