Abstract
A new species of cicada, Cicadatra ziaratica sp. n., is described from Pakistan. Male genitalia, timbal and opercula are described and illustrated as important diagnostic characters. Biological notes are also provided. A key to the known Cicadatra of Pakistan is provided.
Highlights
Species of the genus Cicadatra Kolenati, 1857 exhibit variability in several morphological characters
The first checklist of the Pakistani cicada fauna was recently produced by Ahmed and Sanborn (2010)
They determined that 29 known species inhabited Pakistan at the time with the first records of seven species and the descriptions of four new species included in the total (Ahmed and Sanborn 2010)
Summary
Species of the genus Cicadatra Kolenati, 1857 exhibit variability in several morphological characters. There have been some more recent studies which provide detailed analyses of the morphological characters of generally new species from this region (Dlabola 1960, 1970, 1979, 1981, Dlabola and Heller 1962, Linnavouri 1962, Boulard 1977, Melichar 1896, Mirzayans 1995, Mozaffarian and Sanborn 2010, Mozaffarian et al 2010, Ahmed and Sanborn 2010, Ahmed et al 2010) including the first checklists of the genus for Iran (Mozaffarian and Sanborn 2010) and Pakistan (Ahmed and Sanborn 2010). They determined that 29 known species inhabited Pakistan at the time with the first records of seven species and the descriptions of four new species included in the total (Ahmed and Sanborn 2010).
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