Saiva virescens ( Westwood, 1842 )

Saiva virescens ( Westwood, 1842)

( Figs. 2–4 View FIGURE 2 View FIGURE 3 View FIGURE 4 , 6D View FIGURE 6 , 7 View FIGURE 7 , 8G–H View FIGURE 8 )

Fulgora (subg. Pyrops) virescens Westwood, 1842: 119 View in CoL [described].

= Hotinus semiannulus — Walker, 1858: 42 [transferred to Hotinus Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 , described].

= Saiva phesamensis View in CoL — Ollenbach, 1928: 280 [described], pl. 1 fig. 14 [illustrated]; Lallemand, 1963: 67 [keyed, described]; Nagai & Porion, 1996: 23 [catalogued] syn. nov.

= Saiva semiannula View in CoL — Metcalf, 1947: 180 [catalogued].

= Saiva virescens — Lallemand, 1963: 69 [keyed, described].

= Fulgora ( Hotina) virescens View in CoL — Westwood, 1848: 8 [described], pl. 3 fig. 5 [dorsal habitus].

= Pyrops virescens — Walker, 1851: 269 [transferred to Pyrops Spinola, 1839 View in CoL , catalogued].

= Saiva virescens — Distant, 1906: 196 [transferred to Saiva Distant, 1906 View in CoL , described]; Nagai & Porion, 1996: 24 [catalogued], pl. 10 fig. 144 [dorsal habitus].

Type material. Fulgora virescens Westwood, 1842 . Syntype, ♀ (examined from photographs, Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 ) [TYPE HEM: 594 Fulgora ( Pyrops) virescens Westwood, Hope Dept. Oxford ] [ Fulgora virescens Cab. Orient. Ent. P. 5 Pl.3 fig.5] [Type] [Silhet] ( OUMHH).

Hotinus semiannulus Walker, 1858 . Holotype, ♂ of (examined from photographs, Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 ) [ Hotinus semiannulus ] [54 16 (front), N Ind (back)] [ virescens Walker ] [ Type] [ ♂] [ BMNH (E) #943890] [NHMUK 013589047] ( BMNH).

Saiva phesamensis Ollenbach, 1928 . Holotype, ♀ (examined from photographs, Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 ) [ Saiva phesamensis n. sp. O.C. Ollenbach det.] [Naga Hills Assam O.C. Ollenbach X.1927] [Type] ( NFIC).

Additional material. INDIA: 1 ♀ [ Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939-1.] [ Cherrapunji Nov., 1893] [ BMNH (E) #943898] ( BMNH) . 1 ♀ [ Cherra Poonjee] [684] [NHMUK 015074754] ( BMNH) , 1 ♀ [ Atkinson. Coll. 92-3] [2236/3] [NHMUK 015074751] ( BMNH) .

Material examined from photographs. 1ex ( Fig.6D View FIGURE 6 ): India, Nagaland, Dimapur , 26°00’00.3”N, 95°00’00.0”E, 4.XI.2017, © R. Angami GoogleMaps .

Distribution. Bangladesh and India.

Notes. Nagai & Porion (1996) mentioned Saiva phesamensis Ollenbach, 1928 in their catalogue without illustration of the specimen.After examination of the type of Fulgora ( Pyrops) virescens and photographs of the type specimens of Hotinus semiannulus and S. phesamensis , there is no difference among these. Hence, the synonymy of H. semiannulus is confirmed and S. phesamensis is here proposed as new junior synonyms of S. virescens .