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A new genus and two new species in the tribe Empoascini (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae) from China

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  • 1. Guizhou University, Guiyang, China|Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosecurity, Guiyang, China
  • 2. Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosecurity, Guiyang, China|Guizhou University, Guiyang, China

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A new leafhopper genus, Conjunctus Yao, Yu & Yang, gen. nov., together with its type species, Conjunctus decussatus Yao, Yu & Yang, sp. nov., and an additional new species, Inflatopina pilosa Yao, Yu & Yang, sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae, Empoascini), are described from China. An updated identification key to species of the genus Inflatopina Lu, Dietrich & Qin, 2017 is provided.

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Publication: 10.1653/0015-4040(2005)88 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1111/ens.12260 (DOI)
Publication: 10.3161/00034541anz2019.69.4.004 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1111/syen.12461 (DOI)
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