Abstract
Two new leafhopper species: Mimotettixmultispinosussp. n. and M.sinuatussp. n. are described and illustrated from Yunnan, China. A checklist to the species of Mimotettix from Yunnan and a key to species from the region are also provided.
Highlights
The genus Mimotettix Matsumura, 1914 (Deltocephalinae: Scaphoideini) is one of the more distinctively marked leafhoppers in the Old World tropics
Two new species from Yunnan Province are described which form a separate group from the remaining species of Mimotettix based on the structure of the male genitalia and a key to separate the species from Yunnan is provided
Male genitalia: As in M. multispinosus but pygofer less elongate (Fig. 17) and aedeagal shaft distinctly broader distally in lateral view, with sinuate elongate apical process tapered to acute apex, half length of shaft (Figs 20, 21)
Summary
The genus Mimotettix Matsumura, 1914 (Deltocephalinae: Scaphoideini) is one of the more distinctively marked leafhoppers in the Old World tropics (see Discussion). It was established for a single species, M. kawamurae Matsumura 1914, from. Xing and Li (in Xing et al 2013) described another new species, M. articularis from China, and provided a key to the 10 Chinese species of the genus. Of the latter, three species are distributed in the Palearctic region, i.e., M. tibetensis (Tibet) and M. curticeps and M. spinosus (Gansu, Shaanxi and Henan).
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