Valenciolenda | |
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Valenciolenda fadaforesta adult male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
Family: | Kinnaridae |
Genus: | Valenciolenda Hoch & Sendra, 2021 |
Species: | V. fadaforesta |
Binomial name | |
Valenciolenda fadaforesta Hoch & Sendra, 2021 | |
Valenciolenda is a cavernicolous monotypic genus of planthopper in the family Kinnaridae. [1]
The genus is a combination of Valencia (the type locality) and the tribe Adolendini. The species name is a combination of the Valencian word for "fairy" (fada) and forest meaning "fairy of the forest". [1]
Specimens of Valenciolenda have been observed in six caves in the Valencian Community in Spain. [1]
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