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Issue: Vol. 1225 No. 1: 5 Jun. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-06-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1225.1.3
Page range: 31–38
Abstract views: 50
PDF downloaded: 3

Agalliota maculata sp. nov. from Brazil and a key to the species of the genus (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Agalliinae)

Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68044, 21944-970, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Hemiptera Agalliota maculata Agallia taxonomy morphology leafhopper Auchenorrhyncha Neotropics

Abstract

A new species of the Neotropical genus Agalliota Oman is described and illustrated from southeastern Brazil (Minas Gerais State). Agalliota maculata sp. nov. can be distinguished by its longitudinal pronotal stripes, anal tube processes, and aedeagus shape. With the addition of the new taxon, the number of Agalliota species is increased to eight, seven of them occurring in Brazil. A key to the known species of the genus is provided. Notes on the distinction between Agalliota and Agallia Curtis are given.

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