A new genus and two new species in the planthopper tribe Sarimini from Borneo (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Issidae)
Abstract
A new genus of Issidae in the tribe Sarimini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha), Pseudomiklukha gen. nov. is described to accommodate two species from Borneo. The type species is new to science and described as Pseudomiklukha auriculata gen. et sp. nov. The second species is Nikomiklukha maclayi Gnezdilov, 2010, which is transferred to the new genus, and the new combination Pseudomiklukha maclayi (Gnezdilov, 2010) gen. et comb. nov. is proposed. Another new species is described in the genus Nikomiklukha Gnezdilov, 2010, Nikomiklukha floreni sp. nov., also from Borneo. Distribution maps and illustrations of specimens and terminalia are provided.
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