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Review of the Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae), with descriptions of two new species

Sha-Sha LV, Hong-Xing LI, Yu-Bo ZHANG, Lin YANG & Xiang-Sheng CHEN

en European Journal of Taxonomy 981 (114) - Pages 114-154

Published on 13 March 2025

The Chinese species of the genus Tropidocephala Stål, 1853 are reviewed. 26 species are recognized, of which T. brunnipennis Signoret, 1860, T. dingi Sun, Yang & Chen, 2014, T. festiva (Distant, 1906), T. jiawenna Kuoh, 1979, T. longiapina Ding, 1982, T. nigra (Matsumura, 1900), T. serendiba (Melichar, 1903), T. sinica Ding, 2006, and T. sinuosa Yang & Yang, 1986 are illustrated and redescribed, and two new species, T. lamellata sp. nov. and T. yunnanensis sp. nov. are described and illustrated. A checklist and key of Chinese species in the genus are provided.
 


Keywords:

Fulgoroidea, Oriental region, delphacids, taxonomy, morphology.

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