New species for Virgilia Stål, 1870 (Hemiptera, Lophopidae), genus review and key to species.

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Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Mécanismes adaptatifs et évolution, MECADEV-UMR 7179 MNHN-CNRS, Sorbonne Universités, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 50, F-75005 Paris, France..

Published: April 2018

Two new species of the lophopid genus Virgilia Stål 1866, are described and illustrated, V. cocovora Soulier-Perkins sp. nov. and V. imuganensis Soulier-Perkins sp. nov. A key to the species of the genus is provided. Photos for the four Virgilia species are presented and the male terminalia illustrations are given. A comment on the potential pest status of one of the described species, V. cocovora, is given.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4415.1.6DOI Listing

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