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First record of the leafhopper genus Libengaia from India, with description of new species (Hemiptera: Deltocephalinae: Opsiini)

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The leafhopper genus Libengaia Linnavuori (Opsiini: Deltocephalinae: Hemiptera) has been described with five species from Central Africa. This study presents a new report of this genus from India. One new species, Libengaia lamerallis sp. n., and one new combination, namely, Libengaia bharatiensis (Malhotra and Sharma) comb. n. (formerly in the genus Litura Knight), are described and illustrated. An annotated checklist and key to the species are also provided.

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The author gratefully acknowledges Prof. C. A. Viraktamath for guidance on leafhoppers and Head, Division of Entomology, Indian Council of Agriculture Research-IARI, PG-School, New Delhi for providing necessary permission.

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  1. Division of Entomology, National Pusa Collection, Indian Council of Agriculture Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India

    Sunil Sunil

  2. Senior Scientist (Agricultural Entomology), ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute (CCRI), Amravati Road, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440033, India

    Naresh M. Meshram

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Sunil, S., Meshram, N.M. First record of the leafhopper genus Libengaia from India, with description of new species (Hemiptera: Deltocephalinae: Opsiini). Biologia 79, 183–189 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-023-01518-z

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