Abstract
Hishimonus Ishihara is a large genus of leafhoppers widely distributed in Asia, Africa, and Australia. Its greatest diversity appears to be in the Oriental region where recent investigations on Hishimonus suggest much of the diversity remains undocumented. In the present study, twenty-eight species of the leafhopper genus Hishimonus Ishihara from China are reviewed based on comparative morphological study, including ten new species: H. fletcheri sp. nov., H. lii sp. nov., H. dietrichi sp. nov., H. kuohi sp. nov., H. tenuis sp. nov., H. hamuleus sp. nov., H. triangulus sp. nov., H. virakatmathiellus sp. nov., H. paraphycitis sp. nov., and H. yuanmouensis sp. nov. Two additional species (Hishimonus knightiellus Virktamath & Murthy and Hishimonus subtilis Knight) are recorded from China for the first time. Furthermore, three new synonymies are proposed: Hishimonus reflexus Kuoh, 1976 syn. nov. and Hishimonus biuncinatus Li, 1988 syn. nov. are reduced to synonymy with Hishimonus bucephalus Emeljanov, 1969; Hishimonus lamellatus Cai & Kuoh, 1995 syn. nov. is a junior synonym of Hishimonus expansivus Li, 1988. All the taxa are described and illustrated based on observations of specimens from China. The first study of the female genitalia of Chinese Hishimonus reveals considerable similarity among the Hishimonus species studied. A key and list of all Chinese Hishimonus species are also provided.
Highlights
China is one of the world’s most biodiverse countries, hosting more than ten percent of the world’s known species [1], including a considerable number of endemic species
Recent reviews of the species of the genus Hishimonus Ishihara from Australia [6], Thailand [7], and the Indian subcontinent [8] have resulted in a better understanding of the distribution of the species of this genus in the Oriental and Australian regions, but the fauna of China remains understudied
The materials examined were collected from several provinces in China and deposited in the Entomological Museum of Northwest A&F University (NWAFU), Yangling, Shaanxi, China
Summary
China is one of the world’s most biodiverse countries, hosting more than ten percent of the world’s known species [1], including a considerable number of endemic species. Insect diversity research and conservation efforts in China are necessary. Leafhoppers are phytophagous insects in the order Hemiptera and constitute the largest hemipteran family, with more than 22,000 species. Recent investigations on leafhoppers in China suggest that many species remain undocumented [2,3,4,5]. Hishimonus is a large and economically important genus, comprising 62 described species, distributed exclusively in the temperate and subtropical regions of the Old World. Recent reviews of the species of the genus Hishimonus Ishihara from Australia [6], Thailand [7], and the Indian subcontinent [8] have resulted in a better understanding of the distribution of the species of this genus in the Oriental and Australian regions, but the fauna of China remains understudied
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