Lumicella, a new genus of the tribe Empoascini (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae) from China

Abstract

Lumicella rotundata gen. et sp. n. is described based on specimens from Fujian Province, China. Habitus photos and illustrations of male genitalia of this new species are provided. Differences between the new genus and closely related genera are discussed.

Alafrasca sticta, a new genus and species of the tribe Empoascini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) with a checklist of the tribe from China

“…The Chinese Empoascini were studied by Matsumura (1931), Wu (1935), Dworakowska (1971Dworakowska ( , 1972Dworakowska ( , 1973Dworakowska ( , 1976Dworakowska ( , 1982Dworakowska ( , 1994Dworakowska ( , 1995Dworakowska ( , 1997, Kuoh (1966), Chou & Ma (1981), Cai & Shen (1981), Chou & Zhang (1987), Zhang & Chou (1988), Zhang (1990), Zhang & Xiao (2000), , 2005, Zhang et al (2008Zhang et al ( , 2010, Qin & Zhang (2003, 2007a, 2007b, 2008a, 2008b, 2011, Qin et al (2010Qin et al ( , 2011aQin et al ( , 2011bQin et al ( , 2013, Liu et al (2011aLiu et al ( , 2011bLiu et al ( , 2011cLiu et al ( , 2011d, Lu et al (2013), Yu & Yang (2012, 2013a, 2013b. More than 180 species in 31 genera are known from China today.…”

A new genus and species in the tribe Empoascini (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae) from China

“…Recent studies of this tribe include Lu et al (2013), Qin et al (2013) and Yu and Yang (2013a, 2013b) with more than 180 Chinese species in 32 genera having been reported so far. However, the Chinese fauna of this tribe remains obscure and many new taxa await being described.…”