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Issue: Vol. 5665 No. 1: 21 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.4
Page range: 67-84
Abstract views: 40
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Taxonomic notes on the genus Borysthenes Stål, 1866 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Borysthenidae), with description of six new species from China

School of Life Science; Sun Yat-sen University; Guangzhou; China; Entomological Laboratory; Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences; Kyushu University; Fukuoka; Japan
Hemiptera Taxonomy morphology planthopper identification key female genitalia Delphacoidea

Abstract

Six new species of the planthopper genus Borysthenes Stål, 1866 from China are described and illustrated here: Borysthenes xuzhiae sp. nov., B. mysterius sp. nov. and B. undulatus sp. nov. from Hainan Island, B. pantherinus sp. nov. and B. opacus sp. nov. from Guangxi, and B. delicatus sp. nov. from Yunnan. Images of adult habitus and male genitalia of each species are provided. Images of female genitalia of each species except B. mysterius are provided, which is the first time that internal structures of female genitalia of Borysthenes species are described. Additionally, updated generic diagnostic characters, forewing venation diagram for the genus and key to Borysthenes species in China are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Lyu, T. (2025) Taxonomic notes on the genus Borysthenes Stål, 1866 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Borysthenidae), with description of six new species from China. Zootaxa, 5665 (1), 67–84. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.4