Nymphal instar III of Valenciolenda fadaforesta (SEM). Thorax in dorsal view A specimen 1 B specimen 2. Note variation among individuals. In specimen 1 a waxy substance covers the tergites, absent in the specimen 2. The variation in the number of structures present in the same organism can also be observed in specimen 2, with 7 pores in the left section and 8 on the right.

 
 
  Part of: Ortega-Gómez A, Selfa J, Sendra A, Hoch H (2022) Postembryonic development of the troglobitic planthopper species Valenciolenda fadaforesta Hoch & Sendra, 2021 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Kinnaridae), with a key to nymphal instars. Subterranean Biology 44: 51-68. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.44.85604