Calodia deergha, Meshram, 2019

Meshram, Naresh M., 2019, Leafhopper tribe Coelidiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Coelidiinae) of the Indian subcontinent, Zootaxa 4653 (1), pp. 1-91 : 9

Calodia deergha sp.nov.

Figs.1 A , 4 A , 7 A , 15 A–H.

Male. Head ochraceous, ocelli black; eyes brown; pronotum and mesonotum black with posterior margin paler; forewings ochraceous; thoracic sternites and pleurites largely black with broad ochraceous margins.

Male genitalia. Pygofer with digitate caudoventral process, without caudodorsal process, small lobe on caudodorsal margin ( Fig. 15 H ). Subgenital plate of uniform width, slightly broader medially and basally, with short setae (15 E). Style short, broad basally ( Fig. 15 F ). Connective as long as wide at base ( Fig. 15 G ). Aedeagus narrowed at apical half in lateral view, with two subapical, glabrous spine-like processes, distal process 2x longer than the proximal process, gonopore arising distad of base of proximal process ( Figs. 15 A–D).

Measurements. Male 6.5 mm long, 1.9 mm wide across eyes and 2.1 mm wide across poserolateral angles of pronotum.

Material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂, INDIA: Tamil Nadu: Courtallam , 27.vii.1978, S. Viraktamath Coll. ( UASB).

Etymology. The species name is Samskrit meaning long for processes of the aedeagal shaft.

Remarks. Calodia deergha sp. nov. resembles C. ostenta in general habitus but differs in having the distal process of the aedeagus 2x longer than the proximal process. They are equal in length in C. ostenta .

Figures

FIGURES 1 A–O. Habitus of Coelidiini species. A. Calodia deergha sp. nov., male; B. C. keralica sp. nov., male; C & D. C. kodikanelensis Nielson, male and female; E. C. kumari sp. nov., male; F & G. C. neofusca sp. nov., male and female; H & I. C. ostenta (Distant), male and female; J. C. periyari sp. nov., male; K. C. subcrista Nielson, male; L. C. tridenta sp. nov., male; M. Glaberana acuta sp. nov., male; N & O. G. khasiensis (Rao), male and female.

FIGURES 4 A–O. Habitus of Coelidiini species, lateral view. A. Calodia deergha sp. nov., male; B. C. keralica sp. nov., male; C & D. C. kodikanelensis Nielson, male and female; E. C. kumari sp. nov., male; F & G. C. neofusca sp. nov., male and female; H & I. C. ostenta (Distant), male and female; J. C. periyari sp. nov., male; K. C. subcrista Nielson, male; L. C. tridenta sp. nov., male; M. Glaberana acuta sp. nov., male; N & O. G. khasiensis (Rao), male and female.

FIGURES 7 A–P. Faces of Coelidiini species. A. Calodia deergha sp. nov., male; B. C. keralica sp. nov., male; C & D. C. kodikanelensis Nielson, male and female; E. C. kumari sp. nov., male; F & G. C. neofusca sp. nov., male and female; H & I. C. ostenta (Distant), male and female; J. C. periyari sp. nov., male; K. C. subcrista Nielson, male; L. C. tridenta sp. nov., male; M. Glaberana acuta sp. nov., Male; N & O. G. khasiensis (Rao), male and female. P. Glaberana purva sp. nov., male.

FIGURES 15 A–H. Calodia deergha sp. nov., male genitalia. A & B. Aedeagus, dorsal view; C & D. Aedeagus, lateral view; E. Subgenital plate, dorsal view; F. Style, dorsal view; G. Connective, dorsal view; H. Pygofer, lateral view.