New Records of Leafhoppers (Hemiptera : Cicadellidae : Deltocephalinae : Chiasmusini & Deltocephalini) from Andhra Pradesh*
Abstract
Ten species of Leafhoppers viz., Chiasmus niger Pruthi (Chiasmusini); Deltocephalus (Recilia) bispinosus Dash and Viraktamath, D. (R.) fletcheri (Pruthi), D. (R.) hospes (Kirkaldy), D. (R.) intermedius Melichar, D. (R.) menoni (Rao & Ramakrishnan), D. (R.) systenos Dash and Viraktamath, D. (R.) variabilis Dash and Viraktamath, D. (R.) veinatus (Pruthi), D. (R.) xanthocephalus Dash and Viraktamath (Deltocephalini) were reported for the first time from Andhra Pradesh, India. The important diagnostic features along with illustrations of distinguishing genital structures were described.
Keywords
Chiasmus niger, Deltocephalus bispinosus, Hemiptera, New records