New Guinean Issidae: description of new taxa in a poorly known island fauna (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea)
Gnezdilov, V.M.; Le Cesne, M.; Soulier-Perkins, A.; Bourgoin, T.
Zootaxa 3904(1): 82-94
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1175-5326 PMID: 25660772 Document Number: 682897
In the framework of the recent expedition results of "Our Planet Reviewed Papua-New-Guinea 2012-2013" we provide here the first Issidae (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea) fauna review of New Guinea with the description of three new taxa: one new genus Papunega Gnezdilov et Bourgoin gen. nov. with two new species: Papunega magnifacies Gnezdilov et Le Cesne, sp. nov. (type species), Papunega armocula Gnezdilov et Soulier-Perkins, sp. nov. Tetrica fasciatifrons Melichar, 1906 is transferred to the genus Papugena gen. nov. to become Papugena fasciatifrons (Melichar, 1906) comb. nov. New Guinean Issidae fauna now includes 7 genera and 16 species.