New planthoppers (Hemiptera: Cixiidae) from Madagascar support the establishment of a new genus, the revised status of Eumyndus perinetensis, and an updated molecular phylogeny of Malagasy Oecleini
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Recent survey efforts in Madagascar have focused on the tribe Oecleini in the planthopper family Cixiidae due to an interest in identifying vectors of palm lethal decline phytoplasmas. During these surveys, planthoppers were collected on palms in natural habitats that were determined to represent a new genus, Geminimyndus gen. nov. Herein, two new species are described, G. spinaparum sp. nov. and G. spinamagnus sp. nov. Eumyndus perinetensis Synave is transferred to Geminimyndus gen. nov. as Geminimyndus perinetensis, comb. nov. Supplemental molecular data for the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, histone 3, 18S rRNA and 28S rRNA are provided to support the establishment of the new genus and the transfer of E. perinetensis to the new genus.
Source: Zootaxa
Institutions: University of Florida, Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Peuplements végétaux et bioagresseurs en milieu tropical, University of Delaware, San Francisco State University, Centre National de la Recherche Appliquée au Developpement Rural
Language: English
Topic: Hemiptera Insect Studies
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7118632869
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