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First Record of the Leafhopper Tribe Phlepsiini Zahniser et Dietrich (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from Tropical Western Africa

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The tribe Phlepsiini Zahniser et Dietrich, 2013 (Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) is recorded for the first time for the leafhopper fauna of tropical Western Africa based on the series of specimens of Korana rorulenta (Stål, 1855) from Guinea-Bissau.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I am grateful to Dr. Roberto A. Keller and Prof. Dr. Maria Teresa Rebelo (Lisboa, Portugal) for the information on collecting in Bissorã and for their hospitality and support during my trip to Lisbon.

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The study was financially supported by Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung (Germany) and performed within the framework of the Russian State Research project no. 122031100272-3.

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Gnezdilov, V.M. First Record of the Leafhopper Tribe Phlepsiini Zahniser et Dietrich (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from Tropical Western Africa. Entmol. Rev. 103, 985–986 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S001387382309004X

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