Paraidioscopus Maldonado-Capriles, 1964

Viraktamath, C. A. & H. M. Yeshwanth, 2022, Idiocerine leafhopper genus Paraidioscopus Maldonado-Capriles (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Eurymelinae) in the Indian subcontinent with description of one new species, Zootaxa 5222 (3), pp. 257-266 : 258-259

Key to species of Paraidioscopus Maldonado-Capriles

1. Mesonotum with one large median round black spot, without black basal triangles ( Fig. 1G ).......................... 2

- Mesonotum without large median round black spot, either most of mesoscutum black ( Figs 1A–C ) or with black basal triangles ( Fig. 1E )............................................................................................ 3

2. Head with black round spot near each eye, visible both in dorsal and facial view ( Figs 1 CIJ); aedeagus with processes shorter than shaft in lateral view, apex of shaft hooked without round lobe (Xue & Zhang 218: Fig. 6D) ( Philippines)................................................................................................. P. tagalicus (Baker)

- Head immaculate ( Figs 1 GHL); aedeagus with processes longer than shaft, apex of shaft rounded ( Figs 5 EFG) ( Sri Lanka)................................................................................ P. unimaculatus (Melichar)

3. Forewing dark brown with longitudinal lemon yellow stripe along costa and claval commissure connected near base of wing forming a U-shaped marking ( Figs 1 ABCD); aedeagal shaft sinuate with processes about half as long as shaft ( Fig. 3E ) (Andamans)...................................................................... P. andamanicus sp. nov.

- Forewing pale brown translucent, without such lemon yellow marking ( Figs 1 EF); aedeagal shaft not sinuate, with processes 0.75 or more as long as shaft ( Figs 4D–F ) ( India: Karnataka).................................. P. harrisi Viraktamath

Figures

FIGURES 1A–J. Species of Paraidioscopus from Indian subcontinent, habitus (A–H), face (I–L). A–D & IJ, Paraidioscopus andamanicus sp. nov., male (AB, I) and female (CD & J); EF & K, P. harrisi Viraktamath, male; GH & L, P. unimaculatus (Melichar).

FIGURES 3A–E. Paraidioscopus andamanicus sp. nov. A, apex of metabasitarsomere; B, male genital capsule, lateral view; C, connective, dorsal view; D, style, lateral view; E, aedeagus, lateral view.

FIGURES 4A–F. Paraidioscopus harrisi Viraktamath, male genitalia. A, male genital capsule, lateral view; B, connective, dorsal view; C, style, lateral view; DEF, aedeagus, lateral, ventral and dorsal views.

FIGURES 5A–G. Paraidioscopus unimaculatus (Melichar), male genitalia.A, male genital capsule, lateral view; B, connective, dorsal view; C, style, lateral view; D. style apex, dorsal view; EFG, aedeagus, right lateral, dorsal and left lateral views.