First report of the genus Elymana (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from the Indian subcontinent, with a re-description of Elymana sulphurella (Zetterstedt)

Abstract

The leafhopper genus Elymana DeLong, 1936 (Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Cicadulini) is reported for the first time from the Indian subcontinent (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan) with the redescription and first photographic illustrations of the habitus and male genitalia of Elymana sulphurella (Zetterstedt, 1828). Elymana sulphurella (Zetterstedt) typically measures between 4 and 5 mm in length and is widely spread in Europe. A worldwide checklist with the distribution of species of Elymana DeLong is provided.

Keywords

• Auchenorrhyncha
• Cicadulini
• Deltocephalinae
• Elymana
• Pakistan