Sangeeta sadongensis, C.A.Viraktamath, 2011

C. A. Viraktamath, 2011, Revision of the Oriental and Australian Agalliini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) 2844, Zootaxa 2844, pp. 1-118 : 109-111

Sangeeta sadongensis sp. nov.

Figs 553–557.

Color. Ochraceous. Median small and two lateral subglobose spots on vertex, two larger spots on inner margin of pronotal depressions on either side of median line, often joined anteriorly, black. Ocelli marked with dark brown. Face dorsad of ridge, central stripe on frontoclypeus and scutellum, bright lemon yellow. Scutellum with basal angles black, two spots in middle and median impressed line pale brown.

Morphology. Ocelli closer to each other than to adjacent eye. Pronotal disc with fine punctuations.

Male genitalia. Male genital capsule partially retracted into eighth abdominal segment. Pygofer caudally rounded. Subgenital plates fused basally, each with three stout and two slender setae. Aedeagus with shaft of uniform width in cephalic view, tubular, in lateral aspect appears apically depressed; gonopore apical. Anal collar process simple, caudally obliquely truncate.

Measurements. Male 4.4–4.5 mm long, 1.3 mm wide across eyes.

Material examined. EAST MALAYSIA (N.Borneo): Sarawak: HOLOTYPE ♂, Sadong, Kampong Taputh , 300–450 m, 4–9.vii.1958, T.C. Maa ( BPBM). PARATYPE: 1 ♂, same data as holotype ( BPBM) .

Remarks. S. sadongensis closely resembles S. sarawakensis sp. nov. as discussed under the latter species.