The planthopper genus Montrouzierana Signoret, 1861 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Tropiduchidae) and its only known endemic species to New Caledonia, M. oxycephala (Montrouzier, 1861), are redescribed. Illustrations of diagnostic characters including male and female genitalia are provided. The systematic position of the genus is briefly discussed. Morphological characters and distribution data suggest a recent dispersal event to New Caledonia, probably from Australia, linked with a possible relaxation/inhibition of ancestral constraints on feeding behaviour.
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1 December 2014
Recent Dispersal and Diet Relaxation Might Explain the Monotypic and Endemic Genus Montrouzierana Signoret, 1861 in New Caledonia (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Tropiduchidae)
Rong-Rong Wang,
Adam Stroiński,
Jacek Szwedo,
Thierry Bourgoin,
Ai-Ping Liang
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Annales Zoologici
Vol. 64 • No. 4
December 2014
Vol. 64 • No. 4
December 2014
Australasian/Pacific Region
Endemism
morphology
systematics
taxonomy
Tropiduchidae