A New Species of Genus Goniagnathus (Tropicognathus) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from India

Authors

  • Naresh M. Meshram
  • V. V. Ramamurthy

Abstract

A new leafhopper species, Goniagnathus (Tropicognathus) keralaensis sp. nov., is described from Kerala, India with morphological description, illustrations and photographs. Aedeagal shaft convex at distal caudoventral margin and acute at apex with pair of small ventral subapical processes, pair of long subapical processes on posterior dorsal margin, gonopore large, and located apically on the ventral side, distinguishes it from G. (T.) punctifer (Walker) with which it is closely related. Notes are given for separating the same in a key. The type material is deposited in the National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India (NPC).

Se describe una nueva especie de saltahojas, Goniagnathus (Tropicognathus) keralaensis sp. nov. de Kerala, India, y se incluye una descripción morfológica, ilustraciones y fotografías. Se distingue de G. (T.) punctifer (Walker), con la cual está estrechamente relacionada, por el eje del edeago convexo en el margen distal caudoventral y ápice agudo con un par de procesos subapicales ventrales pequeños, un par de procesos subapicales largos en el margen posterior dorsal, el gonoporo es grande y localizado apicalmente en el lado ventral. Se incluyen anotaciones para separar las especies mediante una clave. El material tipo esta depositado en la Colección Nacional de Pusa, División de Entomología, Instituto de Investigación Agrícola de la India, Nueva Delhi, India (NPC).

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Published

2012-06-01

Issue

Vol. 95, No. 2 (June 2012)

Section

Research Papers

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