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First description of ant-mutualism, nymphal morphology and vibrational signals in the genus Nicomia Stål (Hemiptera: Membracidae: Nicomiinae)

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  • 1. Grupo Biología CES, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia & Department of Entomology, the Pennsylvania State University, State College, USA
  • 2. Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia
  • 3. Department of Entomology, the Pennsylvania State University, State College, USA
  • 4. Grupo Biología CES, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia & Department of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA & Grupo Biología CES, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia

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Flórez-V, Camilo, Quintero-M, Santiago, Urban, Julie M., Cocroft, Reginald B. (2025): First description of ant-mutualism, nymphal morphology and vibrational signals in the genus Nicomia Stål (Hemiptera: Membracidae: Nicomiinae). Zootaxa 5723 (4): 565-576, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.4.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.4.6

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