Abstract
A new leafhopper genus Chandra and species Chandra dehradunensis gen. nov., sp. nov. are described, illustrated from India and placed in the subtribe Paraboloponina (Cidadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Drabescini). This genus is closely associated with the genus Parabolopona Webb but differs in shape of the head, placement of antennae, male genitalia and molecular analysis using Histone H3 and COI genes confirmed the difference. The taxonomic and phylogenetic position of Chandra is discussed using morphological characters and preliminary molecular evidence of the new genus and related genus Parabolopona.
Highlights
Paraboloponini, primarily distinguished by the striated fore margin of the head and long antennae situated near middle to upper corners of eyes, was subsequently placed as a subtribe Paraboloponina of Drabescini of Deltocephalinae by Dmitriev [1] and Zahniser and Dietrich [2,3]
In the present work we describe a new leafhopper genus and species Chandra dehradunensis gen. nov. and sp. nov., and discuss its phylogenetic position within Drabescini, as inferred from available molecular data
Our molecular analyses suggest that there is a large variation between new genus and other related genera of tribe Drabescini
Summary
Paraboloponini, primarily distinguished by the striated fore margin of the head and long antennae situated near middle to upper corners of eyes, was subsequently placed as a subtribe Paraboloponina of Drabescini of Deltocephalinae by Dmitriev [1] and Zahniser and Dietrich [2,3]. Paraboloponina can be distinguished from Drabescina by the antennal ledges which are weak or absent, antennae usually longer, 1.5x width of head or longer, texture of the frontoclypeus shagreen, protibia rounded dorsally or rarely somewhat flattened, and forewing appendix broad [3]. Work on this group since Zhang and Webb [4], Webb [5], Viraktamath [6] and Meshram, et al [7] has lead to description of many new taxa. In the present work we describe a new leafhopper genus and species Chandra dehradunensis gen. nov. and sp. nov., and discuss its phylogenetic position within Drabescini, as inferred from available molecular data
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