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Three new species of Fonsecaiulus (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Cicadellini) from Brazil and key to species of the genus

Abstract. Three new sharpshooter species of the genus Fonsecaiulus Young, 1977 are described and illustrated from specimens collected in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, Fonsecaiulus rectangularis and Fonsecaiulus guttiformis, and in the Brazilian Cerrado, Fonsecaiulus filiformis. The descriptions are...

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Autores principales: Felix, Márcio, Antunes, Cauan, Carvalho, Rachel A., Mejdalani, Gabriel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4607849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26487829
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.526.6154
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Sumario:Abstract. Three new sharpshooter species of the genus Fonsecaiulus Young, 1977 are described and illustrated from specimens collected in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, Fonsecaiulus rectangularis and Fonsecaiulus guttiformis, and in the Brazilian Cerrado, Fonsecaiulus filiformis. The descriptions are based on features from the external morphology, color pattern, and male and female genital structures. Comparisons of the three new taxa with the remaining six Fonsecaiulus species are provided. An identification key to males of all known species of the genus is given.