Hishimonus thapai Viraktamath & Murthy

Meshram, Naresh M. & Chaubey, Rahul, 2016, Two new species of the genus Hishimonus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with a new record from India, Zootaxa 4103 (3), pp. 259-266 : 265

Hishimonus thapai Viraktamath & Murthy

( Figs. 11–15 & 32–39 )

Material examined. INDIA: 3 ♂ Himachal Pradesh: Solan: Nauni, 1502 m, 30.8625° N, 77.1679° E, 10.vi.2013, at light, Shashank ( NPC).

Remarks. H. thapai was described from Nepal (type not examined). It is recorded here for the first time from India. This species resembles H. gillespiei Dai, Fletcher & Zhang but can be distinguished by the coloration of the median spot on the forewings: the anterior margin of the median spot is dark brown as in H. gillespiei also differs in aedeagus. Illustration provided in the form of photographs can add on information to the earlier descriptions given by Viraktamath and Murthy (2014).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 15. Species of Hishimonus. 1 – 5. Hishimonus nauniensis sp. nov. 1,2. Aedeagus, lateral and dorsal view; 3. Style; 4. Pygofer; 5. Subgenital plate. 6 – 10. Hishimonus pantanagarensis sp. nov. 6,7. Aedeagus, lateral and dorsal view; 8. Style; 9. Pygofer; 10. Subgenital plate. 11 – 15. Hishimonus thapai Viraktamath & Murthy. 11,12 Aedeagus, lateral and dorsal view; 13. Style; 14. Pygofer; 15. Subgenital plate.

FIGURES 32 – 39. Hishimonus thapai Viraktamath & Murthy 32, 33. Habitus, dorsal and lateral view; 34. Face; 35. Pygofer; 36. Style; 37, 38. Aedeagus, lateral and dorsal view; 39. Subgenital plate.