https://www.mapress.com/zt/issue/feed 2026-05-27T11:45:27+12:00 Dr Zhi-Qiang Zhang zed@mapress.com Open Journal Systems <p><strong>Zootaxa</strong> is a mega-journal for zoological taxonomists in the world</p> https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5820.1.1 2026-05-25T13:04:52+12:00 WEIQIANG CHEN ccwq@nwafu.edu.cn MANQIANG WANG 284380166@qq.com YINGLUN WANG yinglunw@nwsuaf.edu.cn YALIN ZHANG yalinzh@nwsuaf.edu.cn

<p>The planthopper tribe Rhotanini (Derbidae), comprising approximately 300 species worldwide, is predominantly distributed in humid tropical regions. Although the tribe is also well represented in China, only 24 species have been previously reported from the country. This study presents a comprehensive review of the Chinese Rhotanini fauna.</p> <p>In the present study, a checklist for the species of each genus within the tribe is provided. Identification keys to species are also provided for all multi-species genera recorded in China. Fifteen new species, <em>Alara fuscimacula </em>Chen &amp; Zhang, <em>A. wangi </em>Chen &amp; Zhang, <em>Rhotana bimaculata </em>Chen &amp; Zhang, <em>R. grisea </em>Chen &amp; Zhang, <em>R. nubilimacula </em>Chen &amp; Zhang, <em>R. paratruncata </em>Chen &amp; Zhang, <em>R. qinlingensis </em>Chen &amp; Zhang, <em>R. ruficlypea </em>Chen &amp; Zhang, <em>R. shuimoa </em>Chen &amp; Zhang, <em>R. wuyiensis </em>Chen &amp; Zhang, <em>Saccharodite</em> <em>bannaensis </em>Chen &amp; Zhang, <em>S.</em> <em>jianfenglingensis </em>Chen &amp; Zhang, <em>S.</em> <em>luteoides </em>Chen &amp; Zhang, <em>S.</em> <em>nigrolineata </em>Chen &amp; Zhang, and <em>S.</em> <em>qixianlingensis </em>Chen &amp; Zhang <strong>spp. nov.</strong>, are described. In addition, <em>Dichotropis</em> Muir and 12 species: <em>Dichotropis</em> <em>amboinensis</em> Muir, <em>Muiralevu parva </em>Zelazny, <em>Rhotana aperta </em>Zelazny, <em>R. jacobsoni </em>Zelazny, <em>R. spenceri </em>Zelazny, <em>R. tridentata </em>Zelazny, <em>R. trimaculata </em>Distant, <em>Saccharodite</em> <em>affinis </em>Zelazny, <em>S.</em> <em>basipunctulata </em>(Melichar), <em>S.</em> <em>imperiali </em>Zelazny, <em>S.</em> <em>indochinensis </em>Zelazny, and <em>Sumangala</em> <em>furcata</em> Zelazny, are reported as new records for China. Illustrations are provided for all the new species and Chinese new records.</p>

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