Medleria gen. nov. adds to the biodiversity of Flatidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) in the island of Socotra

  • Dariusz Świerczewski Department of Biology and Nature Conservation, Jan Długosz University, Al. Armii Krajowej 13/15, 42-201 Częstochowa
  • Igor Malenovský Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, CZ-611 37 Brno
  • Adam Stroiński Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warszawa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.422
Keywords: afrotropic, Fulgoroidea, systematics, taxonomy, new species

Abstract

A new monotypic genus of flatid planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Flatidae), Medleria gen. nov., is described for Medleria caudata gen. et sp. nov. (type species) from the island of Socotra (Yemen). Habitus, male and female external and internal genital structures of the new species are illustrated and compared with similar taxa. Medleria caudata gen. et sp. nov. is probably endemic to Socotra where it is known to date from a small area of the Dixam mountain plateau only

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Published
2018-04-04
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Świerczewski, D., Malenovský, I., & Stroiński, A. (2018). Medleria gen. nov. adds to the biodiversity of Flatidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) in the island of Socotra. European Journal of Taxonomy, (422). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.422
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No. 422 (2018): Medleria gen. nov. adds to the biodiversity of Flatidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) in the island of Socotra
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