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Biza Walker: five new Brazilian species (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Neocoelidiinae)

In the present study five new species of Biza are presented: B. castanea sp. nov., B. ocellata sp. nov., B. maculata sp. nov., B. trimaculata (all from Brazil, Amazonas State) and B. similis sp. nov. (from Brazil, Mato Grosso State). The new species of Biza can be distinguished by the aspect of the male genitalia, mainly by the shape of the aedeagus, the presence or absence of process in the aedeagus and shape of pygofer.

Biza; Cicadellidae; Hemiptera; Neocoelidiinae; new species


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