<strong>A new species of <em>Ileopeltus </em>Cwikla from Costa Rica (Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae)</strong>

CAROLINA GODOY

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.608.1.1

Issue: Vol. 608 No. 1: 18 Aug. 2004

Type: Article

Published: 2004-08-18

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.608.1.1

Page range: 1–4

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**A new species of Ileopeltus Cwikla from Costa Rica (Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae)**

CAROLINA GODOY⁺⁻

Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Apartado Postal 22-3100 Santo Domingo, Heredia, Costa Rica

Hemiptera Homoptera leafhopper taxonomy

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Abstract

The genus Ileopeltus was described by Cwikla (1988), who included twelve species. The genus is Neotropical, with a range from Mexico to Brazil. In this paper a new species, I. similarus, is described from Costa Rica. The Mesoamerican species are keyed.

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