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Issue: Vol. 1783 No. 1: 6 Jun. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-06-06
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1783.1.4
Page range: 40–60
Abstract views: 47
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Three new species of the genus Krisna Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae) from China, with a checklist of the genus

Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University. Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University. Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University. Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Hemiptera Leafhopper Iassinae Krisna morphology distribution

Abstract

Eight species of the genus Krisna Kirkaldy from China including three new species are recognized: Krisna concava Li & Wang, K. furcata sp. nov., K. nigromarginata Cai & He, K. rufimarginata Cai & He, K. strigicollis (Spinola), K. viridula Li & Wang, K. daiyunensis sp. nov., K. viraktamathi sp. nov. Two new synonyms are revealed, Krisna bimaculata Cai & He, 1998 syn. nov., a junior synonym of Krisna concava Li & Wang, 1991 and Krisna burmanica Viraktamath, 2006 syn. nov., a junior synonym of Krisna rufimarginata Cai & He, 1998. A key is proposed to ten Chinese species. