Aalinga;Agrica;Bambusimukaria;Bassareus;Benglebra;Buloria;Crispina;Flatfronta;Horvathiella;Ikomella;Mohunia;Mucaria;Mukaria;Mukariana;Mukariella;Murkaria;Myitana;Myittana;Neobassareus;Neomohunia;Parablotettix;Parabolotettix;Paramohunia;Pseudobalbillu
Key to Mukariini genera of the Indian subcontinent (for males; modified from Viraktamath & Webb, 2019) 1. Crown as long or slightly longer than pronotum (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Figs 2 C, E)............ Flatfronta Chen & Li - Crown distinctly shorter than pronotum (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Figs 1 A, G).................................. 2 2. Aedeagus with two shafts and two gonopores (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Figs 16 D, 17 D, 25 D)..................... 3 - Aedeagus with one shaft and one gonopore (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Figs 20 H, 22 K, 24 J)....................... 5 3. Head in profile thin, spatulate, ventral part of face nearly horizontal (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Fig. 1B); connective Y-shaped (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Fig. 16 D)............................................. Aalinga Viraktamath & Webb - Head in profile tumid in front, ventral part of face more or less concave (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Fig. 1 F, 2 P); connective U-shaped (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Figs 17 D, 18 C)....................................................... 4 4. Crown medially about as long as next to eyes (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Figs 1 E, G, I, K) except B. zeylanica; male subgenital plate with short membranous apical appendage (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Fig. 18 B).......... Buloria Distant - Crown medially much longer than next to eyes (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Figs 2 O, Q); male subgenital plate without membranous apical appendage (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Fig. 25 B)............................... Mukaria Distant 5. Forewing with third apical cell stalked (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Fig. 14 J)..................................... 6 - Forewing with third apical cell not stalked but may be very narrowly rectangular at base (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Fig. 14 I)........................................................................................... 8 6. Crown transversely depressed between eyes (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Figs 4 U, V)....... Scaphotettix Matsumura (part) - Crown not depressed between eyes (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Figs 4 A–T)...................................... 7 7. Head distinctly wider than pronotum (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Figs 4A, C, N, 13J).................. Myittana Distant - Head about as wide as or narrower than pronotum (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Figs 4 O, Q, S)..... Scaphotettix Matsumura 8. Head and thorax shining black except for a median pale stripe on crown (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Fig. 3 I); connective and aedeagus fused, aedeagal shaft with processes directed dorsally and posteriorly (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Fig. 29 H)............................................................................... Mukariella Viraktamath & Webb - Head and thorax creamy white with black (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Figs 1 Q, 2 A, 12 C) or reddish markings (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Figs 2 G, 12 G); connective and aedeagus articulated, aedeagal shaft processes if present not directed as above (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Figs 20 G, H, 24 I)............................................................. 9 9. Pronotum with basal black spots (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Figs 1 Q, 2 A, 12 C).................... Crispina Distant - Pronotum with orange-red markings..................................................................... 10 10. With reddish orange longitudinal stripes on head, pronotum, mesonotum and forewings (Viraktamath & Webb 2019: Figs 2 G, I, 12 E, G); forewing without brown irroration; pygofer without modified thickened setae................ Mohunia Distant - With reddish orange spots on head and pronotum; forewings with brown irrorations; pygofer with modified thickened setae (Figs 2 A–B)........................................................................... Shanaya gen. nov.
Institutions
- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (IN)
- Central Citrus Research Institute (IN)
- Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IN)
- Banaras Hindu University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2025-05-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15578130
- Primary Topic
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Type
- article
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