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Four species of a new genus, Neoterpnosia n. gen., including two new species (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae: Leptopsaltriini: Euterpnosiina)

Young June LEE & David EMERY

en Zoosystema 36 (3) - Pages 691-702

Published on 26 September 2014

A new cicada genus, Neoterpnosia n. gen., is described for Terpnosia oberthuri Distant, 1912 as the type species, which is placed in the subtribe Euterpnosiina Lee, 2013 of the tribe Leptopsaltriini Moulton, 1923 in the subfamily Cicadinae Latreille, 1802. Terpnosia oberthuri Distant, 1912 becomes Neoterpnosia oberthuri (Distant, 1912) n. comb. Terpnosia versicolor Distant, 1912 is transferred from Terpnosia Distant, 1892 to Neoterpnosia n. gen. to become Neoterpnosia versicolor (Distant, 1912) n. comb. Two new species, Neoterpnosia personalis n. gen., n. sp. and Neoterpnosia donghai n. gen., n. sp., are described from Vietnam and India, respectively.


Keywords:

Terpnosia, Vietnam, India, new genus, new species, new combinations.

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