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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Hibaq Farah

British scientist finds new species of rare leafhopper in Uganda

A new species of leafhopper which was found by Dr Alvin Helden of Anglia Ruskin University.
A new species of leafhopper which was found by Dr Alvin Helden of Anglia Ruskin University. Photograph: Anglia Ruskin University/PA

A new species of insect has been found in the Ugandan rainforest that belongs to a group of insects so rare that its closest known relative was last seen more than 50 years ago.

The species of leafhopper, named Phlogis kibalensis, was discovered by a British scientist doing field work in a national park in western Uganda.

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