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A new genus and species of Erythroneurini (Hemiptera: Cicadelloidea) causing severe damage to flamboyant trees (Delonix regia) in Mauritius and Reunion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

M. S. K. Ghauri
M. S. K. Ghauri
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, c/o British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.
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Abstract

Cerneura delonixia gen. et sp. n. is described from specimens collected on flamboyant trees (Delonix regia) in Mauritius and Reunion, where it causes severe damage. Attention is drawn to other leafhoppers causing similar damage to other trees elsewhere in the tropics.

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Original Articles
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 68 , Issue 2 , July 1978 , pp. 203 - 206
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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