A new Lower Cretaceous cicada, Liassotettigarcta africana sp. n. (Tettigarctidae), is described From Tunisia, based on forewing impression. A brief overview of African fossil insects is presented.
The Oriental leafhopper genus Toba Schmidt is reviewed and placed in the subfamily Stegelytrinae Baker. Its type species, T. fasciculata Schmidt, and a new species T. sandakanensis Wei & Webb, are described with details of the male and female genitalia given for the first time. A related new genus and species, Paratoba longa Wei & Webb, gen. n. and sp. n., are described. The subfamily status and the morphological similarities between these two genera and other taxa are discussed.