Daimachus Distant, 1916

Viraktamath, C. A. & Webb, M. D., 2019, Revision of the Ulopinae leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) of the Indian subcontinent, I. Ulopini genera: Daimachus, Radhades and Ulopsina, Zootaxa 4613 (3), pp. 557-577 : 560

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Key to species of Daimachus Distant View in CoL

1. Crown short, excluding eyes more than 4x as wide as long medially ( Fig. 1G View FIGURES 1 ) (Maharashtra: Matheran)................................................................................................. D. matheranensis View in CoL sp. nov.

- Crown longer, less than 3x as wide as long medially ( Fig. 1A View FIGURES 1 ).................................................. 2

2. Male pygofer posterior margin strongly bilobed ( Fig. 6C View FIGURES 6 ); aedeagus with shaft apex hooked ( Fig. 6G View FIGURES 6 ) (Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh).................................................................. D. exemplificatus Distant View in CoL

- Male pygofer posterior margin not strongly bilobed ( Figs 7A View FIGURES 7 , 8A View FIGURES 8 ); aedeagus with shaft apex not hooked ( Figs 7F View FIGURES 7 , 8E View FIGURES 8 )..... 3

3. Forewing about 2x as long as wide ( Fig. 1J View FIGURES 1 ); aedeagal shaft in lateral view without triangular projections ( Fig. 7F View FIGURES 7 ) (Kerala: Kasargod)............................................................................ D. robustus View in CoL sp. nov.

- Forewing about 2.2x or more as long as wide ( Fig. 1B View FIGURES 1 ); aedeagal shaft with triangular projections ( Figs 8F View FIGURES 8 , 9E View FIGURES 9 )...........4

4. Aedeagal shaft with subapical small triangular projection on dorsal surface ( Fig. 8E View FIGURES 8 ), apex with pair of long slender processes ( Fig. 8G View FIGURES 8 ) (Karnataka: Sirsi)............................................................. D. sirsiensis View in CoL sp. nov.

- Aedeagal shaft with dorsal and ventral triangular projections and apex with short lateral processes ( Figs 9 View FIGURES 9 EF) (Karnataka, Kerala)............................................................................ D. sudindicus View in CoL sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 1A–L. Species of Daimachus, habitus.A–F, colour variation in D. exemplificatus Distant:ABE, males, CD, females; GH, D. matheranensis sp. nov., holotype female; IJ. D. robustus sp. nov., holotype male; KL, D. sirsiensis sp. nov., holotype male. ACE-GIK, dorsal view; BDHJL, lateral view.

FIGURES 6A–H. Daimachus exemplificatus Distant. A, apex of metatibia, ventral view; B, metabasitrsus, ventral view; C, genital capsule, lateral view; D, style and connective, dorsal view; E, subgenital plate, ventral view; F, style, lateral view; G, aedeagus lateral view; H, aedeagus, posterior view.

FIGURES 7A–I. Daimachus robustus sp. nov., male genitalia. A, male genital capsule, lateral view; B, male pygofer and anal segments, dorsal view; C, style, dorsal view; D, apophysis of style, lateral view; E, connective, dorsal view; F, aedeagus, lateral view; G, apex of aedeagus, dorsal view in the direction of arrow shown in F.

FIGURES 8A–G. Daimachus sirsiensis sp. nov., male genitalia. A, genital capsule, lateral view; B, subgenital plate, lateral view; C, style, lateral view; D, connective, dorsal view; E, aedeagus, lateral view; F, apex of aedeagus, lateral view; G, aedeagus dorsal view, in the direction of the arrow in E.

FIGURES 9A–F. Daimachus sudindicus sp. nov., male genitalia. A, genital capsule, lateral view; B, anal collar, lateral view; C, style, dorsal view; D, connective, dorsal view; E, aedeagus, lateral view; F, apex of aedeagus, dorsal view, in the direction of the arrow in E.