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Issue: Vol. 608 No. 1: 18 Aug. 2004
Type: Article
Published: 2004-08-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.608.1.1
Page range: 1–4
Abstract views: 31
PDF downloaded: 15

A new species of Ileopeltus Cwikla from Costa Rica (Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae)

Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Apartado Postal 22-3100 Santo Domingo, Heredia, Costa Rica
Hemiptera Homoptera leafhopper taxonomy

Abstract

The genus Ileopeltus was described by Cwikla (1988), who included twelve species. The genus is Neotropical, with a range from Mexico to Brazil. In this paper a new species, I. similarus, is described from Costa Rica. The Mesoamerican species are keyed.

References

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    Linnavuori, R.E. (1959) Revision of the Neotropical Deltocephalinae and some related subfamilies (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Annales Zoologici Societatis, Vanamo 20, 1–370.

    Oman. P.W. (1949) The Nearctic leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) A generic classification and check list. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington, 3, 1–253.