Abstract
BackgroundThe leafhopper genus Empoascanara Distant, 1918 encompasses 81 species, most of which are distributed in Afrotropical, Oriental and Australian Realm. The leafhopper genus Kapsa Dworakowska, 1972 encompasses 23 species, mainly known from the Oriental and Australian Realms.New informationTwo new species of the leafhopper tribe Erythroneurini from Guizhou Province, China, Empoascanaradichotomus sp. nov. and Kapsasinuose sp. nov. are described and illustrated. Identification keys to the males of the genera Empoascanara and Kapsa in China are proposed.
Highlights
The leafhopper genus Empoascanara Distant, 1918 was established with Empoascanara prima Distant, 1918 as its type species
Identification keys to the males of the genera Empoascanara and Kapsa in China are proposed
81 species of the genus Empoascanara have been reported, most of which are distributed in Africa, the Orient and Australia
Summary
The leafhopper genus Empoascanara Distant, 1918 was established with Empoascanara prima Distant, 1918 as its type species. 81 species of the genus Empoascanara have been reported, most of which are distributed in Africa, the Orient and Australia. The leafhopper genus Kapsa Dworakowska, 1972 was established with Typhlocyba furcifrons Jacobi, 1941 as its type species (Dworakowska 1972). 24 species have been included in the genus, with nearly half recorded from India (Song and Li 2012). This genus occurs in China, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and other Oriental countries. The genus Kapsa Dworakowska, 1972 includes the nominotypical subgenus and subgenus Rigida Cao & Zhang (Yang et al 2013). Two new species from Guizhou Province, China are described and illustrated below
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