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The Solana-group of Empoasca Walsh (Homoptera, Cicadelloidea): its generic status and a new species from pawpaw

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
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Abstract

Leafhoppers collected from dying pawpaw trees in Dominica are described as new under the name Solanasca dominica. This genus is created for the solana group of Empoasca Walsh which is characterised by the shape of the aedeagus; a key is given to the 26 species now known.

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Original Articles
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 63 , Issue 3 , March 1974 , pp. 425 - 429
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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