taxonID	type	description	language	source
03F587ECFFDAFFFEFF604476C6B5B3C8.taxon	description	Yellow with or without brown irroration. Head narrower than or nearly equal in width to pronotum; anterior margin rounded to face in profile, finely transversely striated; ocelli on margin separated by approximately own diameter from corresponding eye. Anterior tentorial branches Y-shaped. Vertex slightly produced medially slightly transversely sulcate subapically; smooth with some indistinct longitudinal striations. Face with transclypeal suture distinct; laterofrontal suture extended to lateral margin of corresponding ocellus (Fig. 21); antennae situated slightly below midheight of eyes in facial view, moderately long, clearly shorter than half body length. Pronotum smooth, transversely faintly wrinkled; sides short and carinated. Forewing outer claval vein connected to claval suture with cross vein; three anteapical cells and four apical cells; inner anteapical cell open behind, outer anteapical cell small; appendix narrow; sometimes with white wax patch in middle of costal margin. Fore femur with intercalary row (IC) arcuate with fine setae, one long, stout anteromedian seta (AM 1) in line with row IC; anterior ventral (AV) setae short and stout (Fig. 56). Fore tibia with 5 + 5 or 1 + 5 or 2 + 5 or 2 + 8 (in T. daii sp. nov. the formula may vary from 2 + 6 to 2 + 9) dorsal setal formula. Hind femora with apical setal formula 2 + 2 + 1 or 2 + 1 + 1; metabasitarsomere with one paired row of setae on plantar surface and four platellae on apical transverse row (Fig. 82). Male genitalia. Pygofer frequently with sclerotised apical lobe or internal ledge; lobes either smooth or with distal small sclerotized teeth or prolonged posteriorly or mesally with serrated margins. Subgenital plate elongate triangular shaped, with row of macrosetae, slightly irregular in basal part of plate. Style with apical process short, tapered to apex, some times subapical lobe long (Fig. 52). Connective Y-shaped, with stem elongate, arms short. Aedeagus with shaft elongate, cylindrical, curved dorsally and tapered to apex, with lateral teeth or lateral spatulate expansion with toothed margin, atrium sometimes ventrally prolonged (Fig. 38); gonopore apical on posterior surface; dorsal apodeme moderately long. Tenth segment large cylindrical, poorly sclerotized. Female genitalia. First valvulae with strigate sculpture dorsally in distal half (Figs 101, 102). Second valvulae with toothed area in apical one third, subapical tooth present in basal half (Figs 103, 104). Tambocerus disparatus (Melichar) and Tambocerus plumbeus (Distant) were not studied. However, Zhang & Webb (1996) have illustrated the male genitalia and habitus of these species.	en	Viraktamath, C. A. (2012): Seven new species of the leafhopper genus Tambocerus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa 3385 (1): 43-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3385.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3385.1.4
03F587ECFFD9FFFDFF604740C6A5B3BB.taxon	description	Figs 1, 2, 24 – 31. Vertex with three pairs of anterior marginal connected spots, dark brown (Fig. 1), pronotum and forewings with brown maculae. Head as wide as or slightly wider than pronotum. Vertex 2.3 times as wide between eyes as median length. Fore tibia with dorsal setal formula 2 + 5. Male genitalia. Pygofer narrowed caudally, dorsal margin angled near apex, without macrosetae but with hairlike short setae, caudal lobe distally serrate both on dorsal and ventral margin, acutely projected posteriorly. Subgenital plate with posterior prolongation, lateral submarginal macrosetae biseriate in basal region and then becoming uniseriate distally, with marginal hair-like setae. Style with well developed apical lobe, apophysis moderately long. Aedeagus with short dorsal apodeme, atrium not ventrally produced, shaft curved dorsally with ventral triangular projection at base in lateral view; in posterior view, shaft broader in basal half than at apical half, with serrations in distal quarter. Female genitalia. Seventh sternite twice as broad as median length; median lobe on posterior margin produced, acute angled, lateral margin sinuate (Fig. 31). Measurements. Male 5.85 mm long, 1.54 mm wide across eyes. Female 6.45 – 6.60 mm long, 1.77 – 1.85 mm wide across eyes. Material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂, INDIA: Tamil Nadu: Coonoor, Sim’s Park, 11. viii. 1979, I. Dworakowska Coll. (UASB). PARATYPE: 10 ♀, data as holotype except S. Viraktamath Coll. (BMNH, NPC, UASB). Remarks. T. acutus sp. nov. has the aedeagal shaft similar to that of T. plumbeus (Distant), but can be easily distinguished from the latter by the strongly narrowed and serrated apical region of pygofer lobe and the ventral triangular process on the aedeagal shaft base. Etymology. The species name alludes to the acutely pointed pygofer lobe.	en	Viraktamath, C. A. (2012): Seven new species of the leafhopper genus Tambocerus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa 3385 (1): 43-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3385.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3385.1.4
03F587ECFFD9FFF9FF60431BC499B6AF.taxon	description	Figs 3, 4, 32 – 39. Ochraceous with brown markings. Vertex with one small round spot and more lateral, larger quadrangular spot on either side of median line anteriorly, dark brown. Face, pronotum, scutellum legs, forewings with very few brown maculae. Head slightly narrower than pronotum. Vertex 1.7 times as wide between eyes as median length. Fore tibia with dorsal setal formula 1 + 5. Male genitalia. Pygofer narrowed caudally, with four macrosetae on dorsocaudal area, posteriorly rounded with serrated margin both dorsally and ventrally, ventral serration extending to more than 0.33 posterior length of ventral margin, a few hair-like setae on ventral half. Subgenital plate with apical prolongation and submarginal row of macrosetae and hair-like marginal setae. Style with short thumb-like apical apophysis, apical lobe short, not broader laterally. Connective with stem relatively short compared to other species of Tambocerus from the subcontinent. Aedeagus with short bilobed dorsal apodeme, atrium projected ventrally, shaft slightly thicker at base then narrowed and of uniform width throughout, curved dorsally, lateral margin in posterior view serrated, serrations at long intervals in basal half compared to those on apical region. Female genitalia. Unknown. Measurements. Male 5.4 mm long, 1.7 mm wide across eyes. Material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂, INDIA: Tamil Nadu: Thandigudi 1311 m, 10 o 18 ’ N 10 o 38 ’ E, 18. v. 2010, A. N. Reddy, Hand collection (UASB). Remarks. T. cholas sp. nov. can at once be recognized from all other known species of Tambocerus by the ventrally produced atrium of aedeagus. It also differs from T. furcostylus sp. nov. (see below) with which it shares the four black spots on vertex, in not having the apical aphophysis of the male style prolonged. Five male and one female specimens from Kodaikanal (BMNH) match this species (pers. com. M. D. Webb) but have a single rather than double row of macrosetae basally on the subgenital plate. Etymology. This species is named after the Chola dynasty that ruled parts of southern India from the 3 rd century BC to the 13 th century AD.	en	Viraktamath, C. A. (2012): Seven new species of the leafhopper genus Tambocerus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa 3385 (1): 43-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3385.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3385.1.4
03F587ECFFDDFFF4FF6043D1C02DB76A.taxon	description	Figs 5, 6, 40 – 46.	en	Viraktamath, C. A. (2012): Seven new species of the leafhopper genus Tambocerus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa 3385 (1): 43-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3385.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3385.1.4
