Hovana distanti ( Brancsik, 1893 )

Sanborn, Allen F., 2021, The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae) of Madagascar including a new tribe, five new genera, twelve new species, four new species synonymies, five revised species status, ten new combinations, new tribal assignments for four genera, one new subtribe synonymy, a checklist and key to the species, Zootaxa 4937 (1), pp. 1-79 : 71-72

Hovana distanti ( Brancsik, 1893)

Hemidictya distanti Brancsik 1893: 253 .

Remarks.—The genus was recently revised and redescribed (Sanborn 2020). The species ( Ruschel & Campos 2019) and the genitalia ( Sanborn et al. 2020) have been illustrated recently. It is the only leaf mimic of the Madagascar cicada fauna.

Distribution.—The only known species is restricted to Madagascar including Nosy Be ( Metcalf 1963b; Sanborn 2013; Sanborn et al. 2020).