<strong>New species of Isometopinae (Hemiptera: Miridae) from Yemen with a new name for <em>Isometopus longirostris </em>Akingbohungbe from Sudan</strong>

A. E. AKINGBOHUNGBE

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1210.1.2

Issue: Vol. 1210 No. 1: 24 May. 2006

Type: Articles

Published: 2006-05-24

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1210.1.2

Page range: 27–38

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**New species of Isometopinae (Hemiptera: Miridae) from Yemen with a new name for Isometopus longirostris Akingbohungbe from Sudan**

A. E. AKINGBOHUNGBE⁺⁻

Department of Plant Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220005, Osun State, Nigeria

Hemiptera Miridae Isometopinae Yemen Sudan

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Abstract

Isometopus vanharteni sp. nov., I. carinifrons sp. no v., Myiomma nigricollis sp. nov., and Paloniella ovata sp. nov. are described from the Republic of Yemen. A new name , Isometopus sudanicus is pro posed for I. longirostris Akingbohungbe which is preocc upied b y I. longirostris Josifov from Bulgaria . Paloniella ovata represents the first record of Paloniella Reuter from the Middle East.

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