Review of the Sharpshooter Genus Splonia, with Descriptions of Three New Submacropterous Species (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae:Cicadellinae: Proconiini) | Zendy

Daniela M. Takiya | Zendy; Gabriel Mejdalani | Zendy

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Review of the Sharpshooter Genus Splonia, with Descriptions of Three New Submacropterous Species (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae:Cicadellinae: Proconiini)

Author(s) -

Daniela M. Takiya,

Gabriel Mejdalani

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

annals of the entomological society of america

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671

H-Index - 72

eISSN - 1938-2901

pISSN - 0013-8746

DOI - 10.1603/an10155

Subject(s) - hemiptera , biology , terminalia , auchenorrhyncha , genus , key (lock) , leafhopper , zoology , botany , homoptera , ecology , pest analysis

Three new submacropterous species of SploniaSignoret, 1891 are described and illustrated: Splonia dietrichi (Peru, new record for the genus), Splonia flavoscutellata (Ecuador), and Splonia fritilla (Venezuela). A detailed redescription of the genus is given, including the first account of the female terminalia (based on S. fritilla). A key to males of the now six known Splonia species is provided.

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