''Saiva nodata'' is a species of
lanternfly.
It is endemic to
Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
in the
Western ghats.
Identification
It can be distinguished from other
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 ...
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
by the thickness of the head's projection (which is also known as a cephalic process). The overall colour can further aid in identification.
References
Fulgorinae
Insects described in 1906
Taxa named by William Lucas Distant
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