title: Why so scarce? Dictyopharidae from Madagascar (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha).
abstract: A new genus and species of Dictyopharidae from Madagascar-Tupala occulta gen. et sp. nov. is described and illustrated. It is the third known dictyopharid and the second representing tribe Dictyopharini. Two other taxa with taxonomic problems ascribed to Dictyopharidae are discussed. The question of paucity of Dictyopharidae of Madagascar is raised and several possible explanations are presented.
authors.affiliation: Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 64, Wilcza Street, PL00-679 Warszawa, Poland.; Email: adam@miiz.waw.pl.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stroiński
authors.affiliation: Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, University of Gdańsk, 59, Wita Stwosza St., PL80-308 Gdañsk, Poland.; Email: jacek.szwedo@biol.ug.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szwedo
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008270:Madagascar; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size