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- An annotated check list of the Cicadomorpha and Fulgoromorpha (Hemiptera) of the Madeira and Salvages archipelagosPublication . Aguin-Pombo, Dora; Freitas, CarlosThe volcanic archipelagos of Madeira and Salvages located respectively at 635 km and 373 km offshore of the north eastern African coast are very rich in endemic species. These two archipelagos together with the Canary Ils and the archi pelagos of Cape Verde and Azores represent part of the Mediterranean hot spot which is considered the richest area in flora and fauna of Europe. To synthesize the knowledge on these groups, an annotated checklist of Cicadomorpha and Fulgoromorpha of the archipelagos of Salvages and Madeira is presented based on published literature including data on distribution and food plants. In addition 9 new species records are reported: Austragallia caboverdensis, Austragallia sinuata, Balclutha rufofascia, B. hebe, Cicadella viridis, Macrosteles sexnotatus, Recilia angusticeps, Tamaricella cf fas ciolata and Zyginidia lineata. The checklist comprises 79 species of 7 different families. Of these species 87% occur in Madeira and 10% in the Salvages archipelago. As a whole 27% are endemic to Madeira and 8% are endemic to Macaro nesia. Despite this diversity, knowledge of their habitats and food plants is still very scarce.
- A bibliographic catalogue of the Cicadomorpha and Fulgoromorpha of North East Spain (Aragon)Publication . Aguin-Pombo, Dora; Freitas, Carlos; Alvaréz, Pedro A.; Bourgoin, ThierryThe knowledge of a large number of Iberian Peninsula Hemiptera such as Cicadomorpha and Fulgoromopha is still fragmentary. Nevertheless, these two groups are especially remarkable because many species are endemic to this region while others are pests and/or vectors of diseases to cultivated plants. Therefore, information on these Hemiptera is important not only for conservation purposes, but also necessary for agricultural pest management. Within Spain, Aragon -located in the northeast of the country- is especially interesting due to the great diversity of habitats, rich flora and the strategic geographic position. For this political re gion, a bibliographic catalogue of Cicadomorpha and Fulgoromopha is here compiled. The results show that 136 species of 12 of the 15 families present in Iberian Peninsula have been reported in Aragon in previous works. Of these species, 17 percent are en demic to Spain and 15 percent were never mentioned in previous catalogues or checklists for the whole Iberian Peninsula. These results although exciting are clearly insufficient if we consider that several hundreds of species should be expected in this area; clearly more work should be done.
- Catálogo de los hemípteros Cicadomorpha y Fulgoromorpha de AragónPublication . Aguin-Pombo, Dora; Freitas, Carlos; Álvarez, Pedro A.; Bourgoin, Thierry: Este es el primer catálogo bibliográfico realizado sobre los grupos de hemípteros Cicadomorpha y Fulgoromorpha de Aragón. Se han recogido los datos publicados desde Linneo hasta la actualidad. En total han sido citadas 136 especies en 46 trabajos realizados por 36 autores. Estas especies representan 12 de las 15 familias conocidas de la Península Ibérica, siendo un 17 por ciento de las especies endémicas de España y un 15 por ciento especies que nunca habían sido citadas de la Península Ibérica, ni en catálogos ni en listas de especies publicadas previamente. La fauna de Huesca, con 82 especies, es la mejor conocida de las tres provincias.