Occinirvana eborea is a species of leafhopper in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. It is the only member of the genus Occinirvana and the tribe Occinirvanini, making them both monotypic taxa. O. eborea is endemic to Western Australia. It is closely related to Loralia, another genus of leafhoppers endemic to Australia.[1][2]

Occinirvana eborea
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Occinirvanini Evans, 1966
Genus:
Occinirvana Evans, 1941
Species:
O. eborea
Binomial name
Occinirvana eborea
Evans, 1941

O. eborea is an ivory and orange colored medium leafhopper. It is easily identifiable by its unique head shape with long antennae sprouting out high up on its head. Not much is known about the species' ecology, but it has been found on trees in the genus Casuarina.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Zahniser, James N; Dietrich, Chris (2013-05-29). "A review of the tribes of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (45). doi:10.5852/ejt.2013.45. ISSN 2118-9773.
  2. ^ Zahniser, J.N. 2007-present. An online interactive key and searchable database of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). http://zahniser.speciesfile.or