Pyrops atroalbus (Distant, 1918)

(Figs 14A, 16A)

= Fulgora atroalba — Distant 1918: 199 [original description].

= Laternaria atroalba — Metcalf 1947: 187 [transferred to Laternaria; catalogued].

= Fulgora watanabei apicalis — Lallemand 1963: 90 [considered as a junior synonym of Fulgora watanabei atroalba (Distant, 1918) (erroneous)].

= Fulgora watanabei atroalba — Lallemand 1963: 90 [transferred back to Fulgora Linnaeus, 1767 and considered as a subspecies of P. watanabei (erroneous)].

= Fulgora watanabei var. formosana — Lallemand 1963: 90 [considered as a junior synonym of Fulgora watanabei atroalba (Distant, 1918) (erroneous)].

= Pyrops watanabei apicalis — Nagai & Porion 1996: 26 [transferred to Pyrops Spinola, 1839 but still considered as a junior synonym of Fulgora watanabei atroalba (erroneous)].

= Pyrops watanabei atroalba — Nagai & Porion 1996: 26, pl. 18, fig. 223 [transferred to Pyrops Spinola, 1839 but still considered as a subspecies of P. watanabei (erroneous), type illustrated].

= Pyrops watanabei formosana — Nagai & Porion 1996: 26 [transferred to Pyrops Spinola, 1839 but still considered as a junior synonym of Fulgora watanabei atroalba (erroneous)].

= Pyrops atroalbus — Constant & Pham 2017: 5 [combination revived], figs 1, 5 [illustrated]; Constant & Pham 2022: 138 [listed, keyed], fig. 9 [illustrated].

Diagnosis. (1) cephalic process bright yellow, clavated at the apex (Constant & Pham, 2017: Fig. 1A, D–F); (2) tegmina with strongly contrasting pattern, pale yellow-white with black markings (Constant & Pham, 2017: Fig. 1A–B); (3) posterior wings white proximally, black apically; (4) abdomen pale brown dorsally, black ventrally (Constant & Pham, 2017: Fig. 1B).

Material examined from photographs. 1 ex.: Chiang Mai Prov., Maerim District, 18°55′39.0″N, 98°49′36.0″E, 14 March 2016, © P. Jirasuttayaporn .

Distribution. Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam (Constant & Pham, 2017).

Notes. The specimen from Maerim District, Chiang Mai Province was observed in agricultural area at 1205 alt. The plant that this species is associated with remains unknown .