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Issue: Vol. 5802 No. 3: 5 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5802.3.6
Page range: 533-546
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Two new genera of Punctulina and description of a new species of Clavoreticula (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Vartini) from Mainland Southeast Asia

Department of Entomology; National Taiwan University; Taipei City 106332; Taiwan.
Illinois Natural History Survey; Prairie Research Institute; University of Illinois; 1816 S. Oak St.; Champaign; IL 61820; USA.
Department of Entomology; National Taiwan University; Taipei City 106332; Taiwan.
Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha Membracoidea new taxa taxonomy bamboo-feeding

Abstract

The present study describes five new taxa of the deltocephaline subtribe Punctulina from Mainland Southeast Asia, including a new species of Clavoreticula (C. gracilis sp. nov. from Thailand) and two new genera (Paraclavoreticula gen. nov. with its type species P. triangularis sp. nov. from Thailand and Sembokia gen. nov. with its type species S. gotzeki sp. nov. from Cambodia). The diagnostic characters for these new taxa are illustrated. Updated keys to species of Clavoreticula and genera of Punctulina are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Lin, Y.-S., Dietrich, C.H. & Shiao, S.-F. (2026) Two new genera of Punctulina and description of a new species of Clavoreticula (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Vartini) from Mainland Southeast Asia. Zootaxa, 5802 (3), 533–546. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5802.3.6