Tungurahualini, a new tribe of Neotropical leafhoppers, with notes on the subfamily Mileewinae (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae)

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Abstract

A new cicadellid tribe, Tungurahualini, is recognized to include Tungurahuala Kramer, and a related new genus, Ilyapa gen. n., based on six new species. The tribe is included in subfamily Mileewinae, the concept of which is further expanded to include tribes Makilingiini Baker, and Tinteromini Godoy and Webb, taxa previously treated as separate subfamilies. Keys to tribes of Mileewinae (sensu law) and genera of Tungurahualini are provided. A new species of Tungurahuala, T acuminata sp. n., is also described and keys to species of Tungurahuala and Ilyapa are provided. The new tribe is presently recorded only from cloud forests in the northern Andes Mountains of South America.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)19-39
Number of pages21
JournalZooKeys
Volume124
Issue numberPublished 18 August 2011
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 27 2011

Keywords

  • Auchenorrhyncha
  • Distribution
  • Homoptera
  • Identification
  • Morphology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Animal Science and Zoology

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