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Issue: Vol. 3256 No. 1: 4 Apr. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-04-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3256.1.3
Page range: 38–50
Abstract views: 31
PDF downloaded: 1

Soares testudinarius gen. et sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Flatidae), a new representative of the tribe Phantiini from Madagascar

Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Wilcza 64, 00-697 Warszawa, Poland
Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, Jan Długosz University, Al. Armii Krajowej 13/15, 42-201 Częstochowa, Poland
Hemiptera Planthoppers Phantiini new record tribe taxonomy Madagascar

Abstract

This paper describes a new flatid genus, Soares gen. nov., and a new species S. testudinarius sp. nov. from Madagascar.The new genus is assigned to the tribe Phantiini (subfamily Flatinae), which is recorded from Madagascar for the first time. Additionally, the illustrations of the female internal genital structures are provided.

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