SYSTEMATICS, MORPHOLOGYAND PHYSIOLOGY Description of the Aguatala compsaYoung (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) Female
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The female of Aguatala compsa Young is for the first time described and illustrated based on specimens from Colombia. This consists also on a new distribution record for the monotypic genus Aguatala Young. The female genitalia of A. compsa are described in detail and compared with those of supposedly related genera belonging to the Erythrogonia generic group (sensuYoung).
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