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Issue: Vol. 5752 No. 4: 29 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5752.4.9
Page range: 579-588
Abstract views: 55
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Haedus (Ehadus) strillioppenheimerae subgen. et sp. nov. from South Africa (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae)

Oppenheimer Generations; Research and Conservation; P.O. Box 61631; Marshalltown; 2107; South Africa. Electron Microscope Unit; Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University; Ga-Rankuwa; Pretoria; South Africa.
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Abstract

Haedus (Ehadus) strillioppenheimerae subgen. et sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae: Tinginae) from the northern parts of South Africa is described and illustrated and its host plant is recorded.

 

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How to Cite

Jacobs, D.H. (2026) Haedus (Ehadus) strillioppenheimerae subgen. et sp. nov. from South Africa (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae). Zootaxa, 5752 (4), 579–588. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5752.4.9