&lt;b&gt;Extension in its distribution range and a new record for the cicada genus &lt;I&gt;Salvazana&lt;/I&gt; Distant, 1913 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cryptotympanii) from India&lt;/b&gt;

Sudhanya Ray Hajong,Rodeson Thangkiew

doi:10.11609/jott.3781.10.3.11454-11458

Abstract

The cicada genus Salvazana Distant, 1913 is reported for the first time from India with the discovery of Salvazana mirabilis mirabilis Boulard, 2002 from Shillong in the northeastern state of Meghalaya in India. This extends the northwestern distributional range of the genus Salvazana by more than a thousand kilometers. Brief descriptions of the specimen along with photographs of various structures are provided.

Highlights

The cicada genus Salvazana was first described by Distant in 1913 with the type species Salvazana mirabilis
The subspecies S. m. mirabilis differs from S. m. imperialis with a greenishyellow basal half in the hindwing, whereas, in the case of S. m. imperialis it is ochraceous
He (1984) described Pulchrocicada guangxiensis, which is a junior synonym of S. m. imperialis from Guangxi in China

Summary

Introduction

The cicada genus Salvazana was first described by Distant in 1913 with the type species Salvazana mirabilis. Mirabilis as Indo-China; there exists no record of its occurrence in India and neighbouring countries including Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. These lists clearly indicate the absence of any historical records or specimens of the genus Salvazana from the Indian region.

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