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Issue: Vol. 1688 No. 1: 23 Jan. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-01-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1688.1.3
Page range: 37–53
Abstract views: 53
PDF downloaded: 3

A review of the genus Abrus Dai & Zhang (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) from China with description of one new species

Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100
Hemiptera Homoptera leafhopper morphology distribution taxonomy

Abstract

All nine species of the genus Abrus Dai and Zhang from China are reviewed, and one new species, A. breviolus sp. nov. is described. A key is given to separate all species and a detailed morphological description and illustrations are provided.

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