Fig. 47. Character 68 in An Appraisal of the Higher Classification of Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) with Special Reference to the Australian Fauna

Fig. 47. Character 68. Aedeagal basal plate in dorsal view (apex at top), states 0–9: (0) parallel-sided, basal two-thirds without sclerotization except laterally; (1) apically broadened with "ears"; (2) basally divided into two discs, apical arms lobe-like; (3) deeply divided into two arms; (4) midline deeply furrowed, apically square or bilobed (dorsolateral view); (5) short, broad, usually rounded; (6) T-shaped; (7) Y-shaped; (8) broad, triangular with anterior angles elongate; (9) broad, apically broadly bilobed.