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Issue: Vol. 5737 No. 2: 23 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5737.2.7
Page range: 277-285
Abstract views: 75
PDF downloaded: 1

Four new species of leafhopper genus Bhatia Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Drabescini) from southern China with an updated checklist and key to Chinese fauna

School of Engineering; Guangzhou College of Technology and Business; Guangzhou; Guangdong 510850; China; Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management Mountainous Region; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; China
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management Mountainous Region; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; China
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management Mountainous Region; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; China; Zhongxian Plant Protection and Quarantine\u200c Station; Chongqing 404300; China
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management Mountainous Region; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; China
Hemiptera paraboloponina morphology taxonomy checklist Oriental Region

Abstract

Four new species of the leafhopper genus Bhatia Distant are described and illustrated from southern China, Bhatia bilateritra sp. nov. (Hainan Province), B. furcata sp. nov. (Yunnan Province), B. holodonta sp. nov. (Yunnan Province) and B. affinikoreana sp. nov. (Hainan Province). All type specimens are deposited in Institute of Entomology of Guizhou University (GUGC). Detailed morphological descriptions, diagnostic characters, and illustrations are provided for each species. Additionally, a comprehensive checklist of all known Bhatia species from China is presented, along with an updated key for their identification.

 

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How to Cite

Qu, L., Yang, Y.-Q., Yu, Z. & Dai, R.-H. (2025) Four new species of leafhopper genus Bhatia Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Drabescini) from southern China with an updated checklist and key to Chinese fauna. Zootaxa, 5737 (2), 277–285. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.2.7