Mnaomaia, 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 : 34-35

Mnaomaia gen. nov.

TYPE SPECIES: Mnaomaia bellovaciorum sp. nov.

ETYMOLOGY: From the Ancient Greek word “ mnaomai ”—remember. Gender: feminine.

DIAGNOSIS: Mnaomaia gen. nov. differs from Mnemosyne , Autrimpus , Stalisyne and Mnasthaia by single terminal of vein RA (two or three terminalia in the others), from Stalisyne it differs also by lack of basicostal field on tegmen, shorter rostrum, not exceeding end of pygofer, distinctly longer stigma and smaller size.

DESCRIPTION: Head with compound eyes distinctly wider than long; vertex about twice as long in mid line as at base; border of vertex and frons with two longitudinal short carinae; face long, with median carina, lateral carinae of postclypeus distinct, frontoclypeal suture ditinctly arcuate; rostrum slightly exceeding base of pygofer; pronotum with postocular carinae visible; mesonotum five carinate; tegmen without basicostal field, stigma very long, about six times as long as wide; vein RA with single terminal, RP forked slightly basad of nodal line, ir cell elongate; CuA with two terminalia; clavus not exceeding 2/3 of tegmen length; hind tibia with two lateral spines and 1 + 2 + 3 apical spines; male pygofer with median process, anal tube quite long.