Nirvana pecularis Viraktamth & Wesley

Meshram, Naresh M. & Rai, Stuti, 2017, A new species of genus Nirvana (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Evacanthinae) with note on female genitalia from India, Zootaxa 4303 (2), pp. 264-272 : 267-269

Nirvana pecularis Viraktamth & Wesley

( Figs 3–4 , 20–21 , 30–31 )

Nirvana pecularis Viraktamth & wesley, 1988: 213 Female genitalia. Seventh sternite hind margin straight. Valvulae I ( Figs 20–21 ), in lateral view, dorsal sculptured area extending from middle portion to apex of blade; ventral sculptured area restricted to apical portion of blade, formed mostly by scale-like processes. Valvulae II ( Figs. 30–31 ), in lateral view, dorsal margin concave in the middle and convex apically on toothed areas with irregular reticulation on distal 1/3rd, dorsal margin with 19 teeth, those located on basal portion, median and apical portion triangular with flat posterior (descending) and anterior (ascending) area, with denticles between each tooth. Ducts present on dorsal hyaline area.

Materials examined. Holotype ♂, INDIA: Mizoram: Aizawl , 18. xi. 1981, C. S. Wesley ( UAS) . Paratypes: India: Mizoram: 2♂, 4♀, Aizawl , 18.xi. l981, C. S. Wesley ( UASB) ; Meghalaya: 2♂, Umiam (25°41' N, 91°55'E, 1031 m), 21.ix.2015, at light, N.M. Meshram.

Figures

FIGURE 1 – 17. Nirvana species, 1 – 11 dorsal habitus 1, 2. Male & female N. pallida Melichar; 3, 4. Male & female N. pecularis Viraktamath & wesley; 5, 6. Male & female N. striata Viraktamath & wesley; 7, 8. Male & female N. subsuturalis sp. nov. 9 – 11. Male & female N. suturalis Melichar; 12 – 17 lateral habitus, 12. Male N. pallida Melichar; 13. Male N. pecularis Viraktamath & wesley; 14. Male N. striata Viraktamath & wesley; 15, 16. Male & female N. subsuturalis sp. nov. 17. Male N. suturalis Melichar.

FIGURE 18 – 27. Lateral view Valvula I Nirvana species 18, 19. N. pallida Melichar; 20, 21. N. pecularis Viraktamath & wesley; 22, 23. N. striata Viraktamath & wesley; 24, 25. N. subsuturalis sp. nov. 26, 27. N. suturalis Melichar.

FIGURE 28 – 37. Lateral view Valvula II Nirvana species 28, 29. N. pallida Melichar; 30, 31. N. pecularis Viraktamath & wesley; 32, 33. N. striata Viraktamath & wesley; 34, 35. N. subsuturalis sp. nov. 36, 37. N. suturalis Melichar.