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Issue: Vol. 5814 No. 1: 20 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5814.1.5
Page range: 99-109
Abstract views: 56
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A new species of Columbisoga (Delphacidae, Delphacinae, Tropidocephalini) from Argentina

Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay; Ruta Mcal. Estigarribia; Km 11; Casilla de Correo 19004; Sucursal 1 Campus UNA; 111421 CDP; Central XI; San Lorenzo; Paraguay; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Casilla de Correo 1039; Campus Universitario UNA; 111421 CDP; Central XI; San Lorenzo; Paraguay
University of Delaware; Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology; 250 Townsend Hall; 531 S College Ave; Newark; DE 19716-2160; United States of America
Programa de Investigaciones de Biodiversidad Argentina (PIDBA); Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo; Universidad Nacional de Tucumán; Miguel Lillo 205 (4000) San Miguel de Tucumán; Tucumán; Argentina; Agencia Nacional de Promoción de la Investigación; el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación (Agencia I+D+I); Argentina
Programa de Investigaciones de Biodiversidad Argentina (PIDBA); Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo; Universidad Nacional de Tucumán; Miguel Lillo 205 (4000) San Miguel de Tucumán; Tucumán; Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); NOA Sur; Crisóstomo Álvarez 722; 4000; San Miguel de Tucumán; Argentina; Fundación Miguel Lillo; Miguel Lillo 251 (4000) San Miguel de Tucumán; Tucumán; Argentina
Programa de Investigaciones de Biodiversidad Argentina (PIDBA); Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo; Universidad Nacional de Tucumán; Miguel Lillo 205 (4000) San Miguel de Tucumán; Tucumán; Argentina; Departamento de Ecología y Evolución; Facultad de Ciencias; Universidad de la República; Montevideo; 11300; Uruguay
Hemiptera fulgoromorpha Delphacoidea true hoppers planthoppers new species

Abstract

A new species of Columbisoga Muir (Delphacidae, Delphacinae) is described from Tucumán province, Argentina. This is the first species in the tribe Tropidocephalini reported from Argentina. Including the new species, C. dentipyga sp. nov., the genus Columbisoga comprises one species from India (the type species) and 13 from the Americas.

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How to Cite

Garcete-Barrett, B.R., Bartlett, C.R., Florentin, Y.A.A., Diaz, M.M. & Tomasco, I.H. (2026) A new species of Columbisoga (Delphacidae, Delphacinae, Tropidocephalini) from Argentina. Zootaxa, 5814 (1), 99–109. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5814.1.5