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Issue: Vol. 1652 No. 1: 3 Dec. 2007
Type: Article
Published: 2007-12-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1652.1.6
Page range: 63–68
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 2

Aurimastris, new genus of the treehopper tribe Amastrini (Hemiptera, Membracidae, Smiliinae)


Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná. Caixa Postal 19.020, 81.531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná
Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná. Caixa Postal 19.020, 81.531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil CNPq fellowship
Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha description Homoptera new taxa taxonomy

Abstract

A new genus and two new species are described from Brazil: Aurimastris new genus; Aurimastris expansa new species (type species) (Mato Grosso), and Aurimastris otina new species (Rio de Janeiro). A key to Amastrini genera and illustrations are given, including the male genitalia.

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