Published June 20, 2023 | Version v1
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New findings of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) from Pakistan

  • 1. Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops, Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, P.R. China [1]; Department of Forestry Protection, School of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, 666 Wusu street, Linan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, P.R. China [2]
  • 2. Institute of Entomology, The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P.R. China
  • 3. School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
  • 4. Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
  • 5. Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops, Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, P.R. China

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The genus Cicadula Zetterstedt is reported for the first time from Pakistan with a newly recorded Cicadula simlaensis Viraktamath & Yeshwanth. In addition, Platymetopius fidelis (Distant) is also rediscovered from Pakistan and studied here. A brief diagnosis along with the digital photographs of the habitus and male genitalia of both species are provided. General distribution of these species in both Palaearctic and Oriental regions is also briefly discussed.

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