Cladolidia, 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 : 14

Genus Cladolidia , gen. nov.

Type species. Lodiana cladopenis Zhang 1990: 101

Description. Moderate size, robust species. Length male 7.20-9.00 mm. General habitus similar to Calodia and Olidiana ; aedeagus long, more or less broadly tubular, never narrowly tubular, always constricted, slightly to broadly inflated on one or each side of constriction, sometimes shaft broadly incurvated medially with toothed margin, processes long, subapical or near middle, often attached to narrow or broad flange near middle of shaft, dorsal margin of shaft often toothed apically; pygofer glabrous to setose; style often with well developed apophysis; subgenital plate glabrous or with microsetae, never with apical spine.

Etymology. The name is a combination of the stem clad- [= clothed] and the suffix - olidia, an arbitrary selection derived from the genus Coelidia . The gender is feminine.

Remarks. Cladolidia is similar to the group of genera that possess a broad, aedeagal shaft ( Tumidorus , Jenolidia , Zhangolidia , Laosolidia , Mahellus ) and can be distinguished from them by combination of near medial flange adorned with processes on the aedeagal shaft, robust style and lack of apical spine on the subgenital plate. C. hemicycla is provisionally assigned to this genus. The inflated basal half of the aedeagus and semicircular row of spines are unique features which may justify new generic status. The broad aedeagal shaft with spinose medial flange distinguishes the genus. Seven species, all new combinations, are assigned to this genus formerly assigned to either Calodia or Olidiana ; all occupy China except C. attenuata and C. hemicycla which occur in Laos.