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Issue: Vol. 5810 No. 2: 15 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5810.2.10
Page range: 389-394
Abstract views: 62
PDF downloaded: 6

A new genus with a new species of Empoascini (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae) from China

Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; Guiyang; 550025; P.R. China; Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosecurity; Guiyang 550025; P.R. China
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; Guiyang; 550025; P.R. China; Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosecurity; Guiyang 550025; P.R. China
Guizhou Key Laboratory of Plateau Wetland Conservation and Restoration; Guizhou Normal University; Guiyang; 550025; P.R. China
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; Guiyang; 550025; P.R. China; Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosecurity; Guiyang 550025; P.R. China; College of Tobacco Sciences; Guizhou University; Guiyang 550025; P.R. China
Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosecurity; Guiyang 550025; P.R. China; College of Tobacco Sciences; Guizhou University; Guiyang 550025; P.R. China
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; Guiyang; 550025; P.R. China; Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosecurity; Guiyang 550025; P.R. China
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; Guiyang; 550025; P.R. China; Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosecurity; Guiyang 550025; P.R. China
Hemiptera Leafhoppers Auchenorrhyncha Taxonomy Oriental Region

Abstract

This paper provides a detailed description and illustrations of the morphology and male genitalia of the new genus Semiremotus Yao, Yu & Yang gen. nov. of Empoascini, based on type species Semiremotus concavus Yao, Yu & Yang sp. nov from Guizhou, China. Morphological differences between the new genus and related genera are discussed.

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How to Cite

Yao, Q.-P., Ding, Y., Yan, B., Yang, M.-F., Yu, X.-F., Deng, Z.-Y. & Li, Z.-Y. (2026) A new genus with a new species of Empoascini (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae) from China. Zootaxa, 5810 (2), 389–394. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5810.2.10