Drakensbergena retrospina

Drakensbergena retrospina (lat.) - a species of jumping insects of the tribe Drakensbergenini from the subfamily of cicadas Deltocephalinae ( Cicadellidae ). South Africa : KwaZulu-Natal, at heights of up to 2812 m. Length 5-6 mm. The antennae are short (their length is 1 mm). Short-winged with head stretched forward. The head is equal to or wider than the pronotum (head - 1.2-1.5 mm, pronotum - 1.0-1.3 mm). Macroset formula of the hips is 2 + 1 or 2 + 1 + 1. The lateral margin of the pronotum is keeled. Ocellia reduced. They are found in grassy high-altitude biomes of southern Africa, on the slopes with the predominance of Themeda triandra and Festuca ( Poaceae ). The species was first described in 2009 by South African entomologist Michael Stiller ( Michael Stiller , ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute, Queenswood, Pretoria ) ^{[1] [2]} .