Stalisyne, Szwedo, Jacek, Bourgoin, Thierry & Lefebvre, Fabrice, 2006

Szwedo, Jacek, Bourgoin, Thierry & Lefebvre, Fabrice, 2006, New Mnemosynini taxa (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) from the Palaeogene of France with notes on their early association with host plants, Zootaxa 1122, pp. 25-45 : 26

Stalisyne gen. nov.

TYPE SPECIES: Stalisyne lutetiorum sp. nov.

ETYMOLOGY: Combination of the family name of the eminent Swedish hemipterologist Carolus Stål and the genus name “ Mnemosyne ”. Gender: feminine.

DIAGNOSIS: Longitudinal vein RP forked basad of nodal line (apicad of nodal line in Mnemosyne cubana Stål, 1866 and Autrimpus Szwedo, 2004 ), additional irp cell separate cells ra­rp and r­m; Whole tegmen, including veins covered with chaetae (only apical cells with scarce chaetae in Mnemosyne cubana and Autrimpus ); Tegulae carinate (no tegular carinae in M. cubana , delicate carinae in Autrimpus ); Female ovipositor with strongly reduced gonapophysis VIII (valve 1) (normally developed in extant Mnemosyne cubana ), gonapophysis IX (valve 2) developed normally, with rows of distinct, stout chaetae on internal margin (no such chaetae in M. cubana ), gonoplac (valve 3) wide with rows of long chaetae on margins (gonoplac 3 narrower, with shorter chaetae in M. cubana ).

DESCRIPTION: Head wider than long; vertex with lateral margins elevated, longer in mid line than wide at base; border of vertex and frons with two longitudinal short carinae; frons, postclypeus and anteclypeus with distinct median carina, lateral carinae of frons distinct, elevated, lateral carinae of postclypeus distinct, rostrum very long; pronotum relatively narrow, with postocular carinae distinct, and median carina; tegulae carinate; mesonotum five carinate; tegmen with basicostal field, stigma elongate; basal cell elongate, about twice as long as wide; RP forked basad of nodal line, ir cell elongate; CuA with two terminalia; clavus reaching about 2/3 of tegmen length; hind tibia with two lateral spines and 1 + 2 + 3 apical spines; anal tube long, anal style long; gonapophysis VIII short.