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| Vagitanus venetus Emery & Lee, 2024 [A, B, C, F] male; [D, E] female |
Abstract
A new species of Vagitanus Distant is described from north and central Vietnam. V. venetus sp. nov. inhabits forested woodland at altitudes of >1000 m. Its distribution currently limited to the coastal areas and hinterland in the eastern provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Binh, Kon Tum and Hue and north in Yen Bai province.
Keywords: Cicadatrini, Cicadinae, Cicadettinae, Vagitanus, taxonomy
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| Vagitanus venetus sp. n. A, holotype male (green form), dorsal habitus; B, paratype male (faded form), dorsal habitus; C, holotype male, ventral habitus; D, female, dorsal habitus; E, female, ventral habitus; F, male holotype, abdomen, lateral habitus. <scale bars: 10 mm (A–E); 5 mm (F)>. |
Family Cicadidae Latrielle, 1802
Subfamily Cicadettinae Buckton, 1890
Tribe Cicadatrini Distant, 1905
Genus Vagitanus Distant, 1918
Vagitanus venetus sp.n.
Etymology. The species name is derived from Latin for the deep green coloration of fresh specimens of this cicada.
David Lyall Emery and Young June Lee. 2024. A New Cicada Species of Vagitanus (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from northern and central Vietnam. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 17(1); 240-244. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2024.01.003 [1 June 2024]
