Research Paper

A new species of Myittana (Savasa) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from Taiwan

You-Sheng Lin, Christopher H. Dietrich, Shiuh-Feng Shiao

Published on: 19 May 2026

Page: 431 - 434

DOI: 10.6165/tai.2026.71.431

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    Abstract

    A new species of the bamboo-feeding leafhopper subgenus Myittana (Savasa), Myittana (Savasa) taiwanensis sp. nov. is described, photographed, and illustrated from Taiwan. An identification key to all the known species of the subgenus is also provided.

    Keyword: Bamboo-feeding, Mukariini, Myittana (Savasa) taiwanensis, new record, new taxa, taxonomy

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