Gnezdilov V M, Le Cesne M, Soulier-Perkins A, Bourgoin T
Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab.1, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia.; Email:
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Département Systématique et Evolution, UMR 7205 MNHN-CNRS-UPMC-EPHE, (ISyEB) CP50, 57 rue Cuvier, F-75231, Paris cedex 5, France.; Email:
Zootaxa. 2015 Jan 5;3904(1):82-94. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.1.4.
In the framework of the recent expedition results of "Our Planet Reviewed Papua-New-Guinea 2012-2013" we provide here the first Issidae (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea) fauna review of New Guinea with the description of three new taxa: one new genus Papunega Gnezdilov et Bourgoin gen. nov. with two new species: Papunega magnifacies Gnezdilov et Le Cesne, sp. nov. (type species), Papunega armocula Gnezdilov et Soulier-Perkins, sp. nov. Tetrica fasciatifrons Melichar, 1906 is transferred to the genus Papugena gen. nov. to become Papugena fasciatifrons (Melichar, 1906) comb. nov. New Guinean Issidae fauna now includes 7 genera and 16 species.