03F587ECFFDDFFF4FF6043D1C02DB76A.taxon	description	Head about as wide as pronotum. Vertex 2.6 – 2.9 times as wide between eyes as median length. Fore tibia with dorsal setal formula 2 + 8 (some individuals with 2 + 6 or 2 + 9 setae). Male genitalia. Pygofer more or less quadrangular, with dorsal and posterior marginal thickening, dorsoposterior region with numerous macrosetae. Subgenital plate with apical extension and submarginal macrosetae in addition to hair-like marginal setae. Style with large apical lobe, slender slightly curved apophysis. Aedeagus broad at base, shaft dorsally abruptly upturned at midlength almost at right angle, lateral marginal serrations sparse but prominent. Female genitalia. Seventh sternite 2.1 times as wide as median length, posterior margin broadly produced but short, with sinuate posterior margin (Fig. 46). Measurements. Male 6.90 mm long, 1.79 mm wide across eyes. Female 7.05 – 7.40 mm long, 1.86 – 1.89 mm wide across eyes. Material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂, INDIA: Kerala: 12 Km N. Munnar, 2000 m, 23. iii. 1977, C. A. Viraktamath (UASB). PARATYPES, 4 ♀, INDIA: Tamil Nadu: Ootacamund, 2350 m, 4. vi. 1977, S. Viraktamath Coll. (UASB, NPC). Other material: INDIA: Tamil Nadu: 1 ♂, K. K. [Kodaikanal], 6900 – 7200 ft, Carvaka thoracica Distant, det H. S. Pruthi, 4060 / H 7 (ZSI). Remarks. T. daii sp. nov. is the most darkly pigmented species of Tambocerus known from the Indian subcontinent, it also has distinct marginal dark brown spots in the distal half of the forewing costal margin. It resembles T. disparatus (Distant) in the shape of the aedeagal shaft in the posterior view, but differs from the latter in having more quadrate pygofer lobe and the apophysis of style more slender and elongate, and the aedeagal shaft is curved at midlength almost at right angle a character it shares with the Chinese T. elongatus Shen. The subgenital plate of T. daii is more or less triangular and that of T. elongatus is concavely excavated on lateral margin near apex. Pruthi (1934 b) misidentified this species as Carvaka thoracica Distant. Etymology. This species is named in honor of Dr W. Dai, China in recognition of his work on Cicadellidae.	en	Viraktamath, C. A. (2012): Seven new species of the leafhopper genus Tambocerus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa 3385 (1): 43-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3385.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3385.1.4
03F587ECFFD7FFF1FF6043CEC146B499.taxon	description	Figs 7, 8, 47 – 55. Coloration similar to T. cholas but median dark brown spots on anterior margin of vertex slightly larger, brown maculations on pronotum scutellum and forewings bolder and more numerous, basal triangles of scutum brown, one transverse spot in distal half of scutellum and few spots in basal half dark brown; apices of claval veins and those reaching costal margin with dark brown large areas, venation mostly dark brown. Head slightly wider than pronotum in male and slightly narrower than pronotum in female. Vertex 1.6 times as wide between eyes as median length in male and 1.75 times as wide between eyes as median length in female. Fore tibia with dorsal setal formula 1 + 5. Male genitalia. Pygofer of uniform height in lateral view in basal 0.75 then narrowed, with area of heavy sclerotization bordering posterodorsal angle both on dorsal and posterior margins, with laterally directed acute projection (Figs 47, 48); three macrosetae on posterior region dorsally. Subgenital plate with apical prolongation, submarginal row of macrosetae and marginal long hair-like setae. Connective stem very long (3.6 times as long as arms). Style apical lobe long, about 0.65 times as long as apophysis. Aedeagus in lateral aspect with broad rather rectangular base, shaft dorsally directed, posterior margin near base with median ridge; shaft with lateral serrations in basal half and a few near apical 0.25 length. Female genitalia. Seventh sternite twice as wide as median length; posterior margin medially produced and bilobed (Fig 55). Measurements. Male 6.2 mm long, 1.7 mm wide across eyes. Female 7.1 mm long, 1.8 mm wide across eyes. Material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂, INDIA: Karnataka, 12 (Km) N. Thithimathi, 20. i. 1978, Viraktamath C. A. (UASB). PARATYPE 1 ♀, INDIA: Tamil Nadu: Shambaganur, 18. viii. 1979, S. Viraktamath (NPC). Remarks. T. furcostylus sp. nov. externally resembles T. cholas sp. nov. but has more prominent dark spots on the forewing costal margin in the distal half and has entirely different male genitalia. The aedeagus in posterior view has a well demarcated median ridge at the base and the apical lobe of the male style is prolonged, a character that distinguishes this species from other known species of Tambocerus. Etymology. The species name alludes to the bifurcated structure of the style.	en	Viraktamath, C. A. (2012): Seven new species of the leafhopper genus Tambocerus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa 3385 (1): 43-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3385.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3385.1.4
