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First record of a cavernicolous Kinnaridae from the Old World (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Fulgoromorpha, Kinnaridae, Adolendini) provides testimony of an ancient fauna.
- Source :
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Subterranean Biology . 1/28/2021, Issue 37, p1-26. 26p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- A new obligately cavernicolous species in the planthopper family Kinnaridae is described from Spain. This is the first record of a cavernicolous kinnarid from the Old World, and the first record of a troglobitic fulgoromorphan hemipteran from mainland Spain, and also the 7th cavernicolous kinnarid species worldwide. Epigean Kinnaridae are not known from the present-day fauna of the Iberian Peninsula nor from Western Europe at large. The new species is regarded as a relict from an ancient fauna which is now extinct. The new cavernicolous species could not be assigned to any of the existing genera, thus a new genus is established. Molecular data (COI barcode sequence) for the new species are presented. For the first time, a detailed description of the nymphal morphology of a kinnarid is provided. Information on its ecology, behaviour, distribution and conservation status is given, and biogeographic implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *HOMOPTERA
*LEGAL testimony
*SPECIES
*PENINSULAS
*HEMIPTERA
*MORPHOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17681448
- Issue :
- 37
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Subterranean Biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 148711876
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.37.60483