Benglebra Mahmood & Ahmed

Khatri, Imran & Webb, Michael D., 2011, On the identity of Benglebra Mahmood & Ahmad, and other Mukariini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from Bangladesh and Pakistan, Zootaxa 2885, pp. 14-22 : 14-15

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.202933
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6187199
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Benglebra Mahmood & Ahmed View in CoL

Benglebra Mahmood & Ahmed 1969: 86 View in CoL . Type specis: Benglebra alami Mahmood & Ahmed View in CoL Remarks. This genus includes two species on bamboo, B. alami View in CoL and B. bipunctata View in CoL from Bangladesh but differences between the two in the male genitalia, suggest that they may not be congeneric. The type species ( alami View in CoL ) closely resembles Mohunia introspina Chen & Yang (2007) View in CoL , raising the prospect that the two genera may be synonyms or that the latter species belongs in Benglebra View in CoL . The generic limits of Mohunia View in CoL are unclear as the male genitalia of its type species (splendens Distant) are somewhat different from many other included species in having paraphyses of the aedeagus and an apically bifurcate connective stem. Hopefully a review of the tribe being undertaken by Dr. Dai Wu (Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China) will resolve this issue.

The descriptions of both species, given below, are from the original as the types are in poor condition. In the first, the description of the forewing venation, in square brackets, is from the original generic description. Similarly, some original figures are reproduced (for parts that are missing), in addition to our originals.