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Issue: Vol. 5405 No. 3: 31 Jan. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-01-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5405.3.4
Page range: 411-421
Abstract views: 43
PDF downloaded: 3

Description of a new leafhopper species of the genus Sophonia Walker (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Evacanthinae) from China

Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources; Guizhou University; Guiyang; 550025 P. R. China
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources; Guizhou University; Guiyang; 550025 P. R. China
Hemiptera Homoptera morphology new taxa taxonomy

Abstract

A new leafhopper species Sophonia furcata sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Sichuan Province, China. A key is given to distinguish all Chinese species of the genus. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).

 

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