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Issue: Vol. 5760 No. 3: 24 Feb. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-02-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5760.3.5
Page range: 374-384
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 4

Taxonomy of the leafhopper genus Limentinus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Coelidiinae) with description of three new species from Madagascar

Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education; Museum of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; Northwest A&F University; Yangling; Shaanxi 712100; China.
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education; Museum of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; Northwest A&F University; Yangling; Shaanxi 712100; China.
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education; Museum of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; Northwest A&F University; Yangling; Shaanxi 712100; China.
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education; Museum of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; Northwest A&F University; Yangling; Shaanxi 712100; China.
Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha Coelidiini taxonomy DNA barcode

Abstract

The leafhopper genus Limentinus is reviewed and three new species, Limentinus anja, L. isomerus and L. sextaspina spp. nov. from Madagascar are described and illustrated. Species checklist, key to males and aedeagus illustrations to all known species of Limentinus are given. The mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences from the latter two species are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Jin, M., Yang, L., Cao, Y. & Zhang, Y. (2026) Taxonomy of the leafhopper genus Limentinus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Coelidiinae) with description of three new species from Madagascar. Zootaxa, 5760 (3), 374–384. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5760.3.5