Idiocerus (Idiocerus) sharmai Viraktaamath & Sohi

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 : 37

Idiocerus (Idiocerus) sharmai Viraktaamath & Sohi

Figs 18A–J , 61D , 65I–L .

Idiocerus sharmai Viraktamath and Sohi 1994: 24–26 , figs 1–12.

Diagnosis. Coloration very similar to that in I. (I.) cedarae but much paler. Apodemes at the base of abdomen shorter not reaching anterior margin of the following segment. Aedeagus with dorsal apodeme much narrower and less pigmented. Femle sternite VII as in Fig. 61D .

Material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂, INDIA: Himachal Pradesh: Sundar nagar, 18.v.1975, ex Salix sp , A.S. Sohi ( UASB). Paratype. 1 ♀, data as for holotype ( UASB).

Remarks. See under I. (I.) cedarae .

Figures

FIGURES 18A–I. Idiocerus sharmai Viraktamath & Sohi, holotype male: A–B, habitus, dorsal and lateral views; C, face; D, label data; E, metabasitarsomere, ventral view; F, male sternite VIII, ventral view; G, male genital capsule, lateral view; H, styles, connective and aedeagus, dorsal view; I, aedeagus and style, lateral view.

FIGURES 61A–R. Idiocerini of the Indian subcontinent, female sternite VII: A, Idiocerus cedarae; B, Metidioceus deodarae; C, M. gnezdilovai; D, Idiocerus sharmai; E, Idioscopus bimaculatus; F, I. clypealis. G, I. confuscous; H, I. irenae; I, I. nagpurensis; J, I. nitidulus; K, I. pretiosus; L, I. shillongensis; M, I. virescens; N, Jogocerus freytagi; O, Keralus webbi; P, Matangia capriliana; Q, M. inidca; R, M. thapai.

FIGURES 65A–P. Idiocerini of the Indian subcontinent, female valvula I, magnified view and valvula II, magnified view:A–D, Busoniomimus mudigerensis; E–H, Idiocerus cedarae; I–L, I. sharmai; M–P, Idioscopus bimaculatus.