Archiokrisna Freytag, 2012

Freytag, Paul H., 2012, A review of the New World Krisnini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae) including three genera and six new species, Insecta Mundi 2012 (246), pp. 1-8 : 2

Archiokrisna Freytag , new genus

Type species: Krisna garciamarquezi Dietrich , here designated.

Description. Length of male 7 mm. One species was described by Dietrich, in Dietrich and Vega (1995), for an amber-preserved specimen from the Dominican Republic. This description is adequate to describe this genus and the species. The main characters that differ from other genera is the anterior margin of the head is not sharply foliaceous as in present day New World species, but not bluntly rounded as in the Old World genus Krisna . Also the male seventh sternum is greatly expanded and the subgenital plates are very long which is not found in present day species. Only the one species is known.

Etymology. The genus name is formed from the Greek stem archi- meaning first or ancient in combination with the name krisna. The gender is feminine.