Abstract
A new leafhopper species: Cyrta webbi sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Guizhou Province, China. A key based on the male genitalia is given to distinguish all species of this genus. The type specimen of the new species is deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).
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