Indian Journal of Entomology
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  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 85
  • Issue: 4

Two New Records of Leafhoppers of the Genus Opsius Fieber from India

  • Author:
  • Sunil Sunil1, Naresh M Meshram2,*, Priyanka Thakur3
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Published Online: Jan 4, 2024
  • Page Number: 921 to 926

1Department of Entomology, M S Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi761211, Odisha, India

2ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute (CCRI), Amravati Road, Nagpur440033, Maharashtra, India

3Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan173230, Himachal Pradesh, India

*Email: nmmeshram@gmail.com (corresponding author)

Online Published on 04 January, 2024.

Abstract

Present study records two Opsius leafhopper species, Opsius richteri (Dlabola) and Opsius stactogallus Fieber from Delhi, India for first time. Earlier Opsius richteri had been described from Iran and Opsius stactogallus is distributed worldwide and now reported from India. This study reveals the new geographic distribution, and the species are redescribed and illustrated herein.

Keywords

Auchenorrhyncha, Deltocephalinae, Cicadellidae, Opsiina, Leafhopper, Opsiini, Opsius, New records, Morphology, Taxonomy, Hemiptera, Redescription, Distribution, Opsius stactogallus, O. ritcheri