A new genus, Smilirhexia, of Smiliini (Hemiptera, Membracidae) from Costa Rica

By

McKamey, Stuart

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2008

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

3

Pages

51-55

Subjects

Auchenorrhyncha , Homoptera , Membracoidea , new genus , new species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.3.29

 

Abstract

A new genus and species, Smilirhexia naranja, is described from Central America, the southern limit of the tribe Smiliini, and represents a strong divergence from the morphology of the oak-feeding genera prevalent in North America.