title: Description of a new evacanthine leafhopper species Sophonia chandrai sp. nov., with new record of Chudania axona (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from India.
abstract: A new evacanthine leafhopper, Sophonia chandrai sp. nov., is described from Manipur, India. The Chinese species, Chudania axona Zhang and Yang is recorded from Meghalaya, India and redescribed. A detailed morphological description, illustrations and photographs are provided. Material is deposited in the National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. A key to the known species of Chudania from the Indian sub-continent is also included.
authors.affiliation: Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, INDIA. nmmeshram@gmail.com
authors.forename: Naresh M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Meshram
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Ramamurthy
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity