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Parahiraciini planthoppers with elongate head from Vietnam: a new genus and species Pumatiraciavenosa gen. et sp. nov. and first record of Laohiraciaacuta Constant, 2021 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Issidae).

Jérôme ConstantThai-Hong Pham
Published in: ZooKeys (2023)
The new genus Pumatiracia gen. nov. is described to accommodate a new species, P.venosa gen. et sp. nov. from Pu Mat National Park in Vietnam. The new genus is placed in the subtribe Parahiraciina of the Parahiraciini. It is compared with the genera Laohiracia Constant, 2021, Macrodarumoides Che, Zhang et Wang, 2012, Pseudochoutagus Che, Zhang et Wang, 2011, and Rostrolatum Che, Zhang et Wang, 2020 with which it shares possessing an elongate head. Illustrations of habitus, details, and male genitalia are given as well as a distribution map and photographs of the habitat. Laohiraciaacuta Constant, 2021 is recorded for the first time from Vietnam, Pu Luong National Park; living specimens and habitat are illustrated, and the distribution map updated. The Parahiraciini fauna of Vietnam now comprises 14 species belonging to 11 genera.
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