Abstract

LIN, Chung-Ping et al. Treehoppers (Hemiptera: Aetalionidae and Membracidae) from Madre de Dios region, Peru. Rev. peru biol. [online]. 2019, vol.26, n.4, pp.429-442. ISSN 1727-9933.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v26i4.17214.

A list of treehoppers (Aetalionidae and Membracidae) is presented from Madre de Dios region at the southeastern Amazon basin in Peru. The treehopper specimens were collected as by-catch in a survey of the beetles in the Villa Carmen Biological Station and Los Amigos Biological Station. The list comprises 44 species, 31 genera, 16 tribes and 9 subfamilies. Ten genera are new records to Peru. The images of representative specimens of each identified species and genera are provided to facilitate the identification of the local treehopper fauna.

Keywords : Amazonia; Andes; biodiversity; check list; insects; treehoppers; taxonomy.

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