Description of a new, unusual species of Diestostemma Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) from Ecuador

Description of a new, unusual species of Diestostemma Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) from Ecuador

Diestostemma bicristata sp. nov., is described from Napo Province, Ecuador. It is unusual for the genus in lacking a visible white powdery covering, having raised, weakly reticulate veins on the forewing, a short metathoracic femur (half length of the metathoracic tibia), a...

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Main Author: Stuart H. McKamey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-02-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/38477/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-3047fc4b8ad0408aa3f7f1b51bd214642020-11-24T23:16:19ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702020-02-01908313710.3897/zookeys.908.3847738477Description of a new, unusual species of Diestostemma Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) from EcuadorStuart H. McKamey0U.S. Department of Agriculture Diestostemma bicristata sp. nov., is described from Napo Province, Ecuador. It is unusual for the genus in lacking a visible white powdery covering, having raised, weakly reticulate veins on the forewing, a short metathoracic femur (half length of the metathoracic tibia), and is the only species with a double-crested pronotum. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/38477/download/pdf/
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title Description of a new, unusual species of Diestostemma Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) from Ecuador
title_short Description of a new, unusual species of Diestostemma Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) from Ecuador
title_full Description of a new, unusual species of Diestostemma Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) from Ecuador
title_fullStr Description of a new, unusual species of Diestostemma Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) from Ecuador
title_full_unstemmed Description of a new, unusual species of Diestostemma Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) from Ecuador
title_sort description of a new, unusual species of diestostemma amyot & serville (hemiptera, cicadellidae) from ecuador
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description Diestostemma bicristata sp. nov., is described from Napo Province, Ecuador. It is unusual for the genus in lacking a visible white powdery covering, having raised, weakly reticulate veins on the forewing, a short metathoracic femur (half length of the metathoracic tibia), and is the only species with a double-crested pronotum.
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