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Issue: Vol. 5748 No. 3: 14 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5748.3.10
Page range: 446-450
Abstract views: 18
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Redescription of the Oriental genus Longicaudata Dmitriev (Hemiptera, Cicadomorpha: Cicadellidae)

College of Life Sciences & Technology; Inner Mongolia Normal University; Hohhot 010022; China; The School Affiliated of Inner Mongolia Normal University; Hohhot 010022; China
Jungar Banner Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Bureau; Ordos 017100; China
Longyue Experimental Middle School of Beijing No.11 School; Beijing 10096; China
College of Life Sciences & Technology; Inner Mongolia Normal University; Hohhot 010022; China
Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha Idiocerinae taxonomy morphology

Abstract

The Oriental genus Longicaudata Zhang & Wu is redescribed and redefined, along with detailed descriptions of L. trilineata Zhang & Wu is also provided. This study presents the first photographic documentation of L. trilineata and includes a key for species identification.

 

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How to Cite

Zhang, H., Zhang, X., Tian, M. & Zhang, B. (2026) Redescription of the Oriental genus Longicaudata Dmitriev (Hemiptera, Cicadomorpha: Cicadellidae). Zootaxa, 5748 (3), 446–450. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5748.3.10