Pseudosubhimalus katraini, Niranjana & Meshram & Nikoshe, 2020

Niranjana, G. N., Meshram, Naresh M. & Nikoshe, Akash Prakash, 2020, Four new species of the genus Pseudosubhimalus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent, Zootaxa 4894 (2), pp. 269-277 : 275

3. Pseudosubhimalus katraini sp. nov. Meshram & Niranjana

( Figs. 5-6, 11, 15 & 30-35 )

Male: Ochraceous yellow, vertex, pronotum and scutellum pale yellow, with two brown spots on anterior margin of crown. Compound eyes black, face yellow with irregular transverse brown stripes. Forewings pale yellow with hyaline venation ( Fig. 6 ). Head including eyes 1.08x width of pronotum ( Fig. 15 ), in dorsal view obliquely rounded in front, crown length 0.36x width across eyes; face length 1.01x width of face. Ocelli near anterior margin of crown and distance between eye and ocellus equal to diameter of ocellus ( Fig. 11 ). Pronotum 0.5x as long as width and 0.8x length of scutellum ( Fig. 15 ).

Male Genitalia: Pygofer ( Fig. 30 ) in lateral view as long as broad, moderately produced posteriorly with rounded caudo-dorsal margin and obliquely truncate caudal margin, macrosetae confined to posterior half, dorsal and postero-ventral margin without serrations. Hind margin of valve ( Fig. 31 ) concave, feebly emarginated. Subgenital plates ( Fig. 31 ) longer than wide, with uniseriate row of 6-7 macrosetae along sub-lateral margin. Style ( Fig. 32 ) wider basally, pre-apical lobe absent, apophysis long, slender, with blunt apex, half of total style length. Connective ( Fig. 35 ) X-shaped; stem narrowed, 1.6x length of arms. Aedeagus, in lateral view ( Figs. 33 ), broadly C-shaped, broad at base, shaft narrowed apically, pair of lateral projections arising subapically; apex with V-shaped emargination in dorsal view, lateral pair of preapical processes curved downwards with acute apices. ( Fig. 34 ). Gonopore subapical placed above base of processes.

Measurement (mm): Total Length: 7.1; Crown Length: 0.5; Width of Head: 1.9; Width of Pronotum: 2.4.

Etymology: The epithet refers to the type locality, Katrain.

Type Material: Holotype: 1³ INDIA: Himachal Pradesh, Katrain , (76°59ʹN, 32°30ʹE and 3300 MSL) 23.ix.2016, sweep net Coll. Niranjana ( NPC).

Remarks: P. katraini sp. nov. resembles P. dalangensis sp. nov. but differs in having the body coloration ochraceous yellow; the crown, pronotum and scutellum pale yellow, with two brown spots on the anterior margin of the crown. In the male genitalia, the aedeagal shaft is widest at the base, gradually narrowed apically, the lateral projections lack serrated margins and ventral subapical conical projections. The Connective X-shaped with stem and arms equal in length. The style lacks lateral serrations.

Figures

FIGURES 1-16. Species of Pseudosubhimalus. Pseudosubhimalus asymetricus sp. nov. 1, 2. Habitus, dorsal and lateral view; 9. Face; 13. Pronotum. P. dalangensis sp. nov. 3, 4. Habitus, dorsal and lateral view; 10. Face; 14. Pronotum. P. katraini sp. nov. 5, 6. Habitus, dorsal and lateral view; 11. Face; 15. Pronotum. P. lachungensis sp. nov. 7, 8. Habitus, dorsal and lateral view; 12. Face; 16. Pronotum.

FIGURES 30-35. Pseudosubhimalus katraini sp. nov. 30. Pygofer; 31. Subgenital plate with valve; 32. Style; 33-34.Aedeagus, lateral and dorsal view; 35. Connective.