New macropterous leafhopper genera and species within the tribe Bonaspeiini from the Fynbos biome of South Africa (Insecta, Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae)

By

Stiller, Michael

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-1-4

Original Publication

African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research

Volume

62

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

1--45

Subjects

Afrotropical region , Cape Floristic Region , phytophagous , shrub association

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Council of the Natal Museum 2001-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.62.54721

 

Abstract

Two new genera of macropterous leafhoppers, tentatively included in the tribe BonaspeiiniZahniser and Dietrich (2013) from the Fynbos biome of south-western parts of South Africa, are described. These are Retevolatusgen. nov. with type species R. flexiverpussp. nov., R. semicurviverpussp. nov. and R. subspiniverpussp. nov. and Flavorubivolatusgen. nov. with type species F. glabriverpussp. nov. and F. tensiverpussp. nov. and F. curtiverpussp. nov. Collection records and distribution modelling confirmed that species of both genera occur within a confined region of south-western parts of South Africa.