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Sumangala indica Zelazny & Webb 2011, sp. nov.

Description

Sumangala indica Zelazny, sp. nov.

(Figs. 111, 345)

Description. Forewings broad, 1.7 times longer than wide, length: male 3.6–4.6 mm (mean = 4.1, n = 9), female 4.1–5.1 mm (mean = 4.4, n = 5). Colour stramineous, tibiae and tarsi tinted with brown. Forewings white, powdered; veins narrowly lined with light infuscation except for claval veins and vein sections near apical and costal margin; veins of same colour. In some specimens (but not the holotype) veins in basal quarter of forewings not lined with infuscation. Hindwings colourless. Rostrum reaching hind coxae. Genitalia of male with pygofer narrow. Genital styles oval; proximal dorsal process short and slender; distal dorsal process long, slightly widening towards tip. Aedeagus short, stem slightly widening before apical part, apical part ending in two round and flat lobes which are separated.

Etymology. The species name is a Latin adjective (indicus, -a, -um = Indian).

Type material. Holotype ♂ (forewing 3.8 mm), INDIA; labels: 1) Kodai Kanal./ S. India,/ T. V. Cambell 2) Brit. Mus./ 1926-171 (BMNH). Paratypes. INDIA (S): Madras, Coonoor, 2 ♀ (fw. 4.1, 4.7), T. V. Campbell; same data as holotype 8 ♂ (fw. 3.6, 3.9, 4.1, 3x4.3, 4.4, 4.6) 4 ♀ (fw. 4.1, 4.4, 4.6, 5.1) (all BMNH).

Distribution. Southern India.

Diagnosis. Sumangala indica is characterized by most forewing veins being narrowly lined with infuscation, and by the body lacking any red or orange marks.

Notes

Published as part of Zelazny, B. & Webb, M. D., 2011, 3071, pp. 1-307 in Zootaxa 3071 on pages 185-186

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
BMNH , T , T, V, BMNH , V
Family
Derbidae
Genus
Sumangala
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Hemiptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Zelazny & Webb
Species
indica
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype , paratype
Taxonomic concept label
Sumangala indica Zelazny, 2011