Aethodelphaxprairianus gen. et sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) and seven congeneric species from North American Delphacodes

CHARLES R. BARTLETT ¹K.G.A. HAMILTON²

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作者信息

1. Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, 250 Townsend Hall, University of Delaware, 531 South College Avenue, Newark, DE 19716-2160, USA
2. Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K. W. Neatby Building, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
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Abstract

The new genus Aethodelphax gen. nov. is described to include one new species, Aethodelphax prairianus sp. nov. and 7 species transferred from Delphacodes: Aethodelphax aetocephalus (Beamer, 1948), comb, nov., A. alatus (Beamer, 1948), comb, nov., A. caninus (Beamer, 1947), comb, nov., A. concavus (Beamer, 1948), comb, nov., A. megadontus (Beamer, 1951), comb, nov., A. paraparvulus (Beamer, 1948), comb, nov., and A sagittatus (Beamer, 1947), comb. nov. A diagnosis for all species, illustrations and anidentification key is provided. All species are found in the midwestern and southeastern states of the U.S., except A. caninus which is recorded from Arizona and New Mexico, and are all associated with native grasslands.

Key words

Delphacidae/Fulgoroidea/Delphacodes/new genus/new species

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出版年

2011

Zootaxa

SCI

ISSN：1175-5326

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