Abstract
New species of the tropiduchid genus Gergithomorphus Haglund, 1899 (Tropiduchinae, Eutropistini), Gergithomorphus levis sp. nov., is described from northwestern Gabon which is first record of the genus from the country. Male genitalia structure of the representative of the genus Gergithomorphus is described and illustrated for the first time.
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