Saiva virescens (Westwood, 1842)

(Figs. 2–4, 6D, 7, 8G–H)

Fulgora (subg. Pyrops) virescens Westwood, 1842: 119 [described].

= Hotinus semiannulus — Walker, 1858: 42 [transferred to Hotinus Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843, described].

= Saiva phesamensis — Ollenbach, 1928: 280 [described], pl. 1 fig. 14 [illustrated]; Lallemand, 1963: 67 [keyed, described]; Nagai & Porion, 1996: 23 [catalogued] syn. nov.

= Saiva semiannula — Metcalf, 1947: 180 [catalogued].

= Saiva virescens — Lallemand, 1963: 69 [keyed, described].

= Fulgora (Hotina) virescens — Westwood, 1848: 8 [described], pl. 3 fig. 5 [dorsal habitus].

= Pyrops virescens — Walker, 1851: 269 [transferred to Pyrops Spinola, 1839, catalogued].

= Saiva virescens — Distant, 1906: 196 [transferred to Saiva Distant, 1906, described]; Nagai & Porion, 1996: 24 [catalogued], pl. 10 fig. 144 [dorsal habitus].

Type material. Fulgora virescens Westwood, 1842 . Syntype, ♀ (examined from photographs, Fig. 2) [TYPE HEM: 594 Fulgora (Pyrops) virescens Westwood, Hope Dept. Oxford] [ Fulgora virescens Cab. Orient. Ent. P. 5 Pl.3 fig.5] [Type] [Silhet] (OUMHH).

Hotinus semiannulus Walker, 1858 . Holotype, ♂ of (examined from photographs, Fig. 3) [ Hotinus semiannulus] [54 16 (front), N Ind (back)] [ virescens Walker] [Type] [♂] [BMNH (E) #943890] [NHMUK 013589047] (BMNH).

Saiva phesamensis Ollenbach, 1928 . Holotype, ♀ (examined from photographs, Fig. 4) [ Saiva phesamensis n. sp. O.C. Ollenbach det.] [Naga Hills Assam O.C. Ollenbach X.1927] [Type] (NFIC).

Additional material. INDIA: 1 ♀ [Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939-1.] [Cherrapunji Nov., 1893] [BMNH (E) #943898] (BMNH) . 1 ♀ [Cherra Poonjee] [684] [NHMUK 015074754] (BMNH), 1 ♀ [Atkinson. Coll. 92-3] [2236/3] [NHMUK 015074751] (BMNH) .

Material examined from photographs. 1ex (Fig.6D): India, Nagaland, Dimapur, 26°00’00.3”N, 95°00’00.0”E, 4.XI.2017, © R. Angami .

Distribution. Bangladesh and India.

Notes. Nagai & Porion (1996) mentioned Saiva phesamensis Ollenbach, 1928 in their catalogue without illustration of the specimen.After examination of the type of Fulgora (Pyrops) virescens and photographs of the type specimens of Hotinus semiannulus and S. phesamensis, there is no difference among these. Hence, the synonymy of H. semiannulus is confirmed and S. phesamensis is here proposed as new junior synonyms of S. virescens .