A NEW GENUS AND NEW SPECIES OF THE SUBTRIBE CICADINA (HEMIPTERA: CICADIDAE: CICADINI)

A new genus, Qurana gen. nov . and a new species, Qurana ggoma sp. nov . of the subtribe Cicadina (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadini) are described from Cambodia. This new genus is allied to the genera Purana Distant, Calcagninus Distant, and Gudaba Distant but is dis- tinguished by a long rostrum, a short male abdomen, a non-dentate pronotal collar, and a widely truncate uncus. A new species is described from Cambodia. It was found among undetermined material in the collections of the Institut royal des Sciences na- turelles de Belgique, Brussels (IRSNB). A new ge- nus is described here as well in order to include this unique new species. It is clear that this new species belongs to the subtribe Cicadina of the tribe Cicadini in the subfamily Cicadinae, follow- ing the classification of Lee (2008), because of its small body size, scale-like male operculum, and the structure of the male genitalia. The species is allied to the species of the genera Purana Distant, 1905, Calcagninus Distant, 1892, and Gudaba Distant, 1906. However, it cannot be placed in these or any other existing genera of Cicadina be- cause of its unique morphology as discussed be- low. Morphological measurements were made with a Mitutoyo™ vernier caliper in mm. Taxonomy Genus Qurana gen. nov. Type Species . Qurana ggoma sp. nov. (Cambodia)