A New Comprehensive Generic Framework for Tettigometra Latreille, 1804 s.l.: A Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Revision of the Tribe Tettigometrini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha)
Fariba Mozaffarian, Thierry Bourgoin

TL;DR
This paper redefines the taxonomy of the Tettigometra genus using male genital morphology, creating a new framework for better species identification and future research.
Contribution
A new taxonomic framework for Tettigometrini using male genital morphology, introducing five new genera and emphasizing nomenclatural stability.
Findings
Fourteen distinct valid genera were identified, five of which are newly described.
Male genital structures were found to be the most reliable diagnostic characters.
A conservative approach was used to avoid unsubstantiated species descriptions.
Abstract
The taxonomy of the traditionally broad genus Tettigometra Latreille, 1804, s.l. has long been problematic, largely due to the lack of clear diagnostic characters, conflicting identification keys, and the accumulation of inconsistent species assignments and synonymies. Based on an extensive comparative analysis of male genital morphology from both historical literature and museum collections, this study redefines the generic framework of the Tettigometrini into fourteen distinct valid genera, five of which are newly described. The genera are diagnosed primarily on male genital structures and are arranged into two informal taxonomic groups, following a conservative and operational taxonomic approach that is discussed. Accordingly, also several undescribed or misinterpreted forms that may represent new species are addressed, although we refrained from formally describing new species or…
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Taxonomy
TopicsPhytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens · Hemiptera Insect Studies · Research on scale insects
