An Annotated Checklist of the Delphacid Planthoppers (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) of Florida with the Description of Three New Species and the New Genus, Meristopsis

Authors

  • Ashley C. Kennedy
  • Charles R. Bartlett
  • Stephen W. Wilson

Abstract

An annotated checklist of the 128 delphacid planthopper species of Florida, including host data, is presented based on combined specimen and literature records. The list includes 39 genera with 7 new combinations, 6 new synonymies, 3 new species and 16 new state records. The new genus Meristopsis (Delphacini) is here described with 2 new species, M. rhamphis and M. melanosteptos. Muellerianella meadi sp. nov. is also described.

Basado en muestras compiladas y archivos literario, una lista anotada de los 128 saltahojas delfácidas de Florida, incluyendo datos de la especie huésped, sea presentado. La lista incluye 39 géneros con seis combinaciones nuevas, siete sinonimias, tres especies nuevas y 16 registros estatales. Y por la primera vez aquí se describe el nuevo género de Meristopsis (Delphacini) con dos especies nuevas, M. rhamphis y M. melanosteptos. Muellerianella meadi sp. nov. también es descrito.

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Published

2012-06-01

Issue

Vol. 95, No. 2 (June 2012)

Section

Research Papers

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