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Issue: Vol. 2614 No. 1: 16 Sep. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-09-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2614.1.3
Page range: 33–45
Abstract views: 39
PDF downloaded: 1

The leafhopper tribe Agalliini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) in Pakistan

Department of Entomology, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam Pakistan
Department of Entomology, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam Pakistan
Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan
Department of Entomology, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam Pakistan
Hemiptera New records taxonomy leafhopper morphology

Abstract

Nine species of the tribe Agalliini are listed from Pakistan and a key is provided for their separation. Four new records are included. Six species are redescribed and illustrations and distributions are provided.

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