Evacanthus

Viraktamath, C. A. & Webb, M. D., 2018, Revision of the evacanthine leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Evacanthinae) of the Indian subcontinent, Zootaxa 4386 (1), pp. 1-78 : 16

Key to species of Evacanthus of the Indian subcontinent

1 Face largely ochraceous, very pale brown with median carina darker ( Fig. 4 S , 5 A B )............................... 2

- Face largely dark brown or black ( Fig. 4 R )................................................................. 4

2 Pronotum broader than head, ochraceous with median area dark brown ( Fig. 1 Q ) or with black spots in anterior half ( Fig. 6 W )................................................................................................... 3

- Pronotum narrower than head, anterior half black or dark brown and posterior half ochraceous ( Fig. 2 IJ)..................................................................................................... E. militaris (Distant)

3 Forewings straw coloured except fuscous broken stripe along inner claval margin, pronotum with median broad pale brown patch ( Fig. 1 Q )...................................................................... E. albipennis sp. nov.

- Forewings with black stripes ( Fig. 6 U ); three black spots on anterior half of pronotum ( Fig. 6 W )....... E. repexus (Distant)

4 Crown rough sculptured and not polished ( Fig. 2 E ).......................................... E. distinctus sp. nov.

- Crown smooth and polished except sometimes basal round area ( Fig. 2 C )........................................ 5

5 Pronotum with anterior half dark brown and posterior half ochraceous, crown with one round black spot on either side of median line in basal half ( Fig. 2 A , 6 Q )...................................................... E. bellus (Distant)

- Pronotum black with narrow lateral and posterior margins ochraceous, crown black with anterior and lateral ochraceous areas ( Figs 2 C E ).......................................................................................... 6

6 Aedeagus with process of dorsolateral lobe not extended beyond midlength of shaft ( Fig. 24 E F )..................... 7

- Aedeagus with process of dorsolateral lobe extended nearly to apex of shaft ( Fig. 27 F )............ E. manaliensis sp. nov.

7 Pygofer ventral process strongly abruptly narrowed and dorsoposteriorly curved ( Fig. 24 B C )....... E. convolutus sp. nov.

- Pygofer ventral process not so curved ( Fig. 29 A , 30 B )........................................ E. repexus (Distant)

Figures

FIGURES 1 A–R. Species of Evacanthini, habitus: A–B. Male Apphia flava sp. nov.; C–D. Male Bundera acutivertex sp. nov.; E–F. Male B. bambusana Chen & Li; G–J. Male and female Carinata midfasciana Wang & Li; K–L. Male Concavocorona kambaiti sp. nov.; M–P. Male and female Cunedda phaeops Distant; Q–R. Male Evacanthus albipennis sp. nov. [A, C, E, G, I, K, M, O, Q, dorsal views; B. D, F, H, J, L, N, P, R, lateral views].

FIGURES 2 A–R. Species of Evacanthini, habitus: A–B. Male Evacanthus bellus (Distant).; C–D. Male E. convolutus sp. nov.; E–F. Male E.. distinctus sp. nov,; G–H. Male E. manaliensis sp. nov.; I–J. Female E. militaris (Distant); K–L. Male E. yeshwanthi sp. nov.; M–N. Male Mainda praeculta Distant; O–P. Male Onukia echina sp. nov.; Q–R. Male O. flavopunctata Wang & Li. [A, C, E, G, I, K, M, O, Q, dorsal views; B.D, F, H, J, L, N, P, R, lateral views].

FIGURES 4 A–V. Species of Evacanthini. A–J Habitus: A–B. Female Risefronta albicincta Wang & Li (Distant).; C–D. Female Striatanus delta sp. nov.; E–F. Male Taperus indicus sp. nov.; G–H. Female Taperus sp.; I–J. Male Vangama steneosaura Distant. [A, C, E, G, I, dorsal views; B. D, F, H, J, lateral views]. K–V. Faces: K. Male Apphia flava sp. nov.; L. Bundera acutivertex sp. nov.; M.B. bambusana; N–O.Male and female Carinata midfasciana; P.Concavocorona kambaitisp. nov.; Q–R. Male and female Cunedda phaeops; S. Evacanthus albipennis sp. nov.; T. Evacanthus bellus; U. E. convolutus sp. nov.; V.E. distinctus sp. nov..

FIGURES 5 A–U. Faces of species of Evacanthini.A.Evacanthus extremus; B. E. militaris; C. E. manaliensis sp. nov.; D. E. yeshwanthi sp. nov.; E. Mainda praeculta; F. Onukia echina sp. nov.; G. O. flavopunctata; H. Shortcrowna rubrostriata sp. nov.; I–J. Male and female Onukia albiclypeus; K–L. Male and female Onukindia aruna sp. nov.; M. O. compressa sp. nov.; N–O.Male and female O. connexa; P–Q.Risefronta albicincta; R. FemaleStriatanadelta sp. nov.; S. Taperus indicus sp. nov.; T. Taperus sp.; U. Vangama steneosaura.

FIGURES 6 A–Y. Evacanthini types and label data. A–D. Apphia burmanica Distant; E–H. Apphia assamensis (Ramakrishnan); I–L. Apphia himalayana (Distant); M–P. Bundera venataDistant; Q–T. Evacanthus bellus (Distant); U–Y.E. extremus (Walker).

FIGURES 24 A–G. Male genitalia structures of Evacanthus convolutus sp. nov. A. Genital capsule, lateral view; B–C. Different views of pygofer ventral process; D. Aedeagus, posterior view; E–F. Variation in aedeagusof holotype (E) and paratype (F); G.Aedeagal shaft apex, dorsoposterior view.

FIGURES 27 A–G. Male genitalia structures of Evacanthus manaliensis sp. nov. A. Pygofer, lateral view; B. Ape of pygofer ventral process, mesal view; C. Subgenital plate, ventral view; D. Style, dorsal view; E. Connective, dorsal view; F.Aedeagus, lateral view; G.Aedeagus, posterior view.

FIGURES 30 A–F. Evacanthus repexus, male from Manali. A. Genital capsule, lateral view; B. Style, lateral view; C. Connective, dorsal view; D. Style, dorsal view; E. Aedeagus, posterodorsal view; F. Aedeagus and part of connective, lateral view.

FIGURES29 A–G. Evacanthus repexus(Distant),topotypic male.A. Genital capsule, lateral view; B. Pygofer ventralprocess, mesal view; C. Female sternite VII, ventral view; D. Style and connective, dorsal view; E. Style, lateral view; F. Aedeagus, posterodorsal view; G.Aedeagus and connective, lateral view.