''Saiva cardinalis'' is a species of

lantern bug The family Fulgoridae is a large group of hemipteran insects, especially abundant and diverse in the tropics, containing over 125 genera worldwide. They are mostly of moderate to large size, many with a superficial resemblance to Lepidoptera due t ...

in the genus

Saiva ''Saiva'' is a genus of Asian planthoppers, family Fulgoridae. They are colourful insects, marked boldly in red, blue, white and black, with a prominent slender stalk like structure arising on the head that points upwards or forward. The know ...

, found to the North-East of India (Darjiling,

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and

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References

Butler A. G. (1874) Description of two new species of Fulgora from India, Annals and Magazine of Natural History. London. (Ser. 4), 14: 131-132. Distant W. L. (1906) The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, 3: 503 pp. Lt. Col. C. T. Birgham.

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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q10660254 Fulgorinae Hemiptera of Asia