Pygofer, lateral view: genital capsule, lateral. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view: genital capsule, lateral. (Observation).
Head: Head, pro-, and mesothorax. (Observation).
Head: Face. (Observation).
Head: head lateral. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view: Aedeagus, ventral view. (Observation).
Stylus: Stylus or paramere. (Observation).
Forewing: Forewing. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view: Aedeagus, lateral view. (Observation).
Hind wing: Hind wing. (Observation).
Connective: Connective. (Observation).
Abdomen, sternal apodemes, ventral view: Sternal apodemes. (Observation).
Sternite VIII (male): other. (Observation).
Pygofer appendages: Pygofer ventral appendage. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (4)

  • Empoasca exilis Naudé, 1926a: 94.

    Holotype; female; 292c507f-8b8d-4caf-b114-f80be3cc7edd; deposited at: South African National Collection of Insects (SANC); South Africa: Elsenburg Agricultural College, Cape Province, Coll. F.W. Pettey, 16.XII.1922

  • Rhinocerotis exilis (Naudé, 1926) in Theron, 1977a: 117.
  • Chlorita exilis (Naudé, 1926) in Theron, 1986a: 102.
  • Chlorita (Eremochlorita) exilis (Naudé, 1926) in Hamilton, 1998b: 495.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: small, thin, slender

Nomenclature references (4)

  • Hamilton, K.G.A. (1998b) New world species of Chlorita, Notus, and Forcipata (Rhychota : Homoptera : Cicadellidae : Typhlocybinae) with a new tribe Forcipatini. The Canadian Entomologist, 130(4), 491–507.
  • Naudé, T.J. (1926a) Cicadellidae of South Africa. A taxonomic and faunistic study. Entomology Memoirs. Union of South Africa, Department of Agriculture, 1(4), 1–106 + 10 pls.
  • Theron, J.G. (1977a) The Neudé species of South African Cicadellidae (Hemiptera). VI. Some species assigned to the genera Erythroneura Fitch and Empoasca Walsh. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 40(1), 109–118.
  • Theron, J.G. (1986a) Leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) associated with the renosterbos, Elytropappus rhinocerotis Less. III. The genera Equeefa Distant and Chlorita Fieber. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 49(1), 95–105.

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