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Revision of the Afrotropical genus Scolopsomorpha Melichar (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Tropiduchidae)

Jérôme Constant

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The genus Scolopsomorpha Melichar, 1912 is moved from the Dictyopharidae to the Tropiduchidae and 2 new species are added to the genus: S. debakkeri (Congo) and S. boulardi (Central African Republic). The genus is provisionally placed in the subtribe Eutropistina Fennah, 1982 of the Eutropistini Kirkaldy, 1906. A lectotype is designated for Scolopsomorpha africana Melichar, 1912. Habitus, male and female genitalia are illustrated and a distribution map is provided.

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The genus Scolopsomorpha Melichar, 1912 is moved from the Dictyopharidae to the Tropiduchidae and 2 new species are added to the genus: S. debakkeri (Congo) and S. boulardi (Central African Republic). The genus is provisionally placed in the subtribe Eutropistina Fennah, 1982 of the Eutropistini Kirkaldy, 1906. A lectotype is designated for Scolopsomorpha africana Melichar, 1912. Habitus, male and female genitalia are illustrated and a distribution map is provided.

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The genus Scolopsomorpha Melichar, 1912 is moved from the Dictyopharidae to the Tropiduchidae and 2 new species are added to the genus: S. debakkeri (Congo) and S. boulardi (Central African Republic). The genus is provisionally placed in the subtribe Eutropistina Fennah, 1982 of the Eutropistini Kirkaldy, 1906. A lectotype is designated for Scolopsomorpha africana Melichar, 1912. Habitus, male and female genitalia are illustrated and a distribution map is provided.

Key concepts: Biology, Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Genus, Taxonomy (biology), Male genitalia, Zoology, Botany

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