An Annotated Checklist of the Delphacid Planthoppers (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) of Florida with the Description of Three New Species and the New Genus, Meristopsis
Kennedy AC, Bartlett CR, Wilson SW. 2012. An Annotated Checklist of the Delphacid Planthoppers (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) of Florida with the Description of Three New Species and the New Genus, Meristopsis. Florida Entomologist. 95(2):395-421
ABSTRACT: An annotated checklist of the 128 delphacid planthopper species of Florida, including host data, is presented based on combined specimen and literature records. The list includes 39 genera with 7 new combinations, 6 new synonymies, 3 new species and 16 new state records. The new genus Meristopsis (Delphacini) is here described with 2 new species, M. rhamphis and M. melanosteptos. Muellerianella meadi sp. nov. is also described.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Kennedy, Ashley; Bartlett, Charles; Wilson, Stephen
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, ATBI, Auchenorrhyncha, Delphacidae, Delphacini, Fulgoroidea, Fulgoromorpha, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-00171, Hemiptera, Insecta, SER, Southeast Region, taxonomy