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Issue: Vol. 2344 No. 1: 26 Jan. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-01-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2344.1.5
Page range: 52–60
Abstract views: 62
PDF downloaded: 4

First record of the male of Leusaba philippina Stål (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Tropiduchidae) with a redescription of the genus and species

Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, SW7 5BD, London, UK
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Hemiptera Morphology taxonomy Fulgoroidea planthopper

Abstract

The male of Leusaba philippina Stål (Philippines) is recorded for the first time. Redescriptions of the genus and species based on the newly found male and other specimens are provided. Taxonomic notes on the remaining species of the genus, L. marginalis Walker (Borneo), L. rufitarsis (Kirby) (Sri Lanka) and two un-named species are given.

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