Nymphs of some Nearctic leafhoppers (Homoptera, Cicadellidae) with description of a new tribe

By

Dmitriev, Dmitry

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2009

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

29

Pages

13-33

Subjects

Auchenorrhyncha , Deltocephalinae , Hemiptera , identification key , Neocoelidiinae , nymphs

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.29.223

 

Abstract

Last (fifth) instar nymphs of several Nearctic leafhoppers (Cicadellidae) are described in detail for the first time. The nymphs represent subfamilies Neocoelidiinae and Deltocephalinae, and deltocephaline tribes Acinopterini, Cochlorhinini, and Athysanini. The tribe Pendarini, apparently endemic to the New World, is described as new, with the genus Pendarus as its type. Besides the type genus, the genera Dorydiella and Paraphlepsius are included in the new tribe. A preliminary key for nymphs of the Nearctic tribes of Deltocephalinae is provided.