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Issue: Vol. 2172 No. 1: 30 Jul. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-07-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2172.1.3
Page range: 45–58
Abstract views: 52
PDF downloaded: 4

Taxonomic study of the genus Oecleopsis Emeljanov, 1971 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae: Pentastirini), with descriptions of three new species from China

Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education; Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi province, 712100, China
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education; Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi province, 712100, China
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education; Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi province, 712100, China
Hemiptera planthopper Homoptera Auchenorrhyncha Fulgoroidea new record

Abstract

This paper reviews the cixiid planthopper genus Oecleopsis Emeljanov, 1971. Twelve species are recognized in the genus worldwide, of which three new species from China are described and illustrated: O. spinosus sp. nov., O. tiantaiensis sp. nov., O. wuyiensis sp. nov. A key to all known species of this genus is presented.

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