Distant, 1918 : 22 Review of the leafhopper genus Penthimia Germar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from the Indian subcontinent with description of seven new species Shobharani, M. Viraktamath, C. A. Webb, M. D. Zootaxa 2018 2018-01-03 4369 1 1 45 6V26H Distant Distant [151,495,311,338] Insecta Cicadellidae Penthimia GBIF Animalia Hemiptera 6 7 Arthropoda species attenuata     Penthimia attenuata  Distant, 1918: 22–23. Shiny black, posterior margin of pronotum finely edged with orange-brown; scutellum touched with light brown on lateral margin and apex; forewing dark brown rarely reddish with variable yellow to orange-brown fine spots or patches.   Male genitalia.Pygofer with rounded caudal margin. Subgenital plate obtusely produced laterally near base, caudal angle rounded, with short hairlike setae. Style with body almost of equal width, preapical lobe well developed, apical apophysis short, thumblike. Connective with arms shorter than stem. Aedeagus short, stout, dorsal apodeme short, preatrium not developed, shaft short and very broad in lateral view, laterally compressed, curved caudo-dorsally with subapical lateral flange; gonopore apical on ventral margin, large.  Length.Male: 3.7–4.0mm. Female: 3.9–4.5mm.   Type material examined.INDIA: Karnataka: Lectotype ♀  P. attenuata(here designated): ‘Nandidrug, S. India, T.V. Campbell’ ‘92 2’ ‘N.D. 10.13 24[-?]’ [hand written on reverse of specimen mount] ‘Type H.T.’ ‘  Penthimia attenuataDist.type’ ‘S. India, E. A. Butler 1915–60’(BMNH).    Othermaterial examined. INDIA: Karnataka: 3♂, Nandidrug, T. V. Campbell( BMNH) ‘N.D. 10.13’ and ‘N.D. 10.16’; 2♂, 1♀, Biligirirangana Hills, 16.i.1985; 1♂, Kemmangundi, 11.iv.1975; 1♀, 9.iv.1975; 5 Km Panja Sullia,  8.ii.2005, Shobharani, M.; 1♀, Mandagadde, 22.ii.2005, Gaurav and K. B. Raj;  Tamil Nadu: 4♀, Kodaikanal, T. V. Campbell( BMNH); 3♂, Coonoor, Nilgiri Hills, T. V. Campbell (BMNH);  Kerala: 4♀, Munnar,  1524m,  22.iii.1977; 1♀, Thekkady, 884m, 27.iii.1977;  Meghalaya: 1♂, Nangpoh,  762m,  4.xi.1981, S.  Viraktamath; Tamil Nadu: 1♂, Shambaganur,  17.viii.1979, Dworakowska, I; 1♂, Naduvattam, 1829m, 6.vi.1977, S.  Viraktamath; West Bengal: 1♀, 8 Km Eof Kalimpong,  1768m,  29.x.1981;  Sikkim: 1♀, Singtam,  30.x.1981, S. Viraktamath. Allcollected by C. A. Viraktamathexcept where indicated ( UASB). All T.V. Campbellmaterial listed above has code letters and numbers handwritten under the specimen mounts.   Remarks.This species was described from an unknown number of specimens (syntypic) with the following data: ‘South India; Nandidrug (T. V. Campbell)’. Although the specimens from Nandidrug (BMNH) listed under ‘Other material examined’ are topotypical, we cannot be sure of their status (see Material and Methods). This species can be distinguished by the fine orange-brown posterior edge of the pronotum and in the male by the short and broad aedeagal shaft in lateral view. In both respects it is similar to  P. neoattenuatabut the aedeagal shaft is broader with a subapical lateral flange. Due to this similarity females of  P. attenuataare identified by association with males from the same locality. However, as both species occur in Nilgiri Hills the identification of these females remains tentative. 1802482263 BMNH Nandidrug, T. V & Campbell India Other 6 7 3 3 Karnataka 1802482255 2005-02-08 Shobharani, M. India Km Panja Sullia 6 7 1 Karnataka 1802482264 BMNH Kodaikanal, T. V & Campbell India Tamil Nadu 6 7 4 4 Tamil Nadu 1802482273 1977-03-22 Munnar India 1524 Kerala 6 7 4 4 Kerala 1802482271 [762,1279,1064,1089] 1981-11-04 Nangpoh India 762 Meghalaya 6 7 1 1 Meghalaya 1802482270 1979-08-17 Shambaganur & Dworakowska, I India Viraktamath 6 7 1 1 Tamil Nadu 1802482274 [151,1010,1136,1161] 1981-10-29 Km E & Kalimpong India 1768 Viraktamath 6 7 1 1 West Bengal 1802482265 1981-10-30 UASB Singtam & Viraktamath. All & C. A. Viraktamath & All T. V. & Campbell India Sikkim 6 7 1 1 Sikkim