Two new species of Membranacea Qin & Zhang from China (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae, Empoascini)

Xiaofei Yu; Maofa Yang

doi:10.3897/zookeys.260.4560

Two new species of Membranacea Qin & Zhang from China (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae, Empoascini)

Zookeys. 2013 Jan 21:(260):77-83. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.260.4560. Print 2013.

Authors

Xiaofei Yu¹, Maofa Yang

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang Guizhou, 550025, P. R. China ; Key Laboratory for Plant Pests Management of Mountainous Region in Guizhou Province.

Abstract

Two new species of the empoascine leafhopper genus Membranacea Qin & Zhang are reported from China: Membranacea hubeiensis Yu & Yang, sp. n. and Membranacea stenoprocessa Yu & Yang, sp. n.. A key to distinguish all species of the genus is provided.

Keywords: Auchenorrhyncha; description; leafhopper; morphology; taxonomy.