On the taxonomy of the tribe Pisachini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Nogodinidae) with the description of new taxa from China and Vietnam

Rui Meng; Menglin Wang; Yinglun Wang

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3866.1.4

On the taxonomy of the tribe Pisachini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Nogodinidae) with the description of new taxa from China and Vietnam

Zootaxa. 2014 Sep 22;3866(1):79-104. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3866.1.4.

Authors

Rui Meng¹, Menglin Wang¹, Yinglun Wang²

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education; Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Email: unknown.
² Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education; Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Email: [email protected].

PMID: 25283648
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3866.1.4

Abstract

Goniopsarites gen. nov. is described from China in the tribe Pisachini with G. fronticonvexus sp. nov. as the type species. The genus Pisacha is revised, four new species P. yinggensis sp. nov., P. baculiformis sp. nov., P. falcata sp. nov., P. balteiformis sp. nov. are described, and P. encaustica (Jacobi, 1916) comb. nov. & stat. rev. is reestablished which has been treated as P. naga according to specimens from Taiwan. Identification keys to three genera of the tribe Pisachini and to all species of Pisacha are presented.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
China
Female
Hemiptera / anatomy & histology
Hemiptera / classification*
Hemiptera / growth & development
Male
Organ Size
Vietnam