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Wilson, M. R. ; Takiya, D. M.: Cicadellinae (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) described by Leopold Melichar in the Hungarian Natural History Museum

Erythrogonia sparta MELICHAR, 1926*3: 381 [Cicadellini]. Original data: Brasil: Obidos (Budapest & coll m.). Lectotype female designated by MEDLER (1963: 17), HNHM. Paralectotype male from Obidos, MMBC. Cardioscarta spectahilis MELICHAR, 1932*3: 305, now Kogigonalia YOUNG, 1977*3 [Cicadellini]. Original data: Peru: Pachitea (Budapest). Lectotype male designated by YOUNG & Soós (1964a: 467), HNHM. No specimens found in MMBC. Abana subfasciata MELICHAR, 1926*3: 325, now synonym of Abana horvathi (JACOBI, 1905c) (YOUNG \968a: 150) [Proconiini]. Lectotype designated by YOUNG & SOÓS (\964a: 467), HNHM. No specimens found in MMBC. Comments - MELICHAR (1926a: 325) did not denote any locality for A. subfasciata, but did state the locality "Bolivia" for his var. albidipennis (1926a: 325) (see below). Abana subfasciata var. albidipennis MELICHAR, 1926*2: 325, now synonym of Abana horvathi (JACOBI, 1905C) (YOUNG 1968a: 150) [Proconiini]. Original data: Bolivia: (Budapest). Lectotype female designated by YOUNG & SOÓS (1964*3: 467), HNHM. No specimens found in MMBC. Cardioscarta velocissima MELICHAR, 1932*2: 294 now Soosiulus YOUNG, 1977a [Cicadellini]. Original data: Peru (coll m) Madre de Dios (Mus. Budapest); Amazonas (Mus. Budapest). Lectotype female designated by YOUNG & SOÓS (1964*2: 467), HNHM. Paralectotype female, same data as lectotype, HNHM. Paralectotype female "Itaituba [a very small handwritten label]/ Pérou/ velocissima [handwritten] det. Melichar", determined as Soosiulus klages by YOUNG in 1967, MMBC. Comment - The female paralectotype in the MMBC is not conspecific with the lectotype and is a paratype of Soosiulus klagesi YOUNG (1977*2: 390). Erythrogonia velox MELICHAR, 1926*3: 378 [Cicadellini]. Original data: Brasil: Rio de Janeiro (Budapest), Bahia, Terra Nova (coll m.). Lectotype female designated by MEDLER (1963: 9), MMBC. No specimens were found in HNHM. Acknowledgements - MRW thanks the EU SYNTHESYS programme (HU-TAF 2856) for providing the opportunity to visit the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest and to study this interesting collection. MRW is very grateful to ANDRÁS OROSZ and DÁVID RÉDEI for their hospitality and help during the visit to Budapest. IGOR MALENOVSKY is also thanked for his hospitality during visits to Brno, helpful comments and discussion on the manuscript, as well as, translating some portions of MELICHAR biographies. We are further indebted to both ANDRÁS and IGOR for verifying some additional data from their respective collections.