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Issue: Vol. 1353 No. 1: 9 Nov. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-11-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1353.1.3
Page range: 53–61
Abstract views: 55
PDF downloaded: 2

A new genus and species of Bennarellini from Costa Rica (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae)

Ökoteam – Institute of Faunistics and Animal Ecology, Bergmanngasse 22, A-8010 Graz
Schirning 250, A-8112-Gratwein, Austria
Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha planthoppers Cixiidae new species morphology

Abstract

A new genus, Noabennarella gen. nov. and a new species, Noabennarella costaricensis spec. nov., from Costa Rica, are described. Considering Noabennarella as an example, general descriptions of Bennarellini characters, including first detailed descriptions of male and female genitalia, are given.

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