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Issue: Vol. 5845 No. 3: 7 Jul. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-07-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5845.3.8
Page range: 577-587
Abstract views: 36
PDF downloaded: 2

The Issidae (Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoroidea) of the Dutch Caribbean, with the description of a new species of the genus Cheiloceps Uhler from Sint Eustatius

Naturalis Biodiversity Center; Darwinweg 2; 2333 CR Leiden; The Netherlands.; Netherlands Institute for Vectors; Invasive plants and Plant health (NIVIP); National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO); Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA); Geertjesweg 15; 6706 EA Wageningen; The Netherlands.
‘t Hofflandt 48; 4851 TC Ulvenhout; The Netherlands.
Hemiptera Dutch Antilles Caribbean Region Neotropics new species planthoppers Thioniini

Abstract

An ongoing study of the Auchenorrhyncha from the (former) Dutch Antilles revealed the presence of two species of the family Issidae, both from the Leeward Islands and belonging to the genus Cheiloceps Uhler, 1895. A new species, Cheiloceps statiensis sp. nov., is described from Sint Eustatius and another species, Cheiloceps laodice Fennah, 1955, is recorded from Saba for the first time.

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How to Cite

Haas, M.C.D. & Bieman, C.D. (2026) The Issidae (Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoroidea) of the Dutch Caribbean, with the description of a new species of the genus Cheiloceps Uhler from Sint Eustatius. Zootaxa, 5845 (3), 577–587. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5845.3.8