03F587ECFFD5FFF1FF60467EC58CB196.taxon	description	Figs 13 – 17, 56 – 76. Ochraceous. Head, thorax and forewings with dark brown maculations. Basal triangles on scutum often fuscous, apices of veins reaching costal margin and claval veins ending in dark brown spots. Head about as wide as or slightly wider than pronotum, in profile thinner than in other species of Tambocerus (Fig. 16). Vertex 2.1 – 2.6 times as wide between eyes as median length. Fore tibia with dorsal setal formula 5 + 5. Male genitalia. Pygofer in lateral aspect broadest at base and narrowing posteriorly with dorsal marginal thickening in posterior half, posteroventral margin with dark pigmented crest, macrosetae absent but with hair-like setae. Subgenital plate rectangular and rather truncate posteriorly with several macrosetae arranged in one row along posterior submargin and marginal hair-like setae. Connective with stem moderately long (1.6 – 2.0 times as long as arms), posterior margin either bifid or not. Style with apical lobe short, apophysis variable in thickness but with deep rugae. Aedeagus in lateral aspect with well developed basal apodeme and shaft curved dorsally rather abruptly, almost at right angle, shaft expanded laterally into lamellate lobe of varying width with serrated margins. Female genitalia. Seventh sternite almost four times as wide as median length, short median convex projection of posterior margin with median black spot and lateral region of posterior margin concave (Fig. 76). Measurements. Indian specimens: Male 5.0 – 6.1 mm long, 1.5 – 1.6 mm wide across eyes. Female 6.5 – 6.8 mm long, 1.9 mm wide across eyes. Sri Lankan specimens: Male 5.7 – 6.1 mm long, 1.6 – 1.8 mm wide across eyes. Female 6.2 – 6.3 mm long, 1.9 – 2.0 mm wide across eyes. Material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂, INDIA: Karnataka: Chikkaballapura, Thippenahalli, 13 o 26 ’ 41 ” N, 77 o 40 ’ 74 ” E, 972 m, 7. vi. 2011. A. N. Reddy, Sweep net (UASB). PARATYPES: INDIA: 1 ♀ data as Holotype (NPC); 1 ♂, Karnataka: Kanakapura, 19. vii. 1982, A. R. V. Kumar; 1 ♀, Tamil Nadu: 12 Km N. Salem, 22. ix. 1978, C. A. Viraktamath (UASB, NPC). SRI LANKA: 2 ♂, Anu. Dist. Sigiria, 800 ft (243 m), black light, 13 – 14. xi. 1976, collected by G. F. Hevel, R. E. Dietz, S. Karunaratne, D. W. Balasooriya; 2 ♂, 2 ♀, Anu dist. Ingliniyagala 250 ft (76 m), black light, 21 – 24 xi. 1976; 3 ♂ same data except Hunuvilagama nr Wilpattu, 200 ft (61 m), 28. x – 3. xi. 1976, collected by G. F. Hevel, R. E. Dietz, S. Karunaratne, D. W. Balasooriya; 1 ♀, Rat, Dist. Uggalaltota 350 ft, Irrigation Bangalow, 31. i. – 8. ii. 1970, Davis & Row; 1 ♀ Man Dist. Kondacchi, 17 – 19. ii. 1979, Malaise trap, E. V. Krombein, T. Wijesinhe, S. Siriwardane, T. Gunawardane (NMNH). Remarks. This is the most widely distributed species and the most variable in male genitalia structure. The male from Kanakapura is the shortest measuring 5.00 mm long and also has slightly narrower basal lateral lobes on the aedeagal shaft (Fig. 74). Etymology. The species is named after late Dr J. P. Kramer, well-known Auchenorrhyncha taxonomist from the USA.	en	Viraktamath, C. A. (2012): Seven new species of the leafhopper genus Tambocerus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa 3385 (1): 43-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3385.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3385.1.4
