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Issue: Vol. 2882 No. 1: 18 May. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-05-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2882.1.2
Page range: 19–26
Abstract views: 27
PDF downloaded: 1

Nivalios gen. nov. (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Flatidae), first record of the tribe Nephesini from China

Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A & F University. Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A & F University. Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A & F University. Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Hemiptera Planthoppers new record tribe taxonomy antennal sensilla wax glands maxillae and mandibles Fulgoroidea

Abstract

This paper describes one new flatid genus, Nivalios gen. n., and one new species, N. punctatus sp. n., from southern China. The new genus is assigned to the tribe Nephesini. A key to genera of the tribe Nephesini from the Oriental Region is provided. Scanning electron micrographs of the antennal sensilla, cross-sections through the subapical rostral segment and wax glands on the tegmen of the new species are included.

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