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Issue: Vol. 5239 No. 2: 9 Feb. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-02-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.2.7
Page range: 289-295
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A new species of bamboo-feeding leafhopper genus Mukariella Viraktamath and Webb (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) along with its morphological variant from India

National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
ICAR—Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur 440033, India.
National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
Mukariini Bamboo morphology taxonomy distribution morphological variant Hemiptera

Abstract

A new leafhopper species, Mukariella viraktamathi sp. nov., is described from India along with a distinct morphological variant. Illustrations of males and female are provided. An annotated species checklist of the genus and key to species of the genus Mukariella are also provided.

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