Eur. J. Entomol. 104 (2): 285-293, 2007 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2007.044

Revision of the Oriental leafhopper genus Toba with description of a related new genus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Stegelytrinae)

Cong WEI*,1, Mick D. WEBB2, Yalin ZHANG**,1
1 Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; e-mails: weicong215@163.net; yalinzh@nwsuaf.edu.cn
2 Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, SW7 5BD, London, UK; e-mail: m.webb@nhm.ac.uk

The Oriental leafhopper genus Toba Schmidt is reviewed and placed in the subfamily Stegelytrinae Baker. Its type species, T. fasciculata Schmidt, and a new species T. sandakanensis Wei & Webb, are described with details of the male and female genitalia given for the first time. A related new genus and species, Paratoba longa Wei & Webb, gen. n. and sp. n., are described. The subfamily status and the morphological similarities between these two genera and other taxa are discussed.

Keywords: Hemiptera, Cicadomorpha, Cicadellidae, Stegelytrinae, revision, new status, new genus, new species

Received: September 11, 2006; Revised: November 2, 2006; Accepted: November 2, 2006; Published: April 25, 2007  Show citation

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WEI, C., WEBB, M.D., & ZHANG, Y. (2007). Revision of the Oriental leafhopper genus Toba with description of a related new genus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Stegelytrinae). EJE, 104(2), 285-293. doi: 10.14411/eje.2007.044
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