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Issue: Vol. 5646 No. 4: 11 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5646.4.4
Page range: 545-561
Abstract views: 75
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Taxonomic review of the genus Psallops Usinger, 1946 (Hemiptera: Miridae) from the Afrotropical Region, with descriptions of two new species and a discussion on the internal revision of Psallops

Institute of Biology; Biotechnology and Environmental Protection; Faculty of Natural Sciences; University of Silesia in Katowice; Bankowa 9; 40-007 Katowice; Poland
The Center for Entomology & Parasitology Research; College of Medicine and Pharmacy; Duy Tan University; Da Nang 550000; Vietnam
The Center for Entomology & Parasitology Research; College of Medicine and Pharmacy; Duy Tan University; Da Nang 550000; Vietnam
Natural History Collections; Faculty of Biology; Adam Mickiewicz University; Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6; 61-614 Poznań; Poland
Laboratory of Systematic Entomology; Department of Applied Biology; College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Chungnam National University; Daejeon; Korea; Department of Smart Agriculture Systems; College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Chungnam National University; Daejeon; Korea
Hemiptera Africa entomology morphology plant bugs taxonomy true bugs

Abstract

The plant bug genus Psallops Usinger, 1946 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Psallopinae) has been represented so far in Africa by three species: P. linnavuorii Herczek, Popov & Gorczyca, 2016, P. niedzwiedzkii Herczek & Popov, 2016 and P. webbi Herczek & Popov, 2014. In this paper, the genus Psallops is taxonomically reviewed for the Afrotropical Region. Two new species, Psallops madagascariensis sp. nov. from Madagascar and P. namibiensis sp. nov. from Namibia and Botswana, are described. Detailed descriptions of external and genital morphology, along with diagnoses for each species, are provided. A key to the African species is also presented. Furthermore, the necessity of an internal classification within Psallops is discussed based on the detailed examination of morphological characters.

 

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How to Cite

Taszakowski, A., Kim, J., Kaszyca-Taszakowska, N., Gierlasiński, G. & Jung, S. (2025) Taxonomic review of the genus Psallops Usinger, 1946 (Hemiptera: Miridae) from the Afrotropical Region, with descriptions of two new species and a discussion on the internal revision of Psallops. Zootaxa, 5646 (4), 545–561. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5646.4.4