Pedionis Hamilton, 1980

Wang, Dongming & Zhang, Yalin, 2024, First record of the leafhopper genus Pedionis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Eurymelinae: Macropsini) from Malaysia with description of a new species, Zootaxa 5543 (2), pp. 237-246 : 238

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5543.2.5
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14386352
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Genus Pedionis Hamilton View in CoL

Pedionis Hamilton, 1980: 891 View in CoL .

Type species: Pediopsis garuda Distant, 1916 by original designation.

Diagnosis. Body stout. Pronotum distinctly declivous, pronotal striations distinctly oblique. Forewing with 2 (subgenus Pedionis ) or 3 (subgenus Thyia ) anteapical cells, veins usually spotted with white, appendix narrow. Male pygofer always tapering to a point caudally, usually with caudal margin serrate or an acute tip.

Distribution. Australian, Oriental and Palaearctic regions.