Benna Walker 1857

Tsaur, Shun-Chern, 2009, The rediscovery of the holotype of Kotonisia kanoi Matsumura, 1938 with notes on Matsumura's type specimens of Fulgoroidea (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha), Zootaxa 2315, pp. 66-68 : 66-67

Genus Benna Walker 1857

Benna Walker 1857 , 90; Tsaur 1988, 76

Bennaria Melichar 1914 , 175, synonymised by Fennah 1970, 46 Kotonisia Matsumura 1938 , 153. n. syn.

Type species: Benna capitulata Walker (by monotypy) Remarks. The genus Kotonisia is transferred from Meenoplidae to Cixiidae based on the following combination of characteristics: the absence of heavy granulations on the claval veins; more than 8 terminal branches on the tegmen; the presence of a carina separating the frons from the vertex, far removed from the posterior margin of the head.

The type specimen examined is not in good condition but, even though the characteristic lateral processes on the fourth abdominal segment were broken at the tip (left hand side) or lost altogether (right hand side), it was sufficient to determine the tribal status and place the genus in synonymy with Benna Walker.