03F587ECFFCBFFEFFF6045ADC198B358.taxon	description	Figs 18 – 23, 77 – 85. Uniformly ochraceous with greenish tinge, in some individuals anterior margin of vertex with brown transverse band and pronotum with brown maculations. Forewing without brown maculations. Head as wide as or slightly wider than pronotum. Vertex in males 1.8 – 2.3 times and in females 2.2 – 2.7 times as wide between eyes as median length. Fore tibia with dorsal setal formula 2 + 5. Male genitalia. Pygofer more or less of uniform height in lateral view in anterior half, with two macrosetae on dorsocaudal area and many hair-like setae on ventral half; caudal margin with ventral projection and serrate along dorsal margin. Subgenital plate with apical prolongation, with marginal hair-like and submarginal macrosetae. Style with apical lobe broad, apophysis slender slightly curved near apex. Connective with stem 1.5 times as long as arms. Aedeagus broad at base, shaft in lateral view of uniform width, curved dorsally, broadest at midlength then rather abruptly narrowed, distal region near apex of uniform width with serration in posterior view. Female genitalia. Seventh sternite 1.9 times as broad as median length, median lobe posteriorly acutely produced, region between median lobe and lateral posterior angles concave (Fig. 83). Nymphs. Rather dorsoventrally depressed. Head triangular medially produced, with transverse impression across anterior corners of eye, area beyond it faintly transversely rugose. Color green or with reddish brown patches (Figs 22 – 23). Setae on abdominal terga fuscous, last visible abdominal segment not deeply excavated. Measurements. Male 5.9 – 6.0 mm long, 1.5 mm wide across eyes. Female 6.4 – 6.7 mm long, 1.6 – 1.7 mm wide across eyes. Material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂, INDIA: Tamil Nadu: Lovedale (nr Ootacamund), 6. vi. 1980, A. R. V. Kumar (UASB). PARATYPES: 6 ♂, 7 ♀ data as holotype; 7 ♀, same data except Ootacamund 2350 m, 4. vi. 1977, C. A. Viraktamath; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Naduvattam, 1829 m, 6. vi. 1977, S. Viraktamath; 2 ♂, 25 ♀, Ootacamund, 2350 m, 4. vi. 1977, S. Viraktamath; 51 ♂, 41 ♀, same data except C. A. Viraktamath (BMNH, NPC, UASB). Additional material. 36 nymphs, Ootacamund, 2350 m, 4. vi. 1977 C. A. Viraktamath (UASB). Remarks. This species is found only in the Nilgiri Hills (Lovedale, Ootacamund and Naduvattam) and both adults and nymphs were swept from an unidentified shrub. T. nilgiris can be easily recognized from other species of Tambocerus by the total absence of brown speckles on the forewings. It very closely resembles T. plumbeus from Sri Lanka in male genitalia structures but differs from the latter, apart from lacking brown speckles on the forewings, in having the caudal margin of the pygofer serrate and the caudoventral angle elongated (pygofer narrowed posteriorly, caudoventral angle not elongateded in T. plumbeus) and the apical lobe of the style not as prominent as in T. plumbeus. Etymology. The species epithet alludes to the mountain range (Nilgiris) on which it occurs.	en	Viraktamath, C. A. (2012): Seven new species of the leafhopper genus Tambocerus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa 3385 (1): 43-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3385.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3385.1.4
03F587ECFFCBFFEEFF6040B8C186B536.taxon	description	Figs 9, 10, 86 – 94, 102 – 106.	en	Viraktamath, C. A. (2012): Seven new species of the leafhopper genus Tambocerus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa 3385 (1): 43-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3385.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3385.1.4
03F587ECFFCBFFEEFF6040B8C186B536.taxon	description	Head as broad as pronotum, anterior region thinner as in T. krameri. Vertex in male 2.3 – 2.5 times and in female 2.7 – 3.0 times as wide between eyes as median length. Fore tibia with dorsal setal formula 5 + 5. Male genitalia. Pygofer slightly narrowed posteriorly, with dorsal marginal thickening in posterior half, terminating in laterally directed dark pigmented crest, another similar crest on ventral margin posteriorly, devoid of macrosetae but with a few hair-like setae. Subgenital plate with apical membranous prolongation, with transverse row of macrosetae at midlength before apical prolongation. Style with apical lobe short, apophysis moderately thick. Connective with stem 2.7 times as long as arms. Aedeagal shaft dorsally