Psalmocharias

Wang, Xu, He, Zhiqiang & Wei, Cong, 2017, A new cicada species of Psalmocharias Kirkaldy feeding on an Ephedra plant from China (Hemiptera: Cicadidae), Zootaxa 4290 (2), pp. 367-372 : 368

Key to species of Psalmocharias

1. Pronotum without median fascia..........................................................................2

- Pronotum with median fascia............................................................................8

2. Body smaller, mean body length <22.0 mm................................................................3

- Body larger, mean body length> 23.0 mm..................................................................4

3. Mesonotum only with linear marking along parapsidal suture............................. P. rugipennis (Walker, 1858)

- Mesonotum with markings on lateral and submedial sigillae and within scutal depression.... P. plagifera (Schumacher, 1922)

4. Abdominal tergites IV-VIII yellow, with large black markings medially........................... P. akesensis sp. nov.

- Abdominal tergites IV-VIII black, with narrow posterior margins yellow..........................................5

5. Abdominal tergite VII with posterior margin linear....................................... P. paliuri (Kolenati, 1857)

- Abdominal tergite VII with posterior margin incised at middle..................................................6

6. Body reddish ochraceous with black markings; fore wing with distinct markings merely on basal veins of second and third api- cal cells................................................................. P. balochii Ahmed & Sanborn, 2010

- Body black with yellow or reddish orange markings; fore wing with other infuscations besides those on basal veins of second and third apical cells...................................................................................7

7. Fore wing longer, about 27.0 mm; fore wing without spots along the margin of costal vein........ P. querula (Pallas, 1773)

- Fore wing shorter, about 30.0 mm; fore wing with bright reddish orange spots along the margin of costal vein......................................................................................... P. cataphractica (Popov, 1989)

8. Mesonotum yellow mostly............................................................. P. flava Dlabola, 1970

- Mesonotum black mostly...............................................................................9

9. Rostrum just passing mid coxae; timbal with eight complete and seven intercalary ribs; aedeagus with two long sub-lateral spines................................................................ P. chitralensis Ahmed & Sanborn, 2010

- Rostrum reaching hid coxae; timbal with greater than eight complete ribs; aedeagus with one long spine................ 10

10. Timbal with eight complete and one incomplete ribs and eight intercalaray ribs; aedeagus with single long recurved spine.......................................................................... P. gizarensis Ahmed & Sanborn, 2010

- Timbal with nine complete and one incomplete ribs and nine intercalary ribs; aedeagus with a long lateral spine.................................................................................. P. japokensis Ahmed & Sanborn, 2010