Abstract
Three new species of the Oriental caliscelid planthopper genus Symplanella Fennah, S. hainanensis sp. n., S. recurvata sp. n. and S. zhongtua sp. n., are described and illustrated from South China. A checklist and a key to species of genus Symplanella are provided.
Highlights
IntroductionThe genus Symplanella was erected by Fennah (1987) based on specimens from Burma (type species: Symplanella breviceps Fennah, 1987) and was placed in the subtribe Augilina of the tribe Ommatidiotini of the family Issidae
The genus Symplanella was erected by Fennah (1987) based on specimens from Burma and was placed in the subtribe Augilina of the tribe Ommatidiotini of the family Issidae
External morphology was observed under a stereoscopic microscope and characters were measured with an ocular micrometer
Summary
The genus Symplanella was erected by Fennah (1987) based on specimens from Burma (type species: Symplanella breviceps Fennah, 1987) and was placed in the subtribe Augilina of the tribe Ommatidiotini of the family Issidae. Zhang and Wang (2009) reviewed the species of Symplanella. From China and described one new species, S. unipuncta Zhang & Wang, 2009, and proposed one new combination, S. brevicephala (Chou, Yuan & Wang, 1994) (transferred from Symplana Kirby). Only three species, S. brevicephala (China: Yunnan), S. breviceps (Burma: Dawna Hills) and S. unipuncta (China: Hainan), are included in the genus Symplanella. In this paper three new species of the genus Symplanella are described and illustrated from South China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and Yunnan). A checklist and a key to known species of Symplanella are provided
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