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The three taro planthoppers: species recognition in Tarophagus (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Manfred Asche  and
Michael R. Wilson
Manfred Asche
Affiliation:
FB Biologie-Zoologie, Philipps Universität, P.O. Box 1929, Lahnberge, D-3550 Marburg, German Federal Republic
Michael R. Wilson
Affiliation:
CAB International Institute of Entomology, c/o British Museum (Natural History), London, SW7 5BD, UK
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Abstract

The taro-feeding delphacid genus Tarophagus is revised. Three species are recognized: T. colocasiae (Matsumura) stat. rev. & comb. n. with which T. proserpina taiwanensis Wilson is synonymized; T. persephone (Kirkaldy) with which T. proserpinoides (Muir) and T. proserpina australis Fennah are synonymized; and T. prosperpina (Kirkaldy). The three species are separated by characters of the male and female genitalia, and each has a different distribution in Asia and the Pacific. Only in Papua New Guinea are all three species sympatric. Earlier studies on biology and pest status are reviewed in the light of these investigations.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 79 , Issue 2 , June 1989 , pp. 285 - 298
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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