A new genus of the tribe Eporini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Tropiduchidae) with description of three new species from Yunnan, China

Authors

  • Zhimin Chang Institute of Entomology/Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, P. R. China The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Regions, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, P. R. China
  • Xiangsheng Chen Institute of Entomology/Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, P. R. China The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Regions, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, P. R. China College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, P. R. China

Keywords:

Fulgoroidea, taxonomy, Oriental Region, planthopper

Abstract

A new tropiduchid genus of the tribe Eporini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Tropiduchidae) is described from Yunnan Province, China: Paraepora Chang & Chen gen. nov.. Three new species: P. bifurca Chang & Chen, sp. nov., P. cultellata Chang & Chen, sp. nov. and P. tegula Chang & Chen, sp. nov., are described and illustrated. A checklist and key to the genera in tribe Eporini, and a key to species of the genus Paraepora are given.

 

Se describe un nuevo género, Paraepora Chang y Chen gen. nov. de la familia Tropiduchidae y tribu Eporini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Tropiduchidae) de la provincia de Yunnan, China. Se describen e ilustran tres especies nuevas: P. bifurca Chang y Chen, sp. nov., P. cultellata Chang y Chen, sp. nov. y P. tegula Chang y Chen, sp. nov. Se provee una lista de verificación, una clave para los géneros de la tribu Eporini y una clave de las especies del género Paraepora.


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