Published January 25, 2021 | Version v1
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Yelahanka Viraktamath & Webb & Yeshwanth 2021, gen. nov.

  • 1. Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru 560065, India.
  • 2. Department of Life Science, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD, United Kingdom. m. webb @ nhm. ac. uk; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 1312 - 6142
  • 3. Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru 560065, India. & hmyeshwanth @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5104 - 3401

Description

Key to species of Yelahanka gen. nov.

1. Mesonotum with three raised crest-like projections (Figs 1 B, D)............................. Y. canaraica sp. nov.

- Mesonotum smooth, without crest-like projections (Figs 1 F, H, J)........................................... 2

2. Pronotum with grey or silvery white borders on anterior and lateral margins (Figs 3 F–J, 4 G–H).................... 3

- Pronotum without grey or silvery white borders but may be laterally black or dark brown (Figs 1 D–J, 3 C–D)......... 4

3. Hind tibia setal row PD with two macrosetae (Fig. 7 B); aedeagal shaft with one long and one short subapical process (Figs 11 F–G).................................................................... Y. granulosa (Distant) (part)

- Hind tibia setal row PD with four macrosetae (Fig. 7 H); aedeagal shaft without subapical processes (Figs 15 G–H)....................................................................................... Y. punctata (Walker)

4. Crown and pronotum with small red punctations (Figs 1 E–F); aedeagal shaft sinuate near apex, with distal lateral angular projections (Figs 12 F–H)........................................................... Y. kodaiensis sp. nov.

- Crown and pronotum without red punctations (Figs 5 A–E); aedeagal shaft not sinuate near apex but curved smoothly, with pair of slender subapical to apical processes (Figs 16 H, 17 I)............................................... 5

5. Male pygofer process branched at apex (Figs 14 C, 18 A–B)................................................ 6

- Male pygofer process not branched at apex (Fig. 11 A), at most with a small projection near base................... 7

6. Male pygofer apical process 3-branched (Fig. 18 A–B)....................................... Y. trifida sp. nov.

- Male pygofer apical process multi-branched (Fig. 14 C)..................................... Y. nepalica sp. nov.

7. Aedeagus with subapical processes unequal, longer process about half as long as shaft (Figs 11 G, 13 G–I)............ 8

- Aedeagus with subapical processes equal, each process at most ¼ as long as shaft (Figs 16 G–H, 17 H–I)............. 9

8. Style apical process distally narrowed and pointed (Fig. 11 C); longer process of aedeagal shaft with apex broadened and rounded, shorter process slender and of uniform width (Figs 11 F–G).................... Y. granulosa (Distant) (part)

- Style apical process distally broadened and truncate (Fig. 13 C); longer process of aedeagal shaft with apex narrowed and pointed, shorter process broad at base (Figs 13 G–I)........................................ Y. montana sp. nov.

9. Aedeagal shaft processes slender and curved (Figs 17 H–I)................................ Y. sikkimensis sp. nov.

- Aedeagal shaft processes stouter and straighter, not curved (Figs 16 G–H)................... Y. shillongensis sp. nov.

Notes

Published as part of Viraktamath, C. A., Webb, M. D. & Yeshwanth, H. M., 2021, Leafhopper subfamily Ledrinae of the Indian subcontinent: 1. Description of Yelahanka gen. nov. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with seven new species and new combinations, pp. 451-480 in Zootaxa 4915 (4) on pages 453-454, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4915.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4461403

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Biodiversity

Family
Cicadellidae
Genus
Yelahanka
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Hemiptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Viraktamath & Webb & Yeshwanth
Taxonomic status
gen. nov.
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Yelahanka Viraktamath, Webb & Yeshwanth, 2021