Kalasha, Distant, 1907

Tang, Jiu & Zhang, Yalin, 2019, Review of the leafhopper genus Kalasha Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Hylicinae), Zootaxa 4545 (3), pp. 408-418 : 410

Key to species of Kalasha

1 Pronotum ( Fig. 7 ) with anterior margin narrower than median length, posterior margin strongly concave, exposed part of mesonotum and scutellum (Figs, 6, 7) with tubercles well developed....................................... K. nativa

- Pronotum ( Figs. 33 , 45 , 59 ) with anterior margin wider than maximum length, posterior margin slightly concave, exposed part of mesonotum and scutellum ( Figs. 30, 31 , 48 , 59 ) with tubercles poorly developed................................. 2

2 Face ( Fig. 60 ) longer than wide, aedeagal ( Figs. 64, 66, 67 ) shaft apex heavily sclerotized and darkly pigmented compared to rest of shaft....................................................................... K. viraktamathi sp. nov.

- Face ( Figs. 32 , 46 ) shorter than wide, aedeagal ( Figs. 34, 40 , 50, 52 ) shaft apex no darker than rest of shaft.............. 3

3 Pygofer ventral process ( Fig. 51 ) with branches of same length, vertical process ( Fig. 53 ) of connective surpassing anterior margin in dorsal view................................................................... K. aequalis sp. nov.

- Pygofer ventral process ( Fig. 41 ) with lateral branch 2.0x longer than medial branch, vertical process ( Fig. 42 ) of connective not surpassing anterior margin in dorsal view......................................................... K. minuta

Figures

FIGURES 1–14. Kalasha nativa Distant, male: 1. Habitus, dorsal view; 2. Habitus, lateral view; 3. Vertex; 4. Abdomen, dorsal view; 5. Face; 6. Head and thorax, lateral view; 7. Thorax, dorsal view; 8. Genital capsule, posterior view; 9. Genital capsule, lateral view; 10. Subgenital plate, ventral view; 11. Aedeagus, connective and style, lateral view; 12. Aedeagus, connective and style, dorsal view; 13. Pygofer ventral process, ventral view; 14. Connective and style Apophysis, ventral view.

FIGURES 30–42. Kalasha minuta Shen & Zhang, Holotype ♂: 30. Habitus, dorsal view; 31. Habitus, lateral view; 32. Face; 33. Head and pronotum, dorsal view; 34. Aedeagus, dorsal view; 35. Connective and style, dorsal view; 36. Genital capsule, dorsal view; 37. Genital capsule, posterior view; 38. Genital capsule, lateral view; 39. Subgenital plate, ventral view; 40. Aedeagus, connective and style, lateral view; 41. Pygofer ventral process, ventral view; 42. Connective and style Apophysis, ventral view.

FIGURES 43–53. Kalasha aequalis sp. n., Holotype ♂: 43. Habitus, dorsal view; 44. Habitus, lateral view; 45. Head and thorax, dorsal view; 46. Face; 47. Genital capsule, ventral view; 48. Subgenital plate, ventral view; 49. Aedeagus, connective and style, lateral view; 50. Aedeagus, lateral view; 51. Pygofer ventral process, ventral view; 52. Aedeagus, connective and style, dorsal view; 53. Connective and style Apophysis, ventral view.

FIGURES 54–68. Kalasha viraktamathi sp. n., Holotype ♂: 54. Habitus, dorsal view; 55. Habitus, lateral view; 56. Vertex; 57. Abdomen, dorsal view; 58. Head and thorax, lateral view; 59. Thorax, dorsal view; 60. Face; 61. Genital capsule, posterior view; 62. Genital capsule, dorsal view; 63. Genital capsule, lateral view; 64. Aedeagus, connective and style, lateral view; 65. Subgenital plate, ventral view; 66. Aedeagus, connective and style, dorsal view; 67. Aedeagus, dorsal view; 68. Pygofer ventral process, ventral view.