Sangeeta dlabolai, C.A.Viraktamath, 2011

C. A. Viraktamath, 2011, Revision of the Oriental and Australian Agalliini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) 2844, Zootaxa 2844, pp. 1-118 : 105-107

Sangeeta dlabolai sp. nov.

Figs 532–534

Color. Pale brown. Two spots on vertex closer to eyes than to each other, median stripe extending to tip of inverted V-shaped ridge on face and two larger spots on anterior pronotal depressions, black. Apical half of clypellus, two submargnal stripes on frontoclypeus, ventral margin of ridge on face, inner margins of ocelli, median narrow stripe on pronotum, large spots with irregular margin on posterior half of pronotum, two triangular spots at basal angels and median stripe on scutellum, fuscous. Abdominal sterna, legs and scutellum, ochraceous.

Morphology. Pronotum shorter than scutellum, anterior pronotal depressions shallow.

Male genitalia. Resemble those of S. sarawakensis (see below). Subgenital plates elongate, with two stout macrosetae and 6–8 slender but conspicuous setae. Aedeagal shaft in lateral view more slender compared to that in S. sarawakensis measuring 0.49 mm in thickness compared to 0.70 mm in the latter; in cephalic view hood-like expansion with smoothly rounded lateral margins.

Measurements. Male 5.4–5.6 mm long, 1.6–1.7 mm wide across eyes.

Material examined. LAOS: HOLOTYPE ♂, Samaboury Prov. : Samaboury, 15.i.1966, Native collector, Randon-Bishop Collection, Malaise Trap ( BPBM) . PARATYPE: 1 ♂, same data as holotype except 17.ii.1965 ( BPBM) .

Remarks. S. dlabolai closely resembles S. sarawakensis (see below) but can be distinguished by the shallow pronotal depressions, color markings on the pronotum and scutellum and by the slender aedeagus. The species is named in honour of Dr Jiri Dlabola, a well-known hemipterist.