Abstract
A new evacanthine leafhopper, Sophonia delhiensis sp. n., is reported from Delhi, India. A detailed morphological description and photographs are provided. A checklist of tribe Nirvanini and a modified key for the genus Sophonia from India are given. Type material is deposited in the National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), New Delhi, India.
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The authors express thanks to Prof. C. A. Viraktamath for guidance on leafhoppers, Head, Division of Entomology, Indian Council of Agriculture Research-IARI, New Delhi for providing necessary facilities and permissions, Rajgopal N. N. for collection of specimens and ICAR for granting fellowship for Ph.D programme of first author.
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Jat, M., Meshram, N.M. & Dey, D. A new species of leafhopper genus Sophonia (Evacanthinae: Cicadellidae: Hemiptera) with checklist to tribe Nirvanini from India. Biologia 78, 749–753 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-022-01263-9
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