Taxonavigation

Familia: Derbidae
Subfamilia: Otiocerinae
Tribus: Rhotanini
Genus: Muiralevu
Synonyms (1): Formolevu

Species: M. africanus – M. cavernae – M. coniunctus – M. curvispinosus – M. dimidius – M. exotivus – M. ignavus – M. inermis – M. maestus – M. medleri – M. parvus – M. philippinensis – M. quadramaculatus – M. reticulatus – M. rufomarginatus – M. septemspinosus – M. silvestris – M. telum – M. vetus

Name

Muiralevu Zelazny, 1981

Type species: Levu africana Muir, 1926, by original designation.

Diagnosis

• The forewings have 4 costal cells with a cross-vein between the bases of Ms1b (or Ms1) and Cu1 (these bases and the cross-vein are part of the basal median cell).
• On the forewing the Ms1 branch is at the apex of the basal median cell or very close to it, with Ms1a usually forming a characteristic angle a short distance from that fork. At that point a cross-vein connects Ms1a to M forming a small rhomboid cell distad of the basal median cell.
• The Sc+R fork on the forewings is located near the 1st costal sector.
• On the hindwings the tip of R is usually branched.
• The male pygofer often has prominent pointed lateral projections

References

• Muir, F. 1926: Notes on some African Derbidae (Homoptera). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 9th Ser., vol. 18, 227–240.
• Yang, C.T.; Wu, R. H. 1993: Derbidae of Taiwan (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Ching Chung Book Co Ltd., Taiwan, 230 pp.
• Zelazny, B. 1981: The Philippines species of Rhotanini (Homoptera: Derbidae) and their distribution outside the Philippines. Pacific Insects, 23(3-4): 213–285. PDF
• Zelazny, B.; Webb, M.D. 2011: Revision of the planthopper tribe Rhotanini (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Derbidae). Zootaxa, 3071: 1–307. Preview