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Issue: Vol. 4216 No. 2: 5 Jan. 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-01-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4216.2.2
Page range: 153–166
Abstract views: 102
PDF downloaded: 1

Descriptions of four new species of Semia Matsumura (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Psithyristriini) from Vietnam, with a key to the species of Semia

Faculty of Veterinary Science, McMaster Building B14, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW. 2006, Australia.
43 Liberty Drive, Mansfield Center, CT 06250, USA.
Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet St, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Hemiptera cicada taxonomy Semia magna Semia spiritus Semia pallida Semia albusequi

Abstract

This paper provides descriptions of four new species of the genus Semia Matsumura, 1917 from Vietnam: Semia magna sp. nov., Semia spiritus sp. nov., Semia pallida sp. nov., and Semia albusequi sp. nov. A key to the 13 species of Semia is provided.

 

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