Biology:Minucella

From HandWiki

Minucella is a genus of deltocephalin leafhoppers that belongs to the tribe Stegelytrini. Members of this genus can be found in southern China.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus was established in 2008 by Cong Wei, Ya-Lin Zhang and Michael D. Webb. When it was established, it contained two species M. divaricata and M. leucomaculata.[1] Then three new species discovered in 2026 would be described: M. angusta, M. dilatata and M. elongata.[2]

Species

This genus currently contains five species. They are listed below:[1][2]

  • Minucella angusta Duan, Li, Webb & Xing 2026
  • Minucella dilatata Duan, Li, Webb & Xing 2026
  • Minucella divaricata Wei, Zhang & Webb, 2008
  • Minucella elongata Duan, Li, Webb & Xing 2026
  • Minucella leucomaculata Wei, Zhang & Webb, 2008

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wei, Cong; Zhang, Yalin; Webb, M. D. (2008-08-20). "Minucella, a new leafhopper genus from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Stegelytrinae)" (in en). Zootaxa 1854 (1): 33–44. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1854.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334. https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1854.1.3. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Duan, Ke-Ting; Li, Zi-Zhong; Webb, Mick D.; Xing, Ji-Chun (2026-06-24). "Description of three new species of Minucella (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Stegelytrini) from Guizhou Province, China" (in en). ZooKeys (1283): 37–45. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1283.191246. ISSN 1313-2970. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10585925 entry