Busonia Distant

VIRAKTAMATH, C. A. & YESHWANTH, H. M., 2024, Arboreal eurymeline leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Eurymelinae) of the Indian subcontinent with description of new genera and eight new species, Zootaxa 5462 (1), pp. 1-125 : 95

Genus Busonia Distant

Busonia Distant 1908: 198 ; Maldonado-Capriles 1977: 494; Xue & Zhang 2015: 542. Type species: Busoia amentata Distant , by original designation

Diagnosis. Among the Idiocerine genera having 2+1 distal meta femoral macrosetae, genus Busonia can be recognized by the clypellus being wide at base, broader than long and the lateral frontal sutures not present beyond bases of antennae, male pygofer without basal fracture, aedeagus short stout, atrium large with ventral projection, shaft without processes. Some species of Busoniomimus namely, B. minor (Bierman) , B. mindanaensis (Baker) lack lateral frontal sutures on face, but have clypellus narrow at base and widened apically.

Remarks. Maldonado-Capriles (1977) redescribed the genus and Xue & Zhang (2015) recognized 13 species in the genus from the Oriental region. So far only the type species was recorded from the subcontinent and here we describe two new species from northeast India.

Key to species of Busonia Distant from the Indian subcontinent

1. Exposed mesoscutum with dark brown basal triangles, rest brown with lateral margins yellowish ( Figs 53A , 54A ); aedeagal shaft uniformly curved right from base ( Figs 53L , 54K )...................................................... 2

- Exposed mesonotum without black basal triangles, but uniformly dark brown, entire mesoscutellum and lateral margins of exposed mesoscutum bright yellow ( Figs 52 AE); aedeagal shaft curved anteriorly at right angle, in proximal region in lateral view ( Fig. 52L )........................................................................ B. amentata Distant

2. Aedeagus in lateral view with apex rounded ( Fig. 54K ).................................... B. manipurensis sp. nov.

- Aedeagus in lateral view with apex narrowed and more or less pointed ( Fig. 53L ).................. … B. distanti sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 52A–M. Busonia amentata Distant, paratypes: A–D, male, habitus, dorsal and lateral views; C, face; D, label data; E–H, female, habitus, dorsal and lateral views, G, face; H, label data; I, male genital capsule, lateral view; J, connective and styles, dorsal view; K, connective and aedeagus, dorsal view; L, connective and aedeagus, lateral view; M, aedeagus, posterior view.

FIGURES 53A–L. Busonia distanti sp. nov.: A–C, holotype male habitus, dorsal, lateral views and face; D–G, female paratype face (D), habitus, dorsal, lateral views and female apical abdominal segments (G); H–I, male genital capsule, lateral view; J, anal collar processes, dorsoposterior view; K, styles, connective and aedeagus, dorsal view; L, connective and aedeagus, lateral view.

FIGURES 54A–K. Busonia manipurensis sp. nov.: A–C, holotype male habitus, dorsal, lateral views and face; D–F, female paratype habitus, dorsal view and face (E), female apical abdominal segments (F); G, metabasitarsomere, ventral view; H, male genital capsule, lateral view; I, pygofer, dorsoposterior view; J, styles, connective and aedeagus, dorsal view; K, style, connective and aedeagus, lateral view.