Abstract
The leafhopper genus Taurotettix includes two subgenera, Taurotettix (Taurotettix) and Taurotettix (Callistrophia), and three species, T. (T.) beckeri (Fieber, 1885), T. (C.) modesta (Mityaev, 1971), and T. (C.) elegans (Melichar, 1900). T. (C.) elegans is subdivided into two subspecies, T. (C.) elegans elegans and T. (C.) elegans subornata (Mityaev, 1971) stat. nov. Illustrated descriptions and data on biology and distribution for all taxa are given. Oscillograms of male calling signals of T. (T.) beckeri, T. (C.) modesta, and T. (C.) elegans elegans are provided. A hypothesis about speciation in Taurotettix (Callistrophia) is presented.
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