Penthicodes (Ereosoma) atomaria (Weber, 1801)

Constant, Jérôme & Mohan, Ashwini Venkatanarayana, 1801, The lanternflies from Andaman and Nicobar: one new Pyrops species, new records and illustrated key to the species (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 49, pp. 1-24 : 1-24

Penthicodes (Ereosoma) atomaria (Weber, 1801)

Figs 6 , 15 .

Cicada atomaria WEBER, 1801: 113 [described].

Aphaena nigropunctata GUÉRIN MÉNEVILLE, 1838: 185 [described; synonymised by STÅL 1863: 232]

Penthicodes picta BLANCHARD in D’ORBIGNY, 1849: 20; pl. 3, fig. 2 [illustrated; synonymised by LALLEMAND, 1963: 27.

Penthicodes atkinsoni SCHMIDT, 1923: 19 [described; synonymised by NAGAI & PORION, 1996: 20].

Lystra atomaria – FABRICIUS, 1803: 57. — GERMAR, 1830: 52.

Penthicus atomarius – BLANCHARD, 1840: 171.

MATERIAL EXAMINED: INDIA, Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 6 ex. ( Fig. 15 ): South Andaman Island, New Wandoor, 11°36'56.3"N 92°37'09.2"E, 10.III.2017, 6:30 PM, A.V. Mohan ( IIS); 1 ♂: Middle Andaman Island , Karmatang village and surrounding forests, 12°49'39.2"N 92°55'31.7"E, 8.IV.2017, A.V. Mohan ( IIS) .

NOTE. The species was recorded from Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Lombok), Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam ( CONSTANT 2010). It is here recorded from Andaman Islands: South Andaman and Middle Andaman, for the first time.

Figures

Fig. 6. Penthicodes (Ereosoma) atomaria (Weber, 1801), male. A, habitus, dorsal view; B, habitus, ventral view. C, head and thorax, dorsal view. D, frons, normal view. E, habitus, lateral view.

Fig. 15. Penthicodes (Ereosoma) atomaria (Weber, 1801). A–B, South Andaman, New Wandoor, 10 Mar. 2017, 18h30 (© A.V. Mohan).