A new species of Zetekella Drake from Ecuador with comments on Zetekella and Minitingis Barber (Heteroptera, Tingidae)

and (Heteroptera, Tingidae) are morphologically similar genera, each comprising two species. The latter was already considered a junior synonym of the former, but was revalidated on the basis of the number of cephalic spines, projections on the paranotal edge, length of the rostrum, presence of an a...

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Published in:	ZooKeys 2018-11, Vol.796 (796), p.291-299
Main Authors:	Guidoti, Marcus, Guilbert, Eric
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Ecuador Heteroptera Identification keys Life Sciences New records New species Physical characteristics Rostrum Spines Systematics Taxonomy Tingidae
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Summary:	and (Heteroptera, Tingidae) are morphologically similar genera, each comprising two species. The latter was already considered a junior synonym of the former, but was revalidated on the basis of the number of cephalic spines, projections on the paranotal edge, length of the rostrum, presence of an abdominal groove and distributional pattern. Here, a new species of is described from Ecuador, the diagnoses for both genera reassessed, new records for and reported, and a key to the species of both genera provided.
ISSN:	1313-2989 1313-2970