Shanaya abeeri, Rajgopal & Ramaiah & Rai & Dey & Singaravel & Meshram, 2025

Rajgopal, Nernakallu N., Ramaiah, Mogili, Rai, Stuti, Dey, Debjani, Singaravel, Muniyandi & Meshram, Naresh M., 2025, Shanaya: A new leafhopper genus of the tribe Mukariini (Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) with two new species discovered and described from India, Zootaxa 5637 (2), pp. 383-393 : 390-392

Shanaya abeeri sp. nov.

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Description of species

Male. As in generic description with some exceptional species characters as follows–vertex yellow, shagreen anteriorly with six small reddish-brown spots arranged in a linear fashion on the anterior margin. Eyes whitish dorsally, with two orange stripes on the entire lateral length running parallelly. Anterior margin of pronotum with five irregularly shaped reddish-orange spots ( Fig. 5A–C ). Outer anteapical cell large, divided into 3 sub-cells by cross veins, apex acuminate. Inner anteapical cell closed basally ( Fig. 5B ).

Male genitalia. Pygofer with C-shaped dorsal appendage directed postero-ventrally, bifurcated basally with pointed apex, postero-caudally with two dark stout submarginal thickened setae, below which with many marginal macrosetae; more than 8 macrosetae near dorsal margin ( Fig. 5E ). Subgenital plate usually broad basally, with an oblique uniseriate row of 5 macrosetae restricted to basal half, gradually narrowed from mid-posteriorly ( Fig. 5F ). Style basal margin of preapical lobe not overlapping inner margin of apophysis ( Fig. 5I ). Aedeagal shaft spatulate, broad at apex with paired medio-lateral, short, acuminate process, closely apprised to the shaft. Gonopore ventro-apical ( Fig. 5G–H ).

Measurements. Male 4.13 mm long, 1.18 mm wide across eyes and 0.96 mm wide across posterolateral angles of pronotum.

Material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂, INDIA: Karnataka: Sirsi , 1♂, 14º36’12”N 74º49’10”E, 28.vi.2005, Hg. light Coll., T. R. Radhamani ( UASB).

Etymology. This species epithet is named after Dr. Naresh M. Meshram’s son, “Abeer”.

Remarks. This species is recorded only from the type locality. Species delimiting characters with S. spatulata sp. nov. is elaborated in the discussion. Due to the unavailability of more specimens (only Holotype) DNA Barcoding of Shanaya abeeri sp. nov. could not be undertaken.

Figures

FIGURE 5 Shanaya abeeri gen. et sp. nov. male A. Habitus dorsal; B. Habitus lateral; C. Pronotum; D. Face; E. Pygofer lateral; F. Subgenital plate with valve; G. Aedeagus dorsal; H. Aedeagus lateral; I. Style; J. Connective.