Valenciolenda

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Valenciolenda
Valenciolenda fadaforesta adult male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Kinnaridae
Genus: Valenciolenda
Hoch & Sendra, 2021
Species:
V. fadaforesta
Binomial name
Valenciolenda fadaforesta
Hoch & Sendra, 2021

Valenciolenda is a cavernicolous monotypic genus of planthopper in the family Kinnaridae.[1]

Etymology[edit]

The genus is a combination of Valencia (the type locality) and the tribe Adolendini. The species name is a combination of the Valencian word for "fairy" (fada) and forest meaning "fairy of the forest".[1]

Distribution[edit]

Specimens of Valenciolenda have been observed in six caves in the Valencian Community in Spain.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Hoch, Hannelore; Sendra, Alberto; Montagud, Sergio; Teruel, Santiago; Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes (11 Jan 2021). "First record of a cavernicolous Kinnaridae from the Old World (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Fulgoromorpha, Kinnaridae, Adolendini) provides testimony of an ancient fauna". Subterranean Biology. 37 (published 11 January 2021): 1–26. doi:10.3897/SUBTBIOL.37.60483. ISSN 1768-1448. Wikidata Q105820570.