Durgades sineprocessus, Meshram & Rai & Rajgopal & Ramya, 2018

Meshram, Naresh M., Rai, Stuti, Rajgopal, N. N. & Ramya, N., 2018, Two new species of tribe Agalliini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) with note on intraspecific variations, Zootaxa 4378 (3), pp. 442-450 : 443

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4378.3.11
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5990675
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C8B2E2F5-A489-44B6-92DC-5383821F1718
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scientific name	Durgades sineprocessus
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Durgades sineprocessus View in CoL sp. nov. Meshram

( Figs. 1,5,9,13 View FIGURES 1–16 & 24–29 View FIGURES 24–29 )

Yellow with extensive symmetrical black markings ( Figs. 1&5 View FIGURES 1–16 ) Three spots on inner margin of eye on vertex, median line on vertex continued on face as rectangular area, one transverse stripe from each ocellus to antennal ledge, upper median black spot on frontoclypeus, with submarginal row of black bulbous spots; outer & inner margin of gena and upper margin of lorum with black spots ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 1–16 ). Pronotum with narrow median diamond shaped mark and pair of broad lateral T-shaped marks. Scutellum black with yellow posterolateral border ( Fig. 13 View FIGURES 1–16 ). Forewing with black macula on commissure between claval veins.

Male genitalia: Pygofer ( Fig. 24 View FIGURES 24–29 ) in lateral view longer than broad, caudo-dorsally strongly curved and terminated by spine and subapically forked on caudal margin. Subgenital plates( Fig. 25 View FIGURES 24–29 ) triangular, apically obliquely blunt, with small setae throughout. Style ( Fig. 26 View FIGURES 24–29 ) broad at base with well-developed preapical lobe, apophysis long,>0.5x of total style length, blunt apically, with tooth on ventral side. Connective ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES 24–29 ) broad at base, narrowed apically with straight anterior margin. Aedeagus ( Figs. 27 & 28 View FIGURES 24–29 ) in lateral view with dorsal apodomes, mid-dorsal margin oblique to subtriangular to triangularly produced, blunt apically; preatrium of aedeagus straight, bulbous, crenulate without any process, gonopore subapical on dorsal margin.

Measurements. Male 4.2 mm long, 1.4 mm wide across eyes, 1.02 mm wide across hind margin of pronotum.

Type material: Type material: Holotype ♂, INDIA: Himachal Pradesh: Kinnaur District, Powari (31°31'42"N 78°16'19"E), 14.viii.2017, Sweep net Coll. Rajgopal., N.N. ( NPC) GoogleMaps . Paratype 2♂ same data as on holotype GoogleMaps .

Etymology. The species name (Latin: sineprocessus meaning without process) alludes to the preatrium of aedeagus lacking elongate processes.

Remarks. The new species closely resembles D. aviana Viraktamath overall but differs in having a short, blunt projection rather than an elongate spine posteroventrally on the preatrium of the aedeagus.

Japanagallia dolabra sp. nov. Meshram ( Figs. 2, 6, 10, 14 View FIGURES 1–16 & 30–36 View FIGURES 30–36 )

Yellow with extensive black markings ( Figs. 2 & 6 View FIGURES 1–16 ).Two spots on vertex, median black line on vertex continued on face ( Fig. 10 View FIGURES 1–16 ) as inverted Y on upper part of face, two sub-marginal bands on frontoclypeus, clypellus, antennal pits, lateral frontoclypeal sulci, black. One transverse stripe encircling ocellus joining semicircular stripe. Anterior margin of pronotum ( Fig.14 View FIGURES 1–16 ) with transverse stripe continue as rectangular area on lateral margin. Scutellum with two posterolateral areas ochraceous.

Male genitalia: Pygofer ( Fig. 30 View FIGURES 30–36 ) longer than broad, broadly rounded caudally, with short, acute apical process, ventral margin concave. Subgenital plates ( Fig. 36 View FIGURES 30–36 ) triangular with pointed apex, with small submarginal setae. Style ( Fig. 32 View FIGURES 30–36 ), in lateral view, with well developed preapical lobe, outer fork rounded, inner fork shorter with basal portion strongly curved flat apically. Connective ( Fig. 34 View FIGURES 30–36 ) quadrate. Aedeagus ( Figs. 31, 3 3 –34 View FIGURES 30–36 View FIGURES 1–16 View FIGURES 17–23 View FIGURES 24–29 ) with well developed elongate dorsal apodeme, with short process on dorsal margin, and pair of long blade-like processes distally, each process curved first dorsally then caudally, exceeding pygofer, with distal region slightly expanded and pickaxe shaped apically; shaft short, with two small curved spines ( Fig.35 View FIGURES 30–36 ) on mid ventral margin, gonopore large, apical; preatrium, stocky, with caudally directed lobe terminated in small conical process.

Measurements. Male 4.4 mm long, 1.5 mm wide across eyes, 0.9 mm wide across hind margin of pronotum.

Type Material: HOLOTYPE ♂ INDIA: Sikkim, Lachung , 07.vi.2012, Mercury vapour lamp, N. M. Meshram Coll. ( NPC).

Etymology.The species name (Latin: dolabra meaning pickaxe) alludes to the apically pickaxe shaped dorsal aedeagal processes.

Remarks. Japanagallia dolabra sp. nov. Externally resembles J. palmata Viraktamath Dai & Zhang but can be distinguished as follows (features of J. palmata in parentheses): pygofer ( Fig. 30 View FIGURES 30–36 ) with ventrally and dorsally directed point process (with mesal spine on caudodorsal margin); aedeagus ( Fig. 35 View FIGURES 30–36 ) shaft short, with two small curved processes on mid ventral margin (shaft short, with small curved spine on ventral margin); long blade-like processes on dorsal margin apically pickaxe shaped (long blade-like processes on dorsal margin with their distal region slightly expanded and branched into three digitate processes).