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Issue: Vol. 2415 No. 1: 31 Mar. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-03-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2415.1.6
Page range: 63–68
Abstract views: 37
PDF downloaded: 3

Two new species of the genus Japananus Ball, 1931 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae)

Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University; The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Guiyang, Guizhou, P.R. China, 550025
Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University; The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Guiyang, Guizhou, P.R. China, 550025
Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University; The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Guiyang, Guizhou, P.R. China, 550025
Hemiptera Homoptera morphology taxonomy distribution new species China

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Japananus Ball from China are described and illustrated: J. meilingensis sp. nov. and J. lamellosus sp. nov.. A key is given to distinguish all species of the genus. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).

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