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Issue: Vol. 5642 No. 6: 4 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5642.6.8
Page range: 597-600
Abstract views: 79
PDF downloaded: 9

A new unique leafhopper genus of Erythroneurini from China, with the description of one new species (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae)

School of Karst Science; Guizhou Normal University; Guizhou; Guiyang 550025; China; State Engineering Technology Institute for Karst Desertification Control; Guiyang 550025; China; Department of Life Sciences (Insects); The Natural History Museum; London; SW7 5BD; United Kingdom
School of Karst Science; Guizhou Normal University; Guizhou; Guiyang 550025; China; State Engineering Technology Institute for Karst Desertification Control; Guiyang 550025; China
School of Karst Science; Guizhou Normal University; Guizhou; Guiyang 550025; China; State Engineering Technology Institute for Karst Desertification Control; Guiyang 550025; China
Department of Life Sciences (Insects); The Natural History Museum; London; SW7 5BD; United Kingdom
Department of Life Sciences (Insects); The Natural History Museum; London; SW7 5BD; United Kingdom
Hemiptera hemiptera Erythroneurini Morphology New species Taxonomy karst

Abstract

A new genus of the leafhopper tribe Erythroneurini (Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae) from Huajiang, Guizhou Prov., China, Guizhoura gen. nov., and a new species Guizhoura huajianga sp. nov., are described and illustrated. Detailed morphological descriptions and illustrations of the new genus and new species are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Song, Y., Yuan, X., Tan, Y., Webb, M.D. & Mera, D.R. (2025) A new unique leafhopper genus of Erythroneurini from China, with the description of one new species (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae). Zootaxa, 5642 (6), 597–600. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5642.6.8