The sharpshooter genus <i>Apogonalia</i> Evans (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini): description of females and key to species

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Biodiversidade Entomológica. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Museu Nacional. Departamento de Entomologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Abstract

The Cicadellinae genus Apogonalia Evans, 1947 currently has 22 species and occurs from Arizona (USA) to Panama and the Antilles. Color pattern and female genital structures of 21 species of Apogonalia are here described and illustrated (the female of A. nielsoni Felix & Mejdalani, 2006 is unknown). Comparative morphological notes are included. The female of A. angusta Freytag, 2004 is described for the first time. A key to males and females of all known species of the genus is provided.

Keywords in Portuguese

Hemípteros
Taxonomia
Morfologia
Genitália Feminina

Keywords

Auchenorrhyncha
Cicadellinae
female genitalia
leafhopper
morphology
taxonomy

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Magnolia Press

Citation

FELIX, Márcio; MEJDALANI, Gabriel. The sharpshooter genus Apogonalia Evans (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini): description of females and key to species. Zootaxa, v.4338, n.1, p.101-127, 2017.

DOI

10.11646/zootaxa.4338.1.5

ISSN

1175-5326

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/26958

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2030-01-01

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