Taxonomy and phylogeny of the leafhopper genus Scoposcartula (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Systematics and Biodiversity

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-233

  Leal, Afonso H ^a,b   Mejdalani, Gabriel ^a   Cavichioli, Rodney R ^c   Carvalho, Rachel A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO CHICO MENDES DE CONSERVAÇÃO DA BIODIVERSIDADE   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Auchenorrhycha; Cladistics; Morphology; Neotropical region; Phylogeny; Sharpshooter; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CICADELLIDAE; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; TETTIGONIA;

EID: 70449090543     PISSN: 14772000     EISSN: 14780933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477200009002990     Document Type: Article

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