Three new species of the leafhopper genus Arboridia Zachvatkin (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae), with a key and checklist to known species of China

Chang Han; Bin Yan; Xiaofei Yu; Maofa Yang; Michael D Webb

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1196.118829

Three new species of the leafhopper genus Arboridia Zachvatkin (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae), with a key and checklist to known species of China

Zookeys. 2024 Mar 28:1196:255-269. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1196.118829. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Chang Han¹, Bin Yan¹, Xiaofei Yu¹, Maofa Yang¹, Michael D Webb²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Entomology, Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of the Mountainous Region, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.
² College of Tobacco Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.

Abstract

Three new species of the leafhopper genus ArboridiaZachvatkin 1946, Arboridia (Arboridia) furcata Han, sp. nov., Arboridia (Arboridia) rubrovittata Han, sp. nov., and Arboridia (Arboridia) robustipenis Han, sp. nov., are described and illustrated from fruit trees in Southwest China. A key and checklist to known species from China are provided.

Keywords: Arboridia; Hemiptera; Typhlocybinae; identification key; new species; taxonomy.

Chang Han, Bin Yan, Xiaofei Yu, Maofa Yang, Michael D. Webb.

Grants and funding

Program of Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 32360393, 31802002) Guizhou Province Science and Technology Innovation Talent Team Project (Qian Ke He Pingtai Rencai-CXTD [2021]-004) the Basic Research Program (the natural science projects) of Guizhou Province [ZK[2022]-125].