Maiestas maculata

Maiestas maculata is a species of bug from the Cicadellidae family,subfamily Deltocephalinae, and tribe Deltocephalini, that is endemic to India. It was originally placed within Recilia, but a 2009 revision moved it to Maiestas. Subsequently, a 2011 revision found that M. prabha (also formerly placed in Recilia) was a junior synonym of M. maculata.

First described by Singh‑Pruthi in 1930. Initially classified under Recilia, later reclassified into the genus Maiestas based on taxonomic revisions in 2009 https://hoppers.speciesfile.org/otus/24424/overview

Distribution

• Native to India (original records from Calcutta and Sikkim).

• Also recently documented in Pakistan, marking its first confirmed presence there https://publication.plazi.org/GgServer/html/E36C771FFFE5FFA9FF7DFB0C0F33007F

Specimens and Material Examined

Collected in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan (Banjosa), in July 2018 via sweep-net sampling, confirming its broader South Asian range https://publication.plazi.org/GgServer/html/E36C771FFFE5FFA9FF7DFB0C0F33007F?

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