Abstract
The Chinese leafhopper species of the genus Scaphoidella Vilbaste are reviewed, and one new species Scaphoidella dietrichi sp. n. is described and illustrated. Two species are recorded from China for the first time: Scaphoidella clavatella Dai & Dietrich, 2011 and Scaphoidella zhangi (Viraktamath & Mohan, 2004). A key based on the male genitalia is given to distinguish Chinese species of this genus and a map provided their geographic distribution. The type specimens of the new species is deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).
Highlights
The leafhopper genus Scaphoidella was established by Vilbaste (1968) for S. arboricola Vilbaste from the Maritime Territory of Russia
External morphology was observed under a stereoscopic microscope and characters were measured with an ocular micrometer
This species was described from Thailand (Loei) based on two male specimens (QSBG and INHS). This species is here recorded from China for the first time
Summary
The leafhopper genus Scaphoidella was established by Vilbaste (1968) for S. arboricola Vilbaste from the Maritime Territory of Russia. It belongs to the tribe Scaphoideini of subfamily Deltocephalinae (Zahniser & Dietrich, 2013). Dai and Dietrich (2011) reviewed this genus and described ten new species from Thailand and Vietnam and at the same time, two new combinations Scaphoidella zhangi (Viraktamath & Mohan, 2004), and S. punctulata (Melichar, 1903) were proposed (both previously placed in the genus Scaphoideus), the species S. datianensis Xing, Dai & Li, 2008 was placed in the genus Monobazus, and S. transversa Li & Xing, 2009 was excluded from Scaphoidella and treated as a species incertae sedis. The genus Scaphoidella contains 21 species including 11 from China.
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