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Revised generic placement of Bruchomorpha rugosa Metcalf (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Caliscelidae) with an assessment of Fitchiella Van Duzee, a genus of conservation interest

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The piglet bug Bruchomorpha rugosa is transferred to the genus Fitchiella, as Fitchiella rugosa (Metcalf, 1923) comb. nov., based on morphological review. The composition of the genus Fitchiella is preliminarily assessed, illustrated, and divided into two morphological species groups. A taxonomic revision is needed to clarify the diagnostic features of some species. The need for further conservation assessments of prairie-endemic true hoppers and the importance of stabilizing taxonomic nomenclature for groups of conservation concern are briefly discussed.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5618.1.5

Authors: SOLOMON V. HENDRIX, CHARLES R. BARTLETT, ABNER S. DE FREITAS

Institutions: University of Delaware, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Language: English

Topic: Hemiptera Insect Studies

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4409015060

FWCI: 0.958

Cites: 12

Cited by: 1

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