Description of a New Species of the Genus Krisna (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae) from India

Authors

  • Naresh M. Meshram
  • V. V. Ramamurthy

Abstract

A new species, Krisna pampadumparaensis, is described from Pampadumpara, Kerala, India collected from Ficus exasperata. It is distinguished by its deeply transversely carinate vertex and without any anterior transverse black spot. Three prominent constrictions at the ventral lower margin of aedeagal shaft, hind margin of male eighth sternite medially slightly concave and its lateral angles slightly rounded are the other distinguishing characters. Aedeagus in caudal aspects with shallow concavity in the apical region, second pair of gonapophyses with a smooth area between basal and median teeth, margin between median and apical prominent teeth with denticles and margin beyond apical prominent teeth serrated up to tip, apex with undulated margin and ventral margin with subapical notch, make it distinct from K. varia Viraktamath with which it is closely related.

Se describe una nueva especie, Krisna pampadumparaensis de la Pampadumpara, Kerala, India recolectada sobre Ficus exasperata. Se distingue por su vértice que es profundo y transversalmente carenado y sin ningún tipo de punto negro transversal anterior. Otras características distintas son las tres constricciones prominentes en el margen ventral inferior del eje del aedeago, el margen posterior del octavo esternito del macho quetiene la parte en medio ligeramente cóncavo y sus ángulos laterales ligeramente redondeados. El aedeago en su aspecto caudal con una concavidad poco profunda en la región apical, el segundo par de gonapofises con una superficie lisa entre los dientes basales y medianos, el margen entre los dientes medianos y los dientes prominentes apicales con dentículos y el margen más alla de los dientes apicales prominentes es serrado hasta la punta, el apice con el margen ondulado y el margen ventral con una muesca subapical que lo hace distinta de K. varia Viraktamath con el que esta estrechamente relacionado

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Published

2012-06-01

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Vol. 95, No. 2 (June 2012)

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Research Papers

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