Description of a new Species of Arboridia (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) from China

Authors

  • Adalgisa Guglielmino
  • Zaifu Xu
  • Christoph Bückle
  • Wei Dong

Abstract

A new species of leafhopper, Arboridia sinensis sp. nov., belonging to the subgenus Arboridia Zachvatkin, 1946 s. str. and closely related to Arboridia (Arboridia) gaurii Thapa, 1989, A. cerna Dworakowska, 1977, and A. soror Dworakowska, 1977, is described from Yunnan, China. It differs from A. gaurii in the body coloration and aedeagus shape, and from A. cerna and A. soror also in the shape of its pygofer process. In Yunnan, China the new species lives on Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maximowicz (Rutaceae).

Resumen: Se describe una nueva especie de chicharrita (saltahoja) de Yunnan, China, Arboridia sinensis. sp. nov., que pertenece al subgénero Arboridia y es cercana a las especies Arboridia (Arboridia) gaurii, Thapa 1989, A. cerna Dworakowska, 1977 y A. soror Dworakowska, 1977. Esta especie se diferencia de A. gaurii por la coloración del cuerpo y la forma del aedeago, y de A. cerna y A. soror por la forma del proceso del pygofer. La nueva especie reside en Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maximowicz (Rutaceae) en Yunnan, China.

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Published

2012-12-01

Issue

Vol. 95, No. 4 (December 2012)

Section

Research Papers

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