New planthoppers in the genus Nesomyndus (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) from Bismarck palms in western Madagascar, redescription of Nesomyndus australis, a key to the genus and an updated molecular phylogeny of available Oecleini
In a survey conducted in Northwestern Madagascar for potential vectors of palm lethal decline phytoplasmas, planthoppers belonging to the genus Nesomyndus were collected from Bismarck palms (Bismarckia nobilis). The specimens represented three species, the type species, N. australis Jacobi and two new species, here described as N. maculatus sp. nov. and N. madagascarensis sp. nov. Supplemental molecular data is provided for the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene (5 and 3 regions), histone 3 (H3) gene, 18S rRNA gene and 28S rRNA gene (D8 to D10 expansion regions) to test monophyly of Nesomyndus and its placement relative to other Oecleini.
Authors
- Charles R. Bartlett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9428-7337)
- Frédéric Labbé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4064-2361)
- Fabian Pilet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0079-216X)
- Mirana K. Ratsimbazafy
- Adam Stroiński (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0876-9263)
- Brian W. Bahder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1118-4832)
- RASOLONDALAO HARIN’HALA HASINJAKA
- SAFIDINIRINA ARMANDE RANDRETSIFERANA
Institutions
- Bahçeşehir University (TR)
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (FR)
- University of Antananarivo (MG)
- Museum and Institute of Zoology (PL)
- South College (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Department of Agriculture (BZ)
- Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership (MG)
- University of Fort Lauderdale (US)
- Newark Hospital (GB)
- Peuplements végétaux et bioagresseurs en milieu tropical (RE)
- German Foreign Trade and Transport Academy (DE)
- Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe (GP)
- Falmouth Scientific (United States) (US)
- CAO Group (United States) (US)
- Centre National de la Recherche Appliquée au Developpement Rural (MG)
- Écologie Marine Tropicale des Océans Pacifique et Indien (RE)
- Ajou University (KR)
- Henkel (Germany) (DE)
- San Francisco State University (US)
- University of Delaware (US)
- Polish Academy of Sciences (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5683.1.5
- Primary Topic
- Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00