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Review of the leafhopper genus Stirellus Osborn & Ball, 1902 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) with description of two new species from Pakistan

College of Life Science, Leshan Normal University, Leshan, Sichuan 614004, 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
School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Changjiang West Road 130, Hefei, 230036 Anhui, 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
Auchenorrhyncha taxonomy Stirellus new species distribution Hemiptera

Abstract

The genus Stirellus Osborn & Ball is revised for Pakistan. Four species are included, of which two are new. S. kumratensis sp. nov. and S. neoconvexus sp. nov. are described and illustrated. A key to all species of this genus from Pakistan is provided.

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