Review of the genus Perissana Metcalf, 1952 (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Caliscelidae), with the description of a new species from southern Iran

  • Vladimir M. Gnezdilov Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Universitetskaya Emb., Saint Petersburg 199034, Russia
  • Fariba Mozaffarian Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, P.O. Box 1454, Tehran 19395, Iran
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17109/AZH.69.2.139.2023
Keywords: Adenissini, Adenissina, Middle East, new species, Ommatidiotinae, taxonomy

Abstract

The caliscelid genus Perissana Metcalf, 1952 is reviewed, with a key to species provided. A new species of the genus, P. ardua sp. n., is described from Fars Province in southern Iran. Habitual photos as well as distribution maps are provided for all species. Ephedra sp. is recorded as host plant for the species of the genus Perissana.

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Published
2023-06-30
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GnezdilovV. M., & MozaffarianF. (2023). Review of the genus Perissana Metcalf, 1952 (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Caliscelidae), with the description of a new species from southern Iran. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 69(2), 139–150. https://doi.org/10.17109/AZH.69.2.139.2023
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Vol. 69 No. 2 (2023): Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
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