Vizcaya vindaloa Asche, 1990

Liang, Ai-Ping, 2002, New taxa of Vizcayinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Delphacidae), including a remarkable new genus from China, Journal of Natural History 36 (5), pp. 601-616 : 615-616

Vizcaya vindaloa Asche

(®gures 8, 9, 49±51, 65±69)

Vizcaya vindaloa Asche, 1990: 174 , ®gures 47±49.

HOLOTYPE, India ( BMNH) [examined].

This species was described and illustrated by Asche (1990) from a single female specimen taken at south India. An additional male and female specimen from southern India were found during this work. The male diOEers from the female in its smaller size (6.2 mm) and in having its ®rst antennal segment slightly more elongate (compare ®gure 49 with Asche, 1990: ®gure 48). The second antennal segment (missing from the type described by Asche), is shown in ®gures 8, 9, 49.

Male genitalia with pygofer (®gures 65, 66) with laterodorsal edges with one small and short tooth subapically on dorsal margin; median projection of ventrocaudal margin (®gure 68) short, and relatively narrow, nearly V-shaped distally in ventral aspect; parameres (®gure 65) distinctly broad subbasally, tapered to relatively broad apex; aedeagus (®gure 69) with three spinose processes subapically, the longest one extending nearly to middle of shaft, a little expanded beyond middle and then tapered to acute apex, the middle-lengthed one expanded subapically with acute apex, the shortest one acute.

Material examined. HOLOTYPE, India: Thekkadi, Periyar Dam, Travancore, 6±10 May [19] 37 [underside] B. M.-C. M. Expdn. to South India. April ± May 1937; [red label] HOLOTYPE Vizcaya vindaloa n. sp. det. M. Asche 1990 ( BMNH) .

South India: 1, 1, Madras State, Anamalai Hills, Cinchona, 1067 m, May 1959 (P. S. Nathan); 1 [abdomen missing], Cherangode, Nilgiri Hills, 3500 ft, October 1950 (P. S. Nathan) ( CAS).

Distribution. South India.

Remarks. This species is similar to another Indian species, V. aschei (see remarks under aschei ).