title: Three new species of the genus Scaphoideus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with notes on the female of Scaphoideus varna from India.
abstract: Three new species of leafhoppers, Scaphoideus ramamurthyi sp. nov. (from Meghalaya: Barapani), Scaphoideus menoni sp. nov. (from Kerala: Valluvady) and Scaphoideus viraktamathi sp. nov. (from Kerala: Kannavam) from India, are described and illustrated. Also, the female of S. varna Viraktamath & Mohan, previously known only from Myanmar is described with a new record for India. Taxonomic notes on the few cryptic species of Scaphoideus also provided.
authors.affiliation: Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, INDIA; Email: nmmeshram@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Naresh M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Meshram
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D007194:India; D008297:Male