Paurocephala phalaki Mathur, 1975

Mifsud, D. & Burckhardt, D., 2002, Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Old World jumping plant-louse genus Paurocephala (Insecta, Hemiptera, Psylloidea), Journal of Natural History 36 (16), pp. 1887-1986 : 1968

Paurocephala phalaki Mathur

Paurocephala phalaki Mathur, 1975: 58 . Holotype, India: Bengal , Tista village, 27 October 1965, (V. R. Phalak) (IFRI), not examined.

Description. Species of the chonchaiensis type.

Adult: described by Mathur (1975).

Fifth instar larva: described by Mathur (1975).

Host plants. According to Mathur (1975) the common name of the host plant in Bengal is ‘khasare’. No information was found with this local plant name, but a similar name ‘khesari’ refers to Lathyrus sativus L. ( Fabaceae ) (E. Gauda, personal communication).

Distribution. India (Bengal) ( Mathur, 1975), (Madras) ( Kandasamy, 1986).

Comments. The description provided by Mathur (1975) agrees with P. bifasciata Kuwayama diVering only in body setiferation. Only two long setae on genae were mentioned by Mathur (1975) for P. phalaki Mathur , whereas the head of P. bifasciata Kuwayama is completely covered by long setae. No material of the former was available for examination.