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Leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) of the Yukon: Dispersal and Endemism

@inproceedings{Hamilton1997LeafhoppersC,
  title={Leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) of the Yukon: Dispersal and Endemism},
  author={K. A. Hamilton},
  year={1997}
}

K. A. Hamilton

Published 1997

Biology

The Yukon leafhopper fauna includes 145 species, of which 80 are new records; 21 other species from adjacent areas probably occur there. Most are boreal species of the Nearctic region, with a smaller, mainly Holarctic, component that inhabits the tundra. Half are species widespread in the Nearctic, and a quarter are western Nearctic species. Seventeen are Beringian endemic species, and 8 are northwestern plains species restricted to intermontane valleys; these 25 species probably survived the… CONTINUE READING

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