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Issue: Vol. 5750 No. 2: 20 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5750.2.3
Page range: 217-230
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Taxonomic and morphological characterization of genus Neolimnus Linnavuori (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Phlepsiini), with description of two new species

King Saud University Museum of Arthropods; Plant Protection Department; College of Food and Agriculture Sciences; King Saud University; P.O. Box 2460; Riyadh 11451; Saudi Arabia
Illinois Natural History Survey; Prairie Research Institute; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 1816 S Oak St.; Champaign; IL; US-61820; USA
Department of Natural Sciences; National Museum of Wales; Cardiff; CF10 3NP. Wales; United Kingdom
King Saud University Museum of Arthropods; Plant Protection Department; College of Food and Agriculture Sciences; King Saud University; P.O. Box 2460; Riyadh 11451; Saudi Arabia
King Saud University Museum of Arthropods; Plant Protection Department; College of Food and Agriculture Sciences; King Saud University; P.O. Box 2460; Riyadh 11451; Saudi Arabia
Hemiptera auchenorrhyncha leafhopper morphology identification distribution

Abstract

The genus Neolimnus Linnavuori, 1953 is revised and its differential diagnostic characters are given. Six species in two subgenera are reviewed. Neolimnus ageratus bicornis Heller & Linnavuori, 1968 is considered here to be a nomen nudum. A lectotype is designated for Deltocephalus ageratus Melichar, 1904. Two new species, Neolimnus eltorkeyi sp. nov. and Neolimnus jumanae sp. nov. are described. A key to subgenera and species is provided.

 

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How to Cite

El-Sonbati, S.A., Dietrich, C.H., Wilson, M.R., Harbi, M.M.A. & Dhafer, H.M.A. (2026) Taxonomic and morphological characterization of genus Neolimnus Linnavuori (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Phlepsiini), with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 5750 (2), 217–230. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5750.2.3