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New contribution to the leafhopper genus Thapaia (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae), with the description of a new species from China
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- 1. Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China|State Engineering Technology Institute for Karst Desertification Control, Guiyang, China
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Thapaia malingensis Yuan & Song, sp. nov., a new species of Erythroneurini (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae) from Maling River Canyon in Xingyi, China, is described and illustrated. A revised description of the genus is also provided, and a key to males of all species worldwide is given.
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