The leafhopper genus <i>Empoasca</i> subgenus <i>Kybus</i> in the southern interior of British Columbia

Authors

  • K. G. A. Hamilton Entomology Research Institut Canada Department of Agriculture Ottawa, Ontario

Keywords:

i>Empoasca</i>

Abstract

The 22 species reported here represent 7 new species, 10 new Canadian records, and 5 previous records. <i>E. caesarsi</i>, <i>E. columbiana<i/>, <i>E. coronata</i>, <i>E. dissimilaris</i>, <i>E. empusa<i/>, <i>E. rossi</i>, and <i>E. tigris</i> n. spp. are described and illustrated. New Canadian records are <i>E. alaskana</i> Ross, <i>E. andresia<i/> Ross, <i>E. betulicola<i/> Wagner, <i>E. copula</i> DeLong, <i>E. exiguae</i> Ross, <i>E. fontana</i> Ross, <i>E. gelbata<i/> DeLong & Davison, <i>E. portola</i> Ross, <i>E. rubrata</i> DeLong & Davidson, and <i>E. trifasciata</i> Gillette. Brief descriptions and a key are provided.

References

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DeLong, D.M. 1931. A revision of the American species of Empoasca known to occur north of Mexico. U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull. 231:1-60.

DeLong, D.M. and H.H. Davidson. 1936. Further studies of the genus Empoasca (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pt. IV. Eleven new species of Empoasca from the United States. Ohio. J. Sci. 36:225-230.

Gillette, C.P. 1898. American leafhoppers of the subfamilv Typhlocybinae. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 20:709-773.

Ross, H.H. 1963. An evolutionary outline of the leafhopper genus Empoasca subgenus Kybos, with a key to the nearctic fauna (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 56:202-223.

Wagner, W.W. 1955. Neue mitteleuropasichen Zicaden und Blattflohe (Homoptera). Ent. Mitteil. Zool. Staat. Mus. Hamburg 6:3-33, 163-193.

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2019-08-28

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Vol. 69 (1972): Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia

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