Remarkable Species Diversity of the Leafhopper Genus Xestocephalus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Aphrodinae) in Thailand
| Autor: | Wu Dai, Zonglei Liang, Christopher H. Dietrich |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0106 biological sciences
Science 010607 zoology Species diversity Zoology Biology biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Hemiptera Article Auchenorrhyncha Malaise trap Leafhopper taxonomy Genus Insect Science morphology distribution Key (lock) Taxonomy (biology) fauna |
| Zdroj: | Insects, Vol 12, Iss 514, p 514 (2021) Insects Volume 12 Issue 6 |
| ISSN: | 2075-4450 |
| Popis: | Xestocephalus Van Duzee is among the most common and widespread genera of Cicadellidae in the temperate and tropical regions of the world. In the present study, 205 specimens of the genus Xestocephalus were collected in Thailand, whereas only a single species of the genus was recorded previously using Malaise trap field sampling, studied by comparative morphology. Seventeen species were recognized, including twelve new species: X. binarius sp. nov., X. chrysanthemum sp. nov., X. cowboyocreus sp. nov., X. densprint sp. nov., X. dimiprocessus sp. nov., X. exproiecturus sp. nov., X. gracilus sp. nov., X. limpidissimus sp. nov., X. malleus sp. nov., X. nonattribus sp. nov., X. recipinams sp. nov., and X. tenusis Liang sp. nov. Four species were recorded in Thailand for the first time: Xestocephalus abyssinicus Heller and Linnavuori, Xestocephalus asper Linnavuori, Xestocephalus ishidae Matsumura, and Xestocephalus toroensis Matsumura. Detailed morphological descriptions of all 17 species are given photographs of external habitus and male genitalia of the species from Thailand are provided. A checklist of species of the genus is also given, and a key to all Thailand Xestocephalus species is also provided. |
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