Psalmocharias cataphractica ( Popov, 1989 ) Mozaffarian & Sanborn, 2013

Mozaffarian, Fariba & Sanborn, Allen F., 2013, A new species of the genus Cicadatra from Iran (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (suppl.) 53 (1), pp. 39-48 : 47

Psalmocharias cataphractica ( Popov, 1989) comb. nov.

Comments. While eliminating potential Cicadatra species in determining the status of the new species, it came to our attention that Cicadatra cataphractica Popov, 1989 is not a member of Cicadatra . The wing characteristics, particularly the ratio of width to length of the forewing and the position and infuscation on the radial and radiomedial crossveins of the forewings and hindwings, suggest the species is actually a member of the genus Psalmocharias Kirkaldy, 1908 . Further evidence is the comparison by POPOV (1989) to Cicadatra querula Pallas in the original description, a species also classified in Psalmocharias . As a result, we transfer Cicadatra cataphractica to Psalmocharias to become Psalmocharias cataphractica ( Popov, 1989) comb. nov.