Tripesidia, 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 : 74

Tripesidia , gen. nov.

Type species, Calodia warei Nielson 1986:172

Description. Moderately small to medium size species. General habitus similar to Trinoridia ; aedeagus long, tubular with 3 distinct processes basad of apex, often closely appressed to shaft, always glabrous; pygofer sometimes with long prominent caudodorsal process; style often with long apophysis; subgenital plate rarely glabrous, sometimes with prominent apical spine.

Etymology. The name is a combination of the root tripes - [= 3 legged] and the suffix - idia derived from the genus Coelidia . The gender is feminine.

Remarks. Tripesidia is closely allied to Trinoridia with 3 aedeagal processes. All of the processes are glabrous, attached some distance from the apex of the shaft and often appressed to each other or on the shaft. Five species are assigned to the genus, including 4 transferred from Calodia and 1 new species.