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Revision of Elginus Theron (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) with the description of two new genera and comments on the grassland leafhopper fauna in South Africa

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Stiller, M. (2009): Revision of Elginus Theron (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) with the description of two new genera and comments on the grassland leafhopper fauna in South Africa. Zootaxa 2135 (1): 1-56, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2135.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2135.1.1

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