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Habitus, dorsal view on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Female [DZRJ]: habitus, dorsal view. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Female [DZRJ]: habitus, dorsal view. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male [DZRJ]: habitus, dorsal view. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male holotype [NCSU]: habitus, dorsal view. (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Female [DZRJ]: habitus, lateral view. (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male [DZRJ]: habitus, lateral view. (Observation).
Head on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Female [DZRJ]: head, ventral view. (Observation).
Head on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male [DZRJ]: head, ventral view. (Observation).
Head on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Female [DZRJ]: head, pronotum and mesonotum, dorsal view. (Observation).
Head on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male [DZRJ]: head, pronotum and mesonotum, dorsal view. (Observation).
Head on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Female [DZRJ]: head, pronotum and mesonotum, lateral view. (Observation).
Head on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male [DZRJ]: head, pronotum and mesonotum, lateral view. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male [DZRJ]: pygofer, valve, subgenital plate and anal tube, lateral view. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male: pygofer and valve, lateral view. (Observation).
Pygofer, ventral view on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male [DZRJ]: pygofer, valve and anal tube, ventral view. (Observation).
Subgenital plate, ventral view on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male [DZRJ]: subgenital plate, ventral view. (Observation).
Subgenital plate, ventral view on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male: subgenital plate, ventral view. (Observation).
Sternite VIII (male) on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male [DZRJ]: sternite VIII, ventral view. (Observation).
Sternite VII (female) on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Female [DZRJ]: sternite VII, ventral view. (Observation).
Sternite VII (female) on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Female: sternite VII, ventral view. (Observation).
Stylus on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male [DZRJ]: style, lateral view. (Observation).
Stylus on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male: style, lateral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male: aedeagus, lateral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male [DZRJ]: aedeagus, lateral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, posterior view on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male: aedeagus, posterior view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, posterior view on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male [DZRJ]: aedeagus, posterior view. (Observation).
Connective on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male [DZRJ]: connective and styles, dorsal view. (Observation).
Connective on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male: connective, dorsal view. (Observation).
Forewing on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Female [DZRJ]: forewing. (Observation).
Forewing on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male [DZRJ]: forewing membrane with setae. (Observation).
Forewing on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male [DZRJ]: forewing. (Observation).
Female pygofer, lateral view on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Female [DZRJ]: pygofer, anal tube, second valvifer and gonoplac, lateral view. (Observation).
First valvula of ovipositor on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Female [DZRJ]: apical portion of first valvula, lateral view. (Observation).
First valvula of ovipositor on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Female [DZRJ]: first valvifers and first valvulae, ventral view. (Observation).
First valvula of ovipositor on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Female [DZRJ]: first valvifer and first valvula, lateral view. (Observation).
Second valvula of ovipositor on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Female [DZRJ]: second valvula, lateral view. (Observation).
Second valvula of ovipositor on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Female [DZRJ]: apical portion of second valvula, lateral view. (Observation).
Gonoplac on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Female [DZRJ]: apical portion of gonoplac, lateral view. (Observation).
Gonoplac on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Female [DZRJ]: second valvifer and gonoplac, lateral view. (Observation).
Other on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Male holotype [NCSU]: labels. (Observation).
Other on Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967): Female [DZRJ]: apical portion of abdomen, ventral view. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Chilenana flexa DeLong & Freytag, 1967b: 112.

    Holotype; adult, male; NCSU 43176; deposited at: North Carolina State University Insect Collection (NCSU); Toi-goi, Chile, Prov. de Chiloe, Feb. 1-3, 1952, L.E. Pena.

  • Chilenana (Penaia) flexa DeLong & Freytag, 1967 in Freytag & DeLong, 1971a: 543.
  • Penaia flexa (DeLong & Freytag, 1967) in Gonçalves, Mejdalani, Dietrich & Takiya, 2026: 14.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • DeLong, D.M. & Freytag, P.H. (1967b) Studies of the Gyponinae: Two new genera, Chilenana and Chilella (Homoptera, Cicadellidae). The Ohio Journal of Science, 67(2), 105–112.
  • Freytag, P.H. & DeLong, D.M. (1971a) Studies of the Gyponinae: Additions to the genus Chilenana. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 44(4), 540–543.
  • Gonçalves, C.C., Mejdalani, G.L.F., Dietrich, C.H. & Takiya, D.M. (2026) Phylogeny‐based generic delimitations of the diverse leafhopper tribe Gyponini, including the establishment of a new tribe of Iassinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Systematic Entomology, 51(3), 1–29. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.70062
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: bending

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1023