Tambila vittatifrons (Distant)

Shobharani, M., C. A. Viraktamath & Webb, M. D., 2018, Revision of the penthimiine leafhopper genus Tambila Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) of the Indian subcontinent, Zootaxa 4514 (4), pp. 501-515 : 506

Tambila vittatifrons (Distant)

Figs 10–11 , 32 .

Penthimia vittatifrons Distant 1918: 17 –18.

Tambila vittatifrons (Distant) , Shobharani, Viraktamath & Webb 2018.

Colouration and structure as described by Distant (1918).

Female genitalia. Seventh sternite longer medially than sixth, lateral angles of posterior margin rounded, posterior margin medially produced with median concavity, lateral margins of concavity pointed, area adjacent to median projection concave, median projection shorter than lateral rounded angles. Eighth tergite in ventral view extending to 0.75 length of pygofer lobe and as wide as pygofer lobe,

Material examined. SRI LANKA: Lectotype ♀ (here designated), ‘ Type H. T’ ‘ Penthimia vittatifrons’ Dist. type’ Maha Illupalama, Ceylon, vi.1912, J. C. F. Fryer’ ‘ Ceylon, J. C. F. Fryer 1914 3 . Paralectotype ♀, ‘ Peradeniya, Ceylon, A.R. 13.ii.14 ’ ‘ Distant Coll. 1911 383’ ( BMNH) .

Remarks. This species was described from an unknown number of specimens (syntypic) with the following data: ‘ Ceylon; Maha Illupalama (J.C.F. Fryer), Peradeniya (E.E. Green)’. It can be readily distinguished by its reddish brown colour.

Figures

FIGURES 1–11. Species of Tambila, dorsal view. 1–2, T. badia lectotype female, habitus, and head and pronotum, respectively; 3, T. conspersa, lectotype female; 4–5, T. fletcheri, lectotype female, habitus, and head and pronotum; 6–7, T. greeni, lectotype female, head and pronotum, and habitus; 8–9, T. opulenta, lectotype female, habitus, and head and pronotum; 10–11, T. vittatifrons, lectotype, head and pronotum and habitus.

FIGURES 23–36. Species of Tambila. 23–27, female genitalia of T. majuscula from Meppadi, female sternite VII (23), valvula I (24–25) and valvula II (26–27). 28–32, apex of female abdomen, ventral view: 28, T. badia, lectotype; 29, T. conspersa, lectotype; 30, T. fletcheri, lectotype; 31, T. greeni, lectotype; 32. T. vittatifrons, lectotype. 33–36, T. opulenta lectotype male genitalia synonymized with T. greeni: 33, style, dorsal view; 34, 35, aedeagus, lateral view; 36, aedeagus, ventral view.