The First Record of the Roxasella Leafhopper Group from India (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Scaphoideini: Drabescina), with the Description of a New Species

The leafhopper genus Auranticopona Lu, Dietrich, Webb & Zhang, of the Roxasella leafhopper group (Scaphoideini: Drabescina), is newly recorded from India based on a new species, Auranticopona andamanensis sp. nov. described from the Andaman Islands: Diglipur. Parabolopona yunnanensis Xu & Zhang is also reported from India (Arunachal Pradesh: Hunli) for the first time. A species checklist of Indian Drabescina, photographic illustrations of the new species described and a key to the species of Auranticopona are provided.

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Entomological News
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2026-11-05
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https://doi.org/10.3157/021.133.0503
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Hemiptera Insect Studies
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The First Record of the Roxasella Leafhopper Group from India (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Scaphoideini: Drabescina), with the Description of a New Species

Nernakallu Narayanaswamy Rajgopal
Entomological News
Hemiptera Insect Studies
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The First Record of the Roxasella Leafhopper Group from India (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Scaphoideini: Drabescina), with the Description of a New Species

Nernakallu Narayanaswamy Rajgopal
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The leafhopper genus Auranticopona Lu, Dietrich, Webb & Zhang, of the Roxasella leafhopper group (Scaphoideini: Drabescina), is newly recorded from India based on a new species, Auranticopona andamanensis sp. nov. described from the Andaman Islands: Diglipur. Parabolopona yunnanensis Xu & Zhang is also reported from India (Arunachal Pradesh: Hunli) for the first time. A species checklist of Indian Drabescina, photographic illustrations of the new species described and a key to the species of Auranticopona are provided.

Entomological NewsVol. 133(5)
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