Tretogonia Melichar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Proconiini): two new species from South Brazil and a description of T. dentalis Emmrich, 1988

  • Gabriel Mejdalani Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
  • Alexandre C. Domahovski Departamento de Zoologia, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19020, 81531-980, Curitiba, PR
  • Diana I. Rendón-Mera Departamento de Zoologia, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19020, 81531-980, Curitiba, PR
  • Rodney R. Cavichioli Departamento de Zoologia, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19020, 81531-980, Curitiba, PR
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2019.513
Keywords: Auchenorrhyncha, sharpshooter leafhoppers, taxonomy, morphology

Abstract

Two new Brazilian sharpshooter species of the genus Tretogonia Melichar, 1926 are described and illustrated: Tretogonia diminuta sp. nov. and T. elegantula sp. nov., both from the State of Paraná. A redescription of T. dentalis Emmrich, 1988 is provided based on a male from the State of Mato Grosso do Sul. This is the first Brazilian record of T. dentalis, a species originally described from Paraguay. Photographs and line drawings are provided for the three species, as well as notes on the taxonomy and biology of the genus.

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2019-04-09
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Mejdalani, G., Domahovski, A. C., Rendón-Mera, D. I., & Cavichioli, R. R. (2019). Tretogonia Melichar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Proconiini): two new species from South Brazil and a description of T. dentalis Emmrich, 1988. European Journal of Taxonomy, (513). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2019.513
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No. 513 (2019): Tretogonia Melichar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Proconiini): two new species from South Brazil and a description of T. dentalis Emmrich, 1988
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