A new genus of the tribe Hemisphaeriini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Issidae) from China

Rui Meng; Yinglun Wang; Daozheng Qin

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3691.2.7

A new genus of the tribe Hemisphaeriini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Issidae) from China

Zootaxa. 2013:3691:283-90. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3691.2.7.

Authors

Rui Meng¹, Yinglun Wang, Daozheng Qin

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Manageinent of the Ministry of Education; Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.

PMID: 26167583
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3691.2.7

Abstract

A new issid genus in the tribe Hemisphaeriini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Issidae) is described from China: Rotundiforma gen. nov.. One new species, Rotundiforma nigrimaculata sp. nov. (China: Yunnan, Menglun), is described and illustrated. Distribution and morphological diversity of tribe Hemisphaeriini are discussed briefly. A checklist for the 14 genera of Hemisphaeriini is provided.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

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