A new genus and species of Cicadellini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest

A new genus and species of Cicadellini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest

The Neotropical sharpshooter Parasubrasaca felixi, gen. nov., sp. nov., is described and illustrated from the Atlantic Rainforest of Southeastern Brazil (state of Espírito Santo). The new genus can be distinguished from other members of the Cicadellini by several morphological features, including a...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Mejdalani, Rodney Ramiro Cavichioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2013-12-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
Subjects:
Auchenorrhyncha
Cicadellinae
morphology
South America
taxonomy
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702013000600012&lng=en&tlng=en

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