Paloniella parallela Yasunaga & Hayashi, 2002

(Figs. 3A, 6I, 21 A–E)

Paloniella parallela Yasunaga & Hayashi, 2002: 98–99 (as new species, DV); Schuh 2002 –2013 (online catalogue).

Diagnosis. Recognised by uniformly brown coloration, parallel sided head, and ovate body. Dorsum uniformly punctate, densely covered by shiny setae. Antennal segment I pale brown; basal and apical third dark brown; segment II dark brown, pale medially; segment III and IV pale brown. Labium brown, extending to apex of hind coxa. Mesoscutum basally dark brown. Scutellum with dark brown spot toward apex. Legs pale brown; all femora swollen; hind femur greatly enlarged; tarsi two segmented. Detailed measurements in Table 1.

Material examined. INDIA: 4♀, Karnataka, Chikkaballapura, Nandi Hills, 13 ° 22.320’N, 77 ° 741.108’ E, 1443m, 5.v.2011, Yeshwanth, H. M. leg, ex: bark of Grewia sp .; 7♀, Chikkaballapura, Nandi Hills, 13 ° 38’N, 77 ° 70 E, 1478m, 18.vii.2015, Yeshwanth, H. M. leg, ex: bark of Grewia sp .

Distribution. India (Karnataka) and Japan

Biology. Nymphs and adults were collected on the bark of Grewia sp. ( Malvaceae) covered with lichens (Figs. 21 A–E). Although this species has been observed by the first author every year since 2015, only females have been found so far.