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Issue: Vol. 2885 No. 1: 20 May. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-05-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2885.1.5
Page range: 44–54
Abstract views: 26
PDF downloaded: 1

The genus Birdantis Stål in Australia (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae)

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Department of Entomology, Vautier street 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
Hemiptera Lantern-fly Auchenorrhyncha Cairns Kuranda Cape York biodiversity

Abstract

Three new species of Birdantis Stål, 1863, B. virginiae n. sp., B. goemansi n. sp. and B. mouldsi n. sp. are described from Queensland, Australia. The species are endemic in Australia and compared to the other species of the mainly Papuan genus. Male genitalia and habitus are illustrated. Distribution maps and an identification key are given.

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