A new species of Platypleura Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae) from the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
| Title | A new species of Platypleura Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae) from the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2017 |
| Authors | Marathe K, Yeshwanth HM, Basu DN, Kunte K |
| Journal | Zootaxa |
| Volume | 4311 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 523-536 |
| Date Published | 08/2017 |
| Abstract | We here describe a new cicada species, Platypleura poorvachala sp. nov., (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae) from the Eastern Ghats of India. The combination of following characters distinguishes this species from its platypleurine relatives: (a) transverse continuous infuscation along the nodal line and in the central area of the forewings, and (b) opaque hindwings, which are indochine-coloured with two prominent sub-distal black bands. We illustrate the male and female types and the male genitalia, and present a photographic plate for comparison of this species with other Indian and Southeast Asian Platypleura species with respect to its morphology and distribution. |
| DOI | 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.4.5 |