A new genus and species of Leptopsaltriini (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from the Agasthyamalais of the Western Ghats in Peninsular India
A new genus of cicada, Sahyaterpnosia gen. nov., is described from the subtropical hill forests of southern Western Ghats of Peninsular India. We place the genus in the tribe, Leptopsaltriini Moulton, 1923. The genus can be distinguished from all other genera in Leptopsaltriini by the following comb...
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| description | A new genus of cicada, Sahyaterpnosia gen. nov., is described from the subtropical hill forests of southern Western Ghats of Peninsular India. We place the genus in the tribe, Leptopsaltriini Moulton, 1923. The genus can be distinguished from all other genera in Leptopsaltriini by the following combination of characters: hindwing with six apical cells; timbal cover minute, abdominal sternites III & IV without tubercles; posterior margin of male tergite III, wider than mesonotum; basal lobe of pygofer lobes, ill-defined, substantially confluent with pygofer margin, and thick aedeagus with a characteristic spine on its tip on dorsum. The new species, Sahyaterpnosia laevospina sp. nov., is designated as a type of this genus and is characterized by the male genitalia with thick aedeagus bearing a characteristic spine on its tip on the dorsum on the left side. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e34cf6aa20a4b088badb86cb1b4c8232023-05-27T04:25:33ZengElsevierJournal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity2287-884X2023-06-01162163173A new genus and species of Leptopsaltriini (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from the Agasthyamalais of the Western Ghats in Peninsular IndiaKalesh Sadasivan0Vivek Sarkar1Greeshmam, BN439, Bapuji Nagar, Medical College Post, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India; Travancore Nature History Society (TNHS), Jyothis, Mathrubhumi Road, Vanchiyoor Post, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India; Corresponding author. Tel.: +91 9447044498; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6151-8020Wildlife Institute of India–Category 2 Centre (WII-C2C) for World Natural Heritage Management and Training for Asia and the Pacific Region, under the auspices of UNESCO, Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248001, IndiaA new genus of cicada, Sahyaterpnosia gen. nov., is described from the subtropical hill forests of southern Western Ghats of Peninsular India. We place the genus in the tribe, Leptopsaltriini Moulton, 1923. The genus can be distinguished from all other genera in Leptopsaltriini by the following combination of characters: hindwing with six apical cells; timbal cover minute, abdominal sternites III & IV without tubercles; posterior margin of male tergite III, wider than mesonotum; basal lobe of pygofer lobes, ill-defined, substantially confluent with pygofer margin, and thick aedeagus with a characteristic spine on its tip on dorsum. The new species, Sahyaterpnosia laevospina sp. nov., is designated as a type of this genus and is characterized by the male genitalia with thick aedeagus bearing a characteristic spine on its tip on the dorsum on the left side.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X23000365AuchenorrhynchaCicadaKeralaLeptopsaltriiniPsithyristriini |
| spellingShingle | Kalesh Sadasivan Vivek Sarkar A new genus and species of Leptopsaltriini (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from the Agasthyamalais of the Western Ghats in Peninsular India Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Auchenorrhyncha Cicada Kerala Leptopsaltriini Psithyristriini |
| title | A new genus and species of Leptopsaltriini (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from the Agasthyamalais of the Western Ghats in Peninsular India |
| title_full | A new genus and species of Leptopsaltriini (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from the Agasthyamalais of the Western Ghats in Peninsular India |
| title_fullStr | A new genus and species of Leptopsaltriini (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from the Agasthyamalais of the Western Ghats in Peninsular India |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new genus and species of Leptopsaltriini (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from the Agasthyamalais of the Western Ghats in Peninsular India |
| title_short | A new genus and species of Leptopsaltriini (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from the Agasthyamalais of the Western Ghats in Peninsular India |
| title_sort | new genus and species of leptopsaltriini hemiptera cicadidae from the agasthyamalais of the western ghats in peninsular india |
| topic | Auchenorrhyncha Cicada Kerala Leptopsaltriini Psithyristriini |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X23000365 |
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