Guiyang , China Research Articles

New replacement name for Angustella Li, 1986 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Evacanthinae: Evacanthini), with description of a new species.

A new replacement name Angustuma nom. nov. is proposed for the leafhopper genus Angustella Li, 1986 of the subfamily Evacanthinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), and twelve new combinations are proposed. A new species Angustuma rudorsuma sp. nov. is described and illustrated from China. A key is given to distinguish all species of the genus. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).

Review of Chinese species of genus Scaphomonus Viraktamath, 2009 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), with description of a new species.

The Chinese leafhopper species of the genus Scaphomonus Viraktamath are reviewed, and one new species Scaphomonus furcatus sp. nov. is described and illustrated. A key is given to distinguish Chinese species of the genus. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).

Two New Species of Coelidiinae Leafhoppers from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Two new species of the leafhoppers in the Coelidiinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from China are described and illustrated. They are Thagria albofascia Fan, Dai and Li (Cicadellidae: Coelidiinae: Thagriini: Thagria) and Olidiana ramosa Fan, Dai and Li (Cicadellidae: Coelidiinae: Coelidiini: Olidiana). The type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).

Connectivus, a new genus of bamboo-feeding leafhoppers from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Paralimnini)

A new genus of Paralimnini from China, Connectivus gen. nov. with C. bifidus sp. nov. as type species is described and illustrated. This species was collected from bamboo. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).

A new Paralimnini leafhopper genus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from China

With over 6500 described species placed in nearly 800 genera the leafhopper subfamily Deltocephalinae is currently the largest subfamily of Cicadellidae (Oman et al.,1990; Zahniser & Dietrich, 2008; Zahniser & Dietrich, 2010). The deltocephaline tribe Paralimnini Distant is distributed worldwide and currently contains about 132 genera and 550 species. Webb and Heller (1990) provided a checklist of Oriental Paralimnini with 11 genera and 23 species, among them, 2 genera and 2 species recorded from China. Zhang (1990) only recorded 1 genus and 1 species in this tribe from China. More recently, a total of 26 genera (12 genera in the Oriental Region) and 62 species of the Paralimnini have been reported to occur in China (Xing et al., 2009, 2010, 2011; Xing & Li, 2011; Li et al., 2011; Zhang et al., 2009). Most members of the tribe are closely associated with grass dominated habitats. With the exception of some species of Paralaevicephalus Ishihara (Xing et al. 2009) members of the Paralimnini can be recognized by having a connective that is widest at or near the base of the anterior arms and articulated with the aedeagus. During a study of the Chinese Deltocephalinae we discovered a new Oriental paralimnine genus and species that are described below. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).

A new species of Scaphytopiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), with a key to genera and species checklist for the tribe from China

An annotated checklist and generic key to the leafhopper tribe Scaphytopiini from China is provided. A new species Xenovarta subulata sp. nov. is described and illustrated from China. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).

First record of the leafhopper genus Subhimalus Ghauri, 1971 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from China, with description of a new species

The genus Subhimalus Ghauri, 1971 is reported for the first time and a new species Subhimalus attenuatus sp. nov. is described and illustrated from China. A key is given to distinguish all species of the genus. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).

Key to species of the genus Hengchunia Vilbaste (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), and with description of a new species from China

A new species Hengchunia hexaproducta sp. nov. is described and illustrated from China, representing the first record of the genus from the southeastern Palaearctic Region. A key is given to distinguish all species of the genus. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).

Two new species of the genus Japananus Ball, 1931 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae)

Two new species of the genus Japananus Ball from China are described and illustrated: J. meilingensis sp. nov. and J. lamellosus sp. nov.. A key is given to distinguish all species of the genus. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).

The leafhopper genus Alishania Vilbaste in China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), with description of a new species

The Oriental leafhopper genus Alishania (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) was established by Vilbaste (1969) for a single species, Thamnotettix formosanus Matsumura, 1914, from Taiwan. So far, this genus included only the type species. Here we describe and illustrate a new species from Guizhou Province, China. Type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).