curved, with lateral lamellate projection and serrated margins at base and slightly anteriorly near apex, strongly constricted before apex to form neck, serrations asymmetrical and variable. Female genitalia. Seventh sternite three times as wide as median length, median projection posteriorly bilobed dark pigmented, area between median lobe and posterolateral angles concave (Fig. 94). First and second pair of valvulae as in Figs 102 – 105. Measurements. Male 5.7 – 6.1 mm long, 1.6 – 1.8 mm wide across eyes. Female 6.2 – 6.3 mm long, 1.9 – 2.0 mm wide across eyes. Material examined. INDIA: Andhra Pradesh: 4 ♂, 3 ♀, Caddapah, Kothapalli, 366 m, 14 o 17 ’ N, 78 o 44 ’ E, 4. vi. 2011, at light, Girish, R. & Yeshwanth, H. M.; 1 ♀, same data except on Acacia catechu Willd. Karnataka: 1 ♂, Anekal, 21. v. 1977, C. A. Viraktamath; 2 ♂, 2 ♀, Bangalore 916 m, 13. v. 1978 (2 ♂), 9. vi. 1978 (2 ♀), ARV Kumar; 4 ♀, Doddaballapura, 8. vi. 1977, C. A. Viraktamath; 1 ♂, 2 ♀, Sulikere [near Bangalore] 13. v. 1978, ex Dodonea viscosa, ARV Kumar; 3 ♂, 10 Km SE Sirsi, 14. x. 1979, ARV Kumar; 3 ♀, Gulbarga, 26. viii. 1981, ARV Kumar; 2 ♂, 2 ♀, Taranagar, 13. v. 1983, Shashidhar; 8 ♂, 5 ♀, Bagalkot, 22. ix. 1984, Shashidhar; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, same data except 14 Km W Bagalkot; 1 ♀, Badami, 25. ix. 1984, Shashidhar; 2 ♀, Sira, 29. ix. 2005, ARV Kumar. Tamil Nadu: 1 ♂, Ootacamund, 2350 m, 4. vi. 1977, C. A. Viraktamath; 2 ♂, 2 ♀, Dindigal, Gandhigram, 10 o 16 ’ 695 ’’ N, 77 o 56 ’ 18 ’’ E, 331 m, 17 – 18. x. 2010, ex grasses, A. N. Reddy; 3 ♂, 3 ♀, Thandigudi, 1311 m, 10 o 18 ’ N, 77 o 38 ’ E, 13. xi. 2011, suction trap, Yeshwanth, H. M. (NPC, UASB). Remarks. This is a common species found breeding on Dodonaea viscosa and Acacia catechu Willd. (Mimosaceae) in sandal forests in southern India. Earlier reports of S. disparatus from India (Pruthi 1934 a; Datta 1973, 1988; Viraktamath & Viraktamath 1996) refer to this species. This species can be readily recognized by the two dark brown crests on pygofer and by shape of the lamellate expansions on the aedeagal shaft.	en	Viraktamath, C. A. (2012): Seven new species of the leafhopper genus Tambocerus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa 3385 (1): 43-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3385.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3385.1.4
03F587ECFFCAFFEEFF6046AEC417B00D.taxon	description	Figs 11 – 12, 95 – 101. Ochraceous sparingly speckled with brown on head thorax and forewings; basal triangles on scutum fuscous. Head as wide as pronotum. Vertex 2.6 times as wide between eyes as median length. Fore tibia with dorsal setal formula unknown as the tibiae are missing. Male genitalia. Pygofer more or less of uniform height in anterior 0.33 then narrowed rather abruptly being narrowest at midlength, posterior margin strongly serrate, dentate. Subgenital plates with apical prolongation, submarginal uniseriate macrosetae and marginal hair-like setae. Style with apical lobe broad, apophysis moderately thick, tapering distally. Connective with stem 1.4 times as long as arms. Aedeagus with well developed dorsal apodeme, shaft dorsally directed slightly arcuate, of uniform width in lateral view, in posterior view laterally serrated in distal half. Female. Unknown. Measurements. Male 6.7 mm long, 1.65 mm wide across eyes. Material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂, INDIA: Karnataka: Bangalore 916 m, at light, 26. x. 1982, C. A. Viraktamath Coll. (UASB). Remarks. T. zahniseri resembles externally T. nilgiris, but has a few brown speckles on the forewing. The new species can be readily recognized by the structure of the male pygofer, which is strongly narrowed at midlength and then prolonged into a narrow strip ending in dentate processes caudally. Etymology. The species is named after Dr J. Zahniser, University of Illinois, U. S. A. in recognition of his work on Cicadellidae.	en	Viraktamath, C. A. (2012): Seven new species of the leafhopper genus Tambocerus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa 3385 (1): 43-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3385.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3385.1.4
