Review of the grass feeding leafhopper genus Gurawa Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from the Indian subcontinent with description of two new species

Authors

  • C.A. Viraktamath Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore 560065, India
  • R. Gnaneswaran Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Keywords:

Gurawa, new species, Chiasmini, India, Sri Lanka

Abstract

Three species of Gurawa, G. intermediata Pruthi, G. minorcephala Pruthi and G. vexillum Distant are redescribed and illustrated. Two new species of Gurawa with constricted head in front of eyes, G. ceylonica sp. nov. (Sri Lanka: Peradeniya) and Gurawa constricta sp. nov. (INDIA: Karnataka) are described and illustrated. A key to known species of Gurawa from the subcontinent is also provided.

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Viraktamath, C., & Gnaneswaran, R. (2015). Review of the grass feeding leafhopper genus Gurawa Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from the Indian subcontinent with description of two new species. ENTOMON, 38(4), 193–212. Retrieved from http://entomon.ambadi.org.in/index.php/Entomon/article/view/9

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 4 (2013)

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Articles