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Issue: Vol. 5382 No. 1: 7 Dec. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-12-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5382.1.14
Page range: 126-138
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New species of genus Brixia Stål, 1856 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) from Madagascar

University of Silesia in Katowice; Faculty of Natural Sciences; Institute of Biology; Biotechnology and Environmental Protection; Bankowa 9; 40-007 Katowice; Poland
Daszyńskiego 41l 42-400 Zawierciel; Poland
Fabryczna 5/3l 44-109 Gliwicel; Poland
University of Silesia in Katowice; Faculty of Natural Sciences; Institute of Biology; Biotechnology and Environmental Protection; Bankowa 9; 40-007 Katowice; Poland
Hemiptera biodiversity morphology planthoppers taxonomy

Abstract

A new species of the genus Brixia Stål, 1856 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) from Madagascar is described: B. herczeki Walczak, Gębicki et Junkiert sp. nov. A detailed description of the body morphology (including a description of female genitalia) is provided. Illustrations of genital structures, as well as SEM micrographs, are presented. Additionally, short descriptions of other Brixia species from Madagascar are presented with notes on their biology and ecology.

 

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