Review of the Oriental bamboo delphacid genus Neobelocera Ding & Yang (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae) with the description of one new species

Abstract

Species in the Oriental bamboo delphacid genus Neobelocera Ding & Yang, 1986 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae: Delphacinae: Tropidocephalini) are reviewed. The genus consists of 6 species: N. asymmetrica Ding & Yang, 1986 (Yunnan: Jinghong), N. zhejiangensis (Zhu, 1988) (Zhejiang: Hangzhou, Anhui: Langyashan), N. hanyinensis Qin & Yuan, 1998 (Shaanxi: Hanyin), N. lanpingensis Chen, 2003 (Yunnan: Lanping), N. laterospina Chen & Liang, 2005 (Hunan: Zhangjiajie) and N. lii Hou & Chen, sp. nov. (Guangdong: Guangzhou, Zhuhai; Hainan: Diaoluoshan). The generic characteristics are redefined. The main morphological characters, male genitalia of 6 species and female genitalia of 3 species are described or redescribed and illustrated (excluding N. asymmetrica, N. zhejiangensis, and N. hanyinensis). A key to species in the genus is provided.