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- 2019
First record of the genus Stenogiffardia (Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) from Madagascar, with description of a new species and a key to speciesKeywords: Hemiptera, Cicadomorpha, Membracoidea, Deltocephalinae, Chiasmini, leafhopper, morphology, taxonomy, transoceanic distribution, Madagascar Abstract: Stenogiffardia bifurca sp. nov. is described from a series of specimens collected in the former Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa, and Toliara Provinces of Madagascar. This is the first record of the genus Stenogiffardia Evans, 1977 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from Madagascar, which is now the third genus of the tribe Chiasmini known from the island. The distribution of Stenogiffardiais analyzed and an identification key to species is given. Stenogiffardia elongata Evans, 1977 is removed from synonymy with S. parvula (Kirkaldy, 1906
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