Abstract
The subgenus CHIROPTELLA Vercammen-Grandjean is elevated to generic rank on the basis of larval and nymphal characters. The subgenus Neosomia Vercammen-Grandjean & Nadchatram in the genus Riedlinia is transferred to, and retained as, a subgenus in CHIROPTELLA . The subgenus CHIROPTELLA now contain 6 previously known species and 2 new species, CHIROPTELLA ( C. ) sandoshami collectted from Hipposideros spp. in Malaysia, Thailand, and Laos, and C. ( C. ) noticola collected from Hipposideros and Emballonura spp. in Solomon Is. and New Britain. The subgenus Neosomia comprised of a single species, Chiroptella (Neosomia) audyi (Vercammen-Grandjean & Nadchatram). C. (C.) sandoshami is the only species in the genus for which the nymph is known and it is here described for the first time.
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