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Issue: Vol. 4286 No. 1: 29 Jun. 2017
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2017-06-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4286.1.6
Page range: 115–115
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Replacement name for the cicada genus Torresia Sanborn and Heath, 2014 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Tibicininae: Tettigadini) and two new combinations

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Hemiptera Cicadidae Tibicininae Tettigadini

Abstract

Torrescada nom. nov. pro Torresia Sanborn and Heath, 2014 nec Torresia Castelnau, 1875 (Perciformes) and Torresia Brongersma, 1934 (Squamata) is proposed. The species of Torresia Sanborn and Heath are transferred to Torrescada nom. nov. to become Torrescada lariojaensis (Sanborn and Heath, 2014) n. comb., and Torrescada lariojaensis (Sanborn and Heath, 2014) n. comb.

 

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