Japanagallia curvata, C.A.Viraktamath, 2011

C. A. Viraktamath, 2011, Revision of the Oriental and Australian Agalliini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) 2844, Zootaxa 2844, pp. 1-118 : 84

Japanagallia curvata sp. nov.

Figs 406–412.

Color. Brownish with varying black areas. Two subglobose spots and two stripes adjacent to mesal margin of eyes on vertex, black. Apically broadened median stripe joining large black area on face fuscous. Antennal ledge, short transverse band across base of lorum and gena, brownish yellow; outer genal margin yellowish white. Remaining of face and anterior pronotal band as in J. neotappana sp. nov. (see below). Two lateral spots on scutellum yellowish white, apex of scutellum, thoracic pleura, legs infuscated. Forewing veins lighter in color and prominent.

Morphology. Inner claval vein apically bifid and with series of cross veins connecting it with claval suture.

Male genitalia. Pygofer with dorsal and mesal triangular lobes with serrated caudal margin. Connective about as long as broad. Aedeagus in lateral view U-shaped, atrium three times as long as broad, preatrium strongly developed, shorter than aedeagal shaft, caudally directed, triangular, apically attenuated, aedeagal shaft dorsally curved about mid length dorsally, with pair of wing-like processes of varying size subapiclly, gonopore apical.

Measurements. Male 4.56 (4.43–4.58) mm long, 1.52 (1.47–1.56) mm wide across eyes.

Material examined. CHINA: HOLOTYPE ♂, Fukien : Shaown: Tachulan, 1000m, 6–9.iv.1943, T. Maa ( BPBM) . PARATYPES: CHINA: Fukien : 2 ♂, same data as holotype ; 3 ♂, same data as holotype except 21.iii.1942, 5.iv.1942 and 14.iv.1943 ( BPBM) ; 2 ♂, same data as holotype except 2.iv.1942 ( CAS) .

Remarks. J. curvata resembles J. javana and J. yoshimotoi from which it can be readily distinguished by the features of aedeagus and pygofer.