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Published: 2008-02-01
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A review of the Oriental grassland leafhopper genus Platyretus Melichar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae)

Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore 560065, India
The Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD, England
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Hemiptera Homoptera Auchenorrhyncha new species morphology distribution

Abstract

The genus Platyretus is redescribed and a key to the five included species is given. The new species described are Platyeretus brevipenis Wu & Zhang sp. nov. (from China), P. gangeticus Viraktamath & Webb sp. nov. (from north India and China), P. javanicus Viraktamath & Webb sp. nov. (from Java) and P. sudindicus Viraktamath & Webb sp. nov. (from south India). The type species P. marginatus Melichar and the new species are described and illustrated along with a key to recognize them. Platyretus pseudocinctus Heller & Linnavuori and Platyretus himalayanus Distant are not treated as they are considered as not belonging in this genus. The former probably belongs to an undescribed deltocephaline genus and the latter is a member of Evacanthinae.

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