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Issue: Vol. 2897 No. 1: 30 May. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-05-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2897.1.6
Page range: 57–63
Abstract views: 33
PDF downloaded: 1

Descriptions of six new species of Midoria (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Ledrinae) from China with a key to the species of the genus

Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, China
Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, China Guizhou Key Laboratory for Plant Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, China
Hemiptera Homoptera morphology taxonomy distribution

Abstract

The paper deals with six new species of the genus Midoria Kato, 1931 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Ledrinae), Midoria denticulata sp. nov., Midoria deplanata sp. nov., Midoria zunyiensis sp. nov., Midoria hamulata sp. nov., Midoria torsiva sp. nov. and Midoria hastifera sp. nov.. A key to distinguish all species of the genus (except Midoria capitata Kato) is given. The type specimens of new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University (GUGC).

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