Two new species of the tribe Hemisphaeriini (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Issidae) from southwestern China

Liang-Jing Yang; Lin Yang; Zhi-Min Chang; Xiang-Sheng Chen

doi:10.3897/zookeys.861.32594

Two new species of the tribe Hemisphaeriini (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Issidae) from southwestern China

Zookeys. 2019 Jul 8:861:29-41. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.861.32594. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Liang-Jing Yang^{1

2

3}, Lin Yang^{1

2}, Zhi-Min Chang^{1

2

4}, Xiang-Sheng Chen^{1

2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China Guizhou University Guiyang China.
² The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China Liupanshui normal College Liupanshui China.
³ Office of Academic Affairs, Liupanshui normal College, Liupanshui, Guizhou 55300, China Liupanshui normal College Liupanshui China.
⁴ College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China Guizhou University Guiyang China.

Abstract

Two new species of the tribe Hemisphaeriini: Ceratogergithusbrachyspinus Yang & Chen, sp. nov. (Yunnan) and Neohemisphaeriusclavatus Yang & Chen, sp. nov. (Guizhou) are described and illustrated. A checklist to Hemisphaeriini genera is provided. The generic characteristics of the genera Ceratogergithus Gnezdilov, 2017 and Neohemisphaerius Chen, Zhang & Chang, 2014 are redefined. Checklists and keys to the species of each genus are given.

Keywords: Fulgoroidea; Oriental region; morphology; planthoppers; taxonomy.