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Issue: Vol. 3537 No. 1: 2 Nov. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-11-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3537.1.4
Page range: 53–58
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 1

A new species of Leofa (Prasutagus) Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Chiasmini) from Thailand with a checklist of Leofa

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, Hefei, Anhui Province 230036, 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
Prairie Research Institute, Illinois Natural History Survey, 1816 S. Oak St., Champaign, IL 61820
Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha taxonomy distribution morphology

Abstract

Leofa (Prasutagus) pulla sp. n., is described and illustrated from Thailand. This represents the first record of the genus Leofa Distant from Thailand. A key to known species of the subgenus Prasutagus Distant is provided. A checklist of the genus is provided.

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