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Issue: Vol. 4810 No. 2: 10 Jul. 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-07-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.2.5
Page range: 328–334
Abstract views: 57
PDF downloaded: 1

Parascaphoidella, a new leafhopper genus from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Scaphoideini)

Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University; Guiyang, 550025 P. R. China
Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University; Guiyang, 550025 P. R. China
Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University; Guiyang, 550025 P. R. China
Hemiptera Homoptera morphology new taxa Oriental region taxonomy

Abstract

Parascaphoidella gen. nov. and two species: Parascaphoidella transversa (Li & Xing, 2009) comb. nov. (as type species) and Parascaphoidella biprocessa sp. nov. from China are described and illustrated. A key to species is also provided.

 

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