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Issue: Vol. 5717 No. 1: 4 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5717.1.4
Page range: 66-84
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Integrative taxonomy of Coriophagus bulbosus sp. nov. (Strepsiptera: Halictophagidae) with a tentative phylogeny of the species and first report of a stylopised mango leafhopper, Idioscopus nitidulus (Walker, 1870) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from India

Biosystematics and Entomology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, 713104, India
Biosystematics and Entomology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, 713104, India
Hemiptera dNA barcoding host India mango leafhopper new species Strepsiptera

Abstract

A new species of Coriophagus Kinzelbach (Strepsiptera: Halictophagidae) is herein described from West Bengal, India, raising the total number of Indian representatives of the genus to three. Coriophagus bulbosus sp. nov. is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of unique morphological traits, with its taxonomic status further corroborated through DNA barcoding. A tentative phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus, based on adult male morphology, is provided, alongside a revised global identification key to adult males. Additionally, we report a novel host association: the mango leafhopper Idioscopus nitidulus (Walker, 1870) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), found parasitised by C. chaudhuri Hui, Mukherjee & Hazra, 2023.

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How to Cite

Hui, P. & Hazra, N. (2025) Integrative taxonomy of Coriophagus bulbosus sp. nov. (Strepsiptera: Halictophagidae) with a tentative phylogeny of the species and first report of a stylopised mango leafhopper, Idioscopus nitidulus (Walker, 1870) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from India. Zootaxa, 5717 (1), 66–84. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5717.1.4