Paharia, Distant, 1905

Wang, Xu, Duffels, Joannes P. & Wei, Cong, 2017, Review of the cicada genus Paharia Distant (Hemiptera, Cicadidae), with the description of a new species and its allied species, European Journal of Taxonomy 349, pp. 1-14 : 9-10

Key to the species of Paharia

1. Abdominal tergite(s) with distinct marking(s) on posterior margin(s) ............................................. 2

– Abdominal tergites without distinct markings .................................................................................. 3

2. Abdomen with yellow margins on each tergite; mesonotum with pair of yellow irregularly-shaped markings extending to anterior margin of disc ................................ Pa. lacteipennis ( Walker, 1850)

– Abdomen with yellow margin merely on tergite VIII; mesonotum with pair of yellow irregularlyshaped markings not extending to anterior margin of disc ................. Pa. semenovi ( Oshanin, 1906)

3. Pronotum with pair of large brown markings on lateral fissure of inner area .................................... ........................................................................................... Pa. insidiosa ( Boulard, 1977) comb. nov.

– Pronotum without distinct markings on lateral fissure ..................................................................... 4

4. Fore wing with costal vein brown to black; pronotum without markings .......................................... ............................................................................................................... Pa. zevara ( Kusnezov, 1931)

– Fore wing with costal vein yellow; pronotum with a yellow central longitudinal fascia ................. 5

5. Male median uncal lobes pale brown; female opercula reaching posterior margin of abdominal sternite II .......................................................................................................... Pa. oorschoti sp. nov.

– Male median uncal lobes black; female opercula not reaching posterior margin of abdominal sternite II................................................................................................................. Pa. putoni (Distant, 1892)