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Neotaxilana Synave, 1979(according to FLOW data updated on July 2 2025)This synthesis is built dynamically and automatically from data in FLOW. They might be incomplete! Help to make this synthesis more relevant by reporting and sending missing referenced data to FLOW. |
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1. Neotaxilana Synave, 1979 taxonomy
Neotaxilana Synave, 1979 is currently considered as a valid taxon of genus rank in the family Tropiduchidae Stål, 1866 of the Fulgoromorpha. This genus was first described by Synave H. in 1979 in the following paper: Description d'espèces nouvelles appartenant aux familles: Cercopidae, Cixiidae, Derbidae, Dictyopharidae et Tropiduchidae (Homoptera). Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique. Bruxelles, 51(6) : 1-31.
It is currently classified in order Hemiptera Linné, 1758, suborder Fulgoromorpha Evans, 1946, superfamily Fulgoroidea Latreille, 1807, family Tropiduchidae Stål, 1866, subfamily Tropiduchinae Stål, 1866, tribe Tambiniini Kirkaldy, 1907.
Currently 3 species have been described in Neotaxilana, as summarized in Table 1.
| Table 1. Latest inner classification of Neotaxilana Synave, 1979. |
The type species of the genus is Neotaxilana lamabokensis Synave, 1979.
Neotaxilana is an extant taxon.
2. Neotaxilana Synave, 1979 geographical distribution and bioregions
According to the geographical TDWG standard (2001), Neotaxilana Synave, 1979 are known from the Afrotropical biogeographical region as defined by Wallace (1876). More precisely, they are distributed in the African and Guineo-Congolian zoogeographic regions as defined by Holt (2013). Figures 1 and 2 display dynamic graphs showcasing the longitudinal and latitudinal profiles of Neotaxilana Synave, 1979 arround the across the globe according to their species richness. A scroll on the histogram bars displays the species richness of the corresponding regions.
3. Neotaxilana Synave, 1979 biological interactions
As all planthoppers, Neotaxilana Synave, 1979 are obligatory phytophagous terrestrial insects.
References:
- Bourgoin Th. 2025 - FLOW (Fulgoromorpha Lists on The Web): a world knowledge base dedicated to Fulgoromorpha. Version 8, updated 2-July-2025. http://flow.hemiptera-databases.org/flow/
- Brummitt R. K. 2001 - World geographical scheme for recording plant distributions. Edition 2. TDWG 136pp. updated 08-May-2007. http://www.tdwg.org/standards/109/
- Holt B. G. et al. 2013 - An Update of Wallace's Zoogeographic Regions of the World. Science, 339: 74-78.
- Linné C. 1758 - Systema Naturae. Editio Decima, reformata. 1: 824 pp.
- Synave H. 1979 - Description d'espèces nouvelles appartenant aux familles: Cercopidae, Cixiidae, Derbidae, Dictyopharidae et Tropiduchidae (Homoptera). Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique. Bruxelles, 51(6) : 1-31
- Wallace A. R. 1876 - The Geographical Distribution of Animals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
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