Taxonomic Study Of The Pakistan Leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

In this thesis,a taxonomic study of leafhoppers(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)is conducted based on over 6000 specimens collected during the years 2016-2017 from various localities in Pakistan.Thirty nine genera and seventy three species of Cicadellidae were identified(excluding the Typhlocybinae and Idiocerinae),nineteen species are new to science.Three subfamilies,fourteen genera and twenty seven species are new records for Pakistan.Subfamily Deltocephalinae comprises fifty five;Cicadellinae six;Evacanthinae three;Megophthalminae five;Aphrodinae one;Ulopinae one;Coelidinae one and Iassinae one species respectively.Keys to tribes,genera,and species are provided for the leafhoppers of Pakistan.A checklist of Pakistan leafhoppers is also presented and type specimens of all studied material are deposited in the Entomological Museum,Northwest A&F University,Yangling,Shaanxi,China(NWAFU).New Species(Species without “sp.nov.” have been published recently)Tambocerus bulbous,sp.nov.Aconurella paraerebus Naveed & Zhang,2018Aconurella naranensis Naveed & Zhang,2018Aconurella choui Naveed & Zhang,2018Gurawa longispina,sp.nov.Gurawa pruthii,sp.nov.Hecalus erectus Naveed & Zhang,2018Hecalus muzaffarabadensis Naveed & Zhang,2018Hecalus snipus Naveed & Zhang,2018Hecalus veracious Naveed & Zhang,2018Macrosteles parafalcata,sp.nov.Jilinga neelumensis,sp.nov.Jilinga truncata,sp.nov.Soractellus lalianensis,sp.nov.Kolla fistular,sp.nov.Nirvana spinosa,sp.nov.Durgades parasympatrica,sp.nov.Olidiana pakistanica,sp.nov.Batracomorphus paraogasawarensis,sp.nov.Newly Recorded Species for PakistanChiasmus sp.(Distant,1918),n.rec.Gurawa intermediata Pruthi,1936 n.rec.Leofa(Prasutagus)pulchellus Distant,1918 n.rec.Leofa mysorensis Distant,1918 n.rec.Leofa naga Viraktamath & Viraktamath,1992 n.rec.Leofa truncata Viraktamath and Viraktamath,1992 n.rec.Maiestas albomaculata(Dash & Viraktamath 1998),n.rec.Maiestas samuelsoni(Knight,1976),n.rec.Deltocephalus infirmus(Melichar,1903)n.rec.Deltocephalus vulgaris Dash & Viraktamath,1998 n.rec.Goniagnathus(Tropicognathus)nepalicus Viraktamath and Gnaneswaran,2009 n.rec.Hecalus ghaurii Rao and Ramakrishnan,1990 n.recLinnavuoriella arcuata(Motschulsky,1859),n.rec.Limotettix(Scleroracus)cacheolus(Ball,1928),n.rec.Balclutha pararubrostriata Rao & Ramakrishnan,1990 n.rec.Hishimonus physcitis(Distant,1908),n.rec.Changwhania ceylonensis(Baker,1925),n.rec.Changwhania terauchii(Matsumura,1915),n.rec.Paralimnellus cingulatus(Dlabola,1960),n.rec.Grammacephalus raunoi Viraktamath & Murthy,1999 n.rec.Atkinsoniella opponens(Walker,1851),n.rec.Atkinsoniella thalia(Distant,1918),n.rec.Kolla insignis Distant,1908 n.rec.Anaceratagallia pararobusta(Pruthi),1936 n.rec.Austroagallia fagonica Singh & Gill,1973 n.rec.Xestocephalus spinetyleus Li & Dai,2003 n.rec.Moonia sancita Distant,1908 n.rec.