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Issue: Vol. 2208 No. 1: 25 Aug. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-08-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2208.1.3
Page range: 44–50
Abstract views: 106
PDF downloaded: 2

A revision of Malaxella Ding & Hu (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) with description of a new species

Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China
Hemiptera Tropidocephalini taxonomy Auchenorrhyncha Fulgoromorpha planthopper

Abstract

The endemic delphacid genus Malaxella Ding & Hu (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae) from China is reviewed and two species, including a new species, M. tetracantha n. sp. (southern China: Hainan) are recognized. The genus and the species are described and illustrated. A key to the species of the genus is also provided.

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