The genus Maiestas Distant, 1917 (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Deltocephalini) in Iran, with a new record for the Palaearctic region

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1 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran

2 Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, IRAN

3 Department of Natural Sciences, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, CF10 3NP, UK.

10.61186/jesi.44.2.4

Abstract

The present study is focused on the species belonging to the genus Maiestas Distant, 1917 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae, Deltocephalini) in Iran, based on some specimens collected during 2016 to 2019 from Southeast Iran and species that have been previously reported: M. horvathi (Then, 1896), M. pruthii (Metcalf, 1967), M. schmidtgeni (Wagner, 1939), and M. trifasciata (Lindberg, 1954). M. pruthii, previously known from the Oriental region (India and Pakistan), is recorded for the first time in the Palaearctic region from Southeast Iran and M. horvathi is a new record for the fauna of Sistan and Baluchestan Province. An identification key and distribution maps for the Iranian Maiestas species are provided.

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The genus Maiestas Distant, 1917 (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Deltocephalini) in Iran, with a new record for the Palaearctic region

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Journal of Entomological Society of Iran
Volume 44, Issue 2
March 2024
Pages 153-161

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