Medocellodes Drohojowska et Szwedo, 2022

Drohojowska, Jowita, Tomanek, Natalia, Gröhn, Carsten & Szwedo, Jacek, 2022, A second Aleurodicinae from the Eocene Baltic amber-Medocellodes blackmani gen. et sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Aleyrodidae), Zootaxa 5183 (1), pp. 245-253 : 246

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5183.1.19
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:57335711-A14B-4062-BAB3-FF83CA037298
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7075344
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9B416314-2B68-463A-A11F-F47070A2C44E
taxon LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:act:9B416314-2B68-463A-A11F-F47070A2C44E
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Medocellodes Drohojowska et Szwedo
status	gen. nov.

Treatment

Genus Medocellodes Drohojowska et Szwedo , gen. nov.

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Type species. Medocellodes blackmani Drohojowska et Szwedo sp. nov.; by original designation and monotypy.

Diagnosis. Male characters. Median ocellus present (absent in Eocene Aleyrodidae ); antennae with seven antennomeres, antennomeres separated (six antennomeres in Paernis Drohojowska et Szwedo, 2011 and Rovnodicus Drohojowska et Szwedo, 2015 ), last antennomere not elongated and narrower then preceding ones (similarly as in Paernis ), 3 rd /4 th antennomere length ratio 3.2 (1.3 in Paernis , 1.4 in Rovnodicus ); forewing with distinct CuA (absent in Paernis and Rovnodicus ); vertex with incomplete coronal suture, vertex concave lateral and anterior margin thickly elevate.

Description. See description of the species, the genus is monotypic so far.

Etymology. The generic name is a combination of its unique feature – the presence of median ocellus – and the generic name Aleyrodes . Gender: masculine.