Abstract
The Malagasy genus Belbina Stål, 1863 (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) is revised, transferred from the Enchophorinae Haupt, 1829 to the Aphaeninae Blanchard, 1847, and two new species, B. bourgoini sp. nov. and B. laetitiae sp. nov., are described. The genus Cornelia Stål, 1866 is proposed as a junior synonym of Belbina. The following new combinations are proposed: Belbina bergrothi (Schmidt, 1911) comb. nov. and B. nympha (Stål, 1866) comb. nov. The combination Belbina foliacea Lallemand, 1950 is restored. Aphana madagascariensis Westwood, 1851 is redescribed, transferred to Belbina and the new combination B. madagascariensis (Westwood, 1851) comb. nov. is proposed. Belbina vicina Lallemand, 1959 is proposed as a junior synonym of B. falleni Stål, 1863 and Cornelia atomaria (Brancsik, 1893) as a junior synonym of Belbina nympha (Stål, 1866). Neotypes are designated for B. madagascariensis (Westwood, 1851) and B. servillei (Spinola, 1839). The genus now comprises 12 species from Madagascar. A list of diagnostic characters, an identification key, illustrations of the male genitalia and distribution maps are provided. The falleni+ species group is defined based on characters of the male genitalia and contains the following 5 species: B. bloetei Lallemand, 1959, B. falleni Stål, 1863, B. laetitiae sp. nov., B. lambertoni Lallemand, 1922 and B. pionneaui Lallemand, 1922.
Highlights
In the process of identifying material of Fulgoridae from Madagascar, three species attributed to the genera Belbina Stål, 1863 or Cornelia Stål, 1866 were found that were not listed in the works of Lallemand (1959) or Constant (2004b)
The genus Belbina was described by Stål (1863a) to accommodate two species: Belbina falleni Stål, 1863 (Madagascar) and Enchophora servillei Spinola, 1839
This paper aims to clarify the taxonomy of the genus and the specific concept of several taxa based on illustrated morphological characters, with the description of two new species
Summary
In the process of identifying material of Fulgoridae from Madagascar, three species attributed to the genera Belbina Stål, 1863 or Cornelia Stål, 1866 were found that were not listed in the works of Lallemand (1959) or Constant (2004b). The genus Belbina was described by Stål (1863a) to accommodate two species: Belbina falleni Stål, 1863 (Madagascar) and Enchophora servillei Spinola, 1839 (patria incognita, recognized to be Madagascar). It was redescribed by Stål (1863b) later the same year, leading to misinterpretation by Metcalf (1947) who erroneously designated Enchophora sicca Walker, 1851 (South Africa) as the type species of Belbina. It was redescribed by Stål (1863b) later the same year, leading to misinterpretation by Metcalf (1947) who erroneously designated Enchophora sicca Walker, 1851 (South Africa) as the type species of Belbina. Lallemand (1959) validly designated Belbina falleni Stål, 1863 as the type species, European Journal of Taxonomy 102: 1–37 (2014)
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