Taxonomic review of the genus Tambinia Stål (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Tropiduchidae) with descriptions of four new species from the Pacific region

Abstract

Four new species of Tambinia Stål (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Tropiduchidae), T. conus sp. n. (Papua New Guinea), T. macula sp. n. (Malaysia: Borneo), T. robustocarina sp. n. (Malaysia: Sabah) and T. sexmaculata sp. n. (Australia: Kuranda) are described and illustrated from the Pacific region. The diagnostic characters of this genus are redefined. A checklist and a key to the known species of Tambinia are provided.