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Issue: Vol. 1979 No. 1: 14 Jan. 2009
Type: Article
Published: 2009-01-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1979.1.5
Page range: 53–61
Abstract views: 83
PDF downloaded: 3

A taxonomic study of the genus Paralaevicephalus Ishihara (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) , with description of four new species from China

Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, China Guizhou Key Laboratory for Plant Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, China
Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, China Guizhou Key Laboratory for Plant Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, China
Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, China Guizhou Key Laboratory for Plant Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, China
Hemiptera leafhopper morphology distribution key taxonomy

Abstract

The paper deals with eight species of the genus Paralaevicephalus Ishihara, 1953 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from China, including four new species, Paralaevicephalus huaxiensis sp. nov. , Paralaevicephalus angustus sp. nov., Paralaevicephalus grossusus sp. nov. and Paralaevicephalus lamellatus sp. nov.. A key is given to distinguish all species of the genus, and illustrations of genitalia are provided. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University (IEGU).

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