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Issue: Vol. 5706 No. 4: 14 Oct. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-10-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5706.4.9
Page range: 594-600
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New records of Fernandea conradti Melichar, 1912 (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea, Dictyopharidae) from Equatorial Africa, with the description of fifth instar nymph

Zoological Institute; Russian Academy of Sciences; 1 Universitetskaya Emb.; Saint Petersburg 199034; Russia
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR); Coconut Programme; Oil Palm Research Institute (OPRI); Sekondi-Takoradi; P.O. BOX 245; WS 001 5849; Ghana
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR); Coconut Programme; Oil Palm Research Institute (OPRI); Sekondi-Takoradi; P.O. BOX 245; WS 001 5849; Ghana
Hemiptera Equatorial Africa nymphal morphology new record Orthopagini

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How to Cite

Gnezdilov, V.M., Yankey, E.N. & Asante, K. (2025) New records of Fernandea conradti Melichar, 1912 (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea, Dictyopharidae) from Equatorial Africa, with the description of fifth instar nymph. Zootaxa, 5706 (4), 594–600. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5706.4.9