Tumidorus, Nielson, 2015

Nielson, M. W., 2015, A revision of the tribe Coelidiini of the Oriental, Palearctic and Australian biogeographical regions (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Coelidiinae), Insecta Mundi 2015 (410), pp. 1-202 : 76

Tumidorus , gen. nov.

Type species. Lodiana nielsoni Zhang 1994

Description. Large, robust species. Length male 9.00-10.50 mm., female 12.00 mm. Similar in general habitus to Lodiana . Aedeagus long, broad with large inflated lobe on ventral margin, long spinate bifurcate process in distal half; pygofer triangulate, setose, small lobe apically; style with long, robust apophysis; subgenital plate with micro/macrosetae.

Etymology. The name is a combination of the Latin stem tumid - [= swelling], arbitrary combination of vowel and consonant or and suffix - us. The gender is masculine.

Remarks. Tumidorus is a unique, monobasic genus characterized by the aedeagus in which the basal half is inflated ventrally and with a dorsal, subapical, bifurcate process, unlike any aedeagus among other genera of the tribe in the Oriental region. The aedeagal features separate the genus from related genera. Only 1 species is recognized, known only from China.