Mem. Nat. Mus. Vict., IS, 1947 



A NEW LEAF-HOPPER FROM VICTORIA 

 (HOMOPTERA, JASSIDAE). 



By J. W. Evans, MA., D.Sc, F.R.E.S. 



Imperial Institute of Entomology , London. 



Fig. 1. 

 (Received for publication June 27, 1947). 



The leaf-hopper which is described below is very plentiful 

 around Melbourne, Victoria, where it occurs commonly on grass. 



Family JASSIDAE 



Subfamily Euscelinae 



Tribe Balcluthini 



Ncsodutlia gen. nov. 

 The ante-clypeus projects well beyond the lora and maxillary 

 plates, and the vertex is rounded apically. The crown of the 



a 



^-ssr 



Fig. 1. Nesoclutha obsciira n. sp. 



a. Tegmen. 



b. Head and pronotum, dorsal aspect. 



c. Male genitalia. 



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