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New taxa in the leafhopper tribe Deltocephalini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from China

Authors :
XINYI ZHANG
JING XU
BISMILLAH SHAH
YANI DUAN
Source :
Zootaxa. 5271:525-537
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Magnolia Press, 2023.

Abstract

Pseudomaiestas gen. nov. with Pseudomaiestas dietrichi sp. nov. (type species, China: Yunnan Prov.), and Maiestas anhuiensis sp. nov. (China: Anhui Prov.) are described and illustrated. A checklist to the known genera and species of Deltocephalini from China is given together with a generic key. The tribe now holds 14 genera and 59 species in total from China. The genera Alobaldia Emeljanov, Amblysellus Sleesman, Ctenurella Vilbaste, Graminella DeLong, Matsumuratettix Metcalf, Peitouellus Vilbaste, Polyamia DeLong, Recilia Edwards, Wyushinamia Zhang & Duan, and Pseudomaiestas Xu, Shah & Duan gen. nov. contain 1 species. Similarly, Yuanamia Zhang & Duan includes 2 species, Paramesodes Ishihara contains 6 species, Deltocephalus Burmeister has 7 species, and Maiestas Distant is recorded with 34 species respectively. A separate key for the Chinese Maiestas species is also given.

Details

ISSN :
11755334 and 11755326
Volume :
5271
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Zootaxa
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........1cd36c273d0a84e321e7481ef2afa60e
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5271.3.5