Paulagallia maai, C.A.Viraktamath, 2011

C. A. Viraktamath, 2011, Revision of the Oriental and Australian Agalliini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) 2844, Zootaxa 2844, pp. 1-118 : 102-103

Paulagallia maai sp. nov.

Figs 520–524.

Color. Yellowish brown. Frontoclypeus, clypellus, genae, lora, median and two ill defined lateral stripes on pronotum, median stripe on scutellum and forewing cells, brown. Antennal pits, marginal bands on clypellus, mesal margin of ocelli, inverted V across antennal ledges, eyes, two triangles at basal angels of scutellum pro and mesothoracic pleura, fuscous. One spot behind mesal angles of each eye on vertex and two specks on hind margin of pronotum black. Forewing veins yellow.

Morphology. Head slightly wider than pronotum. Pronotum medially shorter than median length of scutellum, pits on pronotum, scutellum, basal half of forewings smaller compared to those on P. punctata . Claval cross veins joining outer and inner claval veins at about midlength.

Male genitalia. Pygofer caudally rounded. Aedeagus with dorsal apodeme V-shaped in lateral view, aedeagal shaft robust, short, with two ridges on dorsal margin and with two lateral teeth near apex, gonopore round, apical. Tenth segment membranous.

Female. Unknown.

Measurement. Male 4.8 mm long, 1.4 mm wide across eyes.

Material examined. EAST MALAYSIA (N. Borneo): Sabah: HOLOTYPE ♂, Tenompok, 10–14.ii.1959, T.C. Maa ( BPBM).

Remarks. P. maai closely resembles P. punctata but differs in having comparatively smaller pits on the pronotum, scutellum and basal half of forewings, two fuscous triangles at the basal angels of the scutellum, position of claval cross veins and robust and short aedeagus. It is named after its collector Dr. T.C. Maa.