Tibicininae Distant, 1905b

Subfamily Tibicininae Distant, 1905b View in CoL

Tibicininae Distant 1905b: 304 View in CoL .

Remarks. The new species has a metanotum that is completely concealed at the dorsal midline, the fore wing cubitus posterior and anal vein 1 are unfused, the hindwing radius posterior and median veins are unfused at their bases, the distal end of the hindwing cubital cell 1 is shorter than the distal end of cubital cell 2, male opercula display a distinctive S-shape with a deeply concave lateral margin that do not extend to the posterior tympanal cavity, timbal covers absent, the distal shoulder on the pygofer is undeveloped, uncus is long and non-retractable, claspers are absent, the aedeagus contains a ventrolateral pocket, tubular extensions restrain the aedeagus below the uncus, and small lateral lobes at the thecal apex are present. These structures classify the species in Tibicininae Distant, 1905b ( Marshall et al. 2018; Sanborn et al. 2020).