title: Membracidae of Gabon: the genus Hamma Buckton, 1905 (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha) with description of three new species.
abstract: Specimens of Membracidae belonging to the genus Hamma collected in several surveys conducted between 2009 and 2012 in Gabon were examined. They represent six species, of which three are described as new to science: Hamma boulardi n. sp., Hamma carlini n. sp., Hamma franciscae n. sp.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recherches Agronomiques et Forestières, BP 13 260. Libreville, Gabon.; Email: sbayendiloudit@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Sandrine Mariela Bayendi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Loudit
authors.affiliation: Museo di Storia naturale del Salento, S.P. Calimera-Borgagne, Km 1. 73021 Calimera, Lecce, Italy.; Email: antonio.durante@msns.it.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Durante
authors.affiliation: Corso Porta Ticinese, 42. 20123, Milano, Italy.; Email: antoniosusini@hotmail.it.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Susini
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D005681:Gabon; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size