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Issue: Vol. 5802 No. 3: 5 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5802.3.1
Page range: 401-446
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Fulgoroidea types (Hemiptera-Fulgoromorpha) housed at the Museo de La Plata entomological collection (Argentina)

División Entomología; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Paseo del Bosque; 1900; La Plata; Buenos Aires; Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Buenos Aires; Argentina
División Entomología; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Paseo del Bosque; 1900; La Plata; Buenos Aires; Argentina; Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (CIC); La Plata; Argentina
División Entomología; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Paseo del Bosque; 1900; La Plata; Buenos Aires; Argentina
División Entomología; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Paseo del Bosque; 1900; La Plata; Buenos Aires; Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Buenos Aires; Argentina
Hemiptera Catalogue entomological types Fulgoroidea Argentina

Abstract

A catalog of the 44 primary types and 340 secondary types specimens of Fulgoroidea housed in the collection of the Entomology Division of the Museo de La Plata is presented. This collection represents 43 nominal species currently classified in 8 families and 26 genera. According to our survey, the types of Euides fucata Berg, 1883, Delphacodes collaris Remes Lenicov & Tesón, 1987 and Delphacodes variablis Remes Lenicov & Tesón, 1987 are missing in the collection. Label data, descriptions of the state of preservation of specimens, and taxonomic remarks are given. Photographs of most of the type specimens are also included.

 

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How to Cite

Lenicov, A.M.M.D.R., Maciá, A., Mariani, R. & Pereyra, M. (2026) Fulgoroidea types (Hemiptera-Fulgoromorpha) housed at the Museo de La Plata entomological collection (Argentina). Zootaxa, 5802 (3), 401–446. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5802.3.1