Genitals under the microscope: seven new species of frog-like insect discovered

Batracomorphus ruthae, one of the new leafhopper species discovered by Dr Alvin Helden of Anglia Ruskin University. (Dr Alvin Helden/ PA) -

Seven species of a frog-like insect that were discovered in a rainforest have been confirmed as new to science following an examination of their genitalia.

The previously unknown species of leafhopper, belonging to the genus Batracomorphus, were found during fieldwork in Uganda by Dr Alvin Helden of Anglia Ruskin University.