Erections of Changa gen. nov. and Songga gen. nov. of Aolina (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae: Dundubiini) with taxonomic notes and a synonymization
Author
Lee, Young June
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Zootaxa
2016
2016-02-29
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journal article
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10.5281/zenodo.1052285
d709a91f-2019-43de-bb2f-0b7b75fc9757
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Genus
Songga
gen. nov.
Type
species.
Pomponia scitula
DiStant, 1888
[
type
locality:
Burma
;
Fig. 3
].
Description.
Head wider than baSe of meSonotum. Lateral pronotal collar dentate. WingS hyaline. Male operculum Short, eXtending Slightly beyond poSterior margin of Sternite II. Male abdomen longer than head and thoraX together. Male timbal cover well developed, concealing timbal moStly but not completely in dorSal view. Male pygofer obovate in ventral view. DiStal Shoulder of male pygofer rounded, not pointed. UncuS bifurcate. Uncal lobeS long, Slender, not fuSed at baSe. BaSal lobe of pygofer much elongated and Slender. AedeaguS thin.
Etymology.
The generic name iS a feminine noun borrowed from the Korean word
songga
, alSo meaning βodeβ in reference to the calling SongS of cicadaS which SoundS to me an ode to life or nature.
Remarks.
ThiS monotypic genuS iS diStinguiShed from other genera of Aolina by the eXceptionally long and Slender uncal lobeS and the unuSually elongated and Slender baSal lobeS of pygofer.