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Issue: Vol. 4243 No. 3: 16 Mar. 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-03-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4243.3.9
Page range: 577–588
Abstract views: 50
PDF downloaded: 2

Review of the genus Sophonia (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with three new species from India

Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, INDIA.
Hemiptera Leafhoppers Evacanthinae key checklist distribution

Abstract

A review of the genus Sophonia Melichar from India is presented. Fifteen valid species are recognized of which three new species, Sophonia tridenta sp. nov. (Sikkim: Gangtok), Sophonia vidarvya sp. nov. (Meghalaya: Barapani) and Sophonia intricata sp. nov. (Himachal Pradesh: Katrain) from India are described and illustrated. Habitus photographic illustrations, a checklist and a modified key for all species from the Indian subcontinent are provided.

 

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