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Issue: Vol. 4085 No. 2: 2 Mar. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-03-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4085.2.6
Page range: 265–272
Abstract views: 37
PDF downloaded: 1

Key to species of the genus Bambusananus Li & Xing (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), and with description of a new species from China

Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University; Guiyang, 550025 P. R. China.
Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University; Guiyang, 550025 P. R. China.
Hemiptera Homoptera leafhopper morphology taxonomy distribution

Abstract

A new species, Bambusananus bispinosus sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Yunnan Province, China. A key based on the aedeagus is given to distinguish all species of the genus. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).

 

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