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An annotated checklist of the delphacid planthoppers (Delphacidae) of Florida w/ the description of three new spp and new genus

By Kennedy, A.C., C.R. Bartlett, and S.W. Wilson.
Florida Entomologist 95(2): 395-421., 2012
Cite: 1133068 with citation markup [cite:1133068]

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Kennedy, A.C., C.R. Bartlett, and S.W. Wilson. 2012. An annotated checklist of the delphacid planthoppers (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) of Florida with the description of three new species and the new genus, Meristopsis. Florida Entomologist 95(2): 395-421.

Abstract

An annotated checklist of the 128 delphacid planthopper species of Florida, including host data, is presented based on combined specimen and literature records. The list includes 39 genera with 7 new combinations, 6 new synonymies, 3 new species and 16 new state records. The new genus Meristopsis (Delphacini) is here described with 2 new species, M. rhamphis and M. melanosteptos. Muellerianella meadi sp. nov. is also described.

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