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Issue: Vol. 5419 No. 2: 6 Mar. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-03-06
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5419.2.8
Page range: 289-295
Abstract views: 51
PDF downloaded: 5

Two new species of the planthopper genus Metanigrus Tsaur, Yang & Wilson from China (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Meenoplidae), with an updated checklist and key to species

Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; P. R. China; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources of Guizhou; Guizhou University; Guiyang; Guizhou; 550025 P. R. China
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; P. R. China; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources of Guizhou; Guizhou University; Guiyang; Guizhou; 550025 P. R. China
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; P. R. China; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources of Guizhou; Guizhou University; Guiyang; Guizhou; 550025 P. R. China
Hemiptera Fulgoroidea distribution Meenoplinae morphology

Abstract

Two new species of genus Metanigrus Tsaur, Yang & Wilson, 1986 (Fulgoromorpha, Meenoplidae), M. afflatus sp. nov. from Hainan Province and M. angularus sp. nov. from Yunnan Province, are described and illustrated, bringing the total number of species within the genus to 8. An updated checklist and identification key to known species of Metanigrus are provided.

 

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