Maiestas indicus (Pruthi)

Khatri, Imran & Webb, Michael D., 2010, The Deltocephalinae leafhoppers of Pakistan (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae), Zootaxa 2365, pp. 1-47 : 10-11

Maiestas indicus (Pruthi)

Material examined. No specimens examined.

Remarks. Described from the holotype from: Punjab, Lyallpur [=Faisalabad], at light, 10.x.29, A. Rahman (ZSI) and several other specimens, including four topotypic. The types of this species and specimens from India were examined by Dash & Viraktamath (1998: 36).

Maiestas pruthii (Metcalf) (Plate 2, a; Fig. 13 ).

Material examined. Pakistan: several specimens (3, Ƥ), Tando Jam, 27.iv.07.

Remarks. Described from the holotype and allotype from: Pakistan, Punjab, Lyallpur [=Faisalabad], at light, 10.x.29, K.A.S. Rahman (ZSI). The above material is identified as pruthii from the original figures and those of Dash & Viraktamath (2001). However, although all have the characteristic reticulate forewing venation, the Pakistan material has a slightly more strongly curved aedeagus and shorter apical process compared to Indian material (compare Fig. 13 l with Dash & Virtaktamath, 1998, fig. 154).

Maiestas subviridis (Metcalf) (Plate 2, b–c; Fig. 12 ).

Material examined. Pakistan: several specimens (3, Ƥ), Sindh Prov., Tando Jam, 28.viii.07, paddy (typical), Guddu Barrage, vii.07 (atypical).

Remarks. A sub-brachypterous form occurs in the female of this species in Pakistan (Plate 2c). In addition, a form with a slightly more elongate aedeagus with a slight lateral flange is present (compare Figs 12 a-d). The type of this species and various other specimens from throughout its range were examined by Webb & Viraktamath (2009).

Figures

FIGURE 12. Maiestas subviridis (Metcalf). Aedeagus typical (a, b), atypical (cd); a, d dorsal, b, c, lateral.

FIGURE 13. Maiestas pruthii (Metcalf), a, b, head and thorax dorsal view; c, d, forewings; e – f, male genital capsule, lateral view and dorsal view; g-j, anal tube, dorsal, ventral, lateral and posterior view respectively; k, subgenital plate; l – m, aedeagus, lateral view and dorsal apex; n, style.