A key to the genera of Empoascini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) in China, with descriptions of two new genera and two new species

Authors

  • Daozheng Qin Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education; Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
  • Sihan Lu Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education; Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
  • Christopher H. Dietrich Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, 1816 S. Oak St., Champaign, Illinois 61820, USA

Keywords:

Auchenorrhyncha, leafhopper, new taxa, taxonomy, key

Abstract

Two new microleafhopper genera, Keumiata Qin & Dietrich gen. nov. and Flaviata Lu & Qin gen. nov. are described based on 2 new species, K. orientalis Qin & Dietrich sp. nov. and F. variata Lu & Qin sp. nov. from southwest China and Thailand. Both new genera are assigned to the typhlocybine tribe Empoascini. A key to the known genera of the tribe from China is provided and the differences between each new genus and closely related genera are discussed.

 

Se describen dos nuevos géneros de microsaltahojas, Keumiata Qin & Dietrich gen. nov. y Flaviata Lu & Qin gen. nov. en base a 2 especies nuevas, K. orientalis Qin & Dietrich sp. nov. y F. variata Lu & Qin sp. nov. del suroeste de China y Tailandia, los dos nuevos géneros se asignan a la tribu typhlocybine de Empoascini. Se incluye una clave de los géneros conocidos en China de esta tribu y se discuten las diferencias entre cada nuevo género y otros géneros estrechamente relacionados.

 

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