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Issue: Vol. 4996 No. 1: 2 Jul. 2021
Type: Article
Published: 2021-07-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4996.1.11
Page range: 189-193
Abstract views: 637
PDF downloaded: 22

A new species of bamboo-feeding leafhopper genus Myittana from India (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Division of Entomology, Indian Council of Agriculture Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, INDIA
Division of Entomology, Indian Council of Agriculture Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, INDIA
Hemiptera Myittana new species morphology taxonomy bamboo

Abstract

A new bamboo leafhopper species, Myittana (Myittana) bidentata sp. nov. is described and illustrated from India (Pantnagar, Uttarakhand). The new species is similar to Myittana (Myittana) distincta but can be distinguished by its large size (7.8 mm long) and the male genital structure. An annotated species checklist of the genus and key to species of the subgenus Myittana (Myittana) are also provided.

 

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