Nihara's Leafhoppers
Gunawardenea Fletcher & Moir, 2008
Type species: Gunawardenea linnaei Fletcher & Moir, 2008
Fauna Portal Genus Number: 529
(after Fletcher & Moir, 2008): Gunawardenea is differentiated from other Athysanini genera by the lack of hind wings, reduced forewings and the structure of the male genitalia, in particular the ventral extensions of the anal segment associated with the aedeagus and the medially angled aedeagus. The short vertex of even length throughout and bearing transverse dark markings and the narrow width of the head relative to the width of the pronotum are also distinctive features.
Publications
Fletcher MJ, Moir ML (2008): Gunawardenea, a new genus of squat leafhoppers from Western Australia, with description of two new species (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 24: 429 - 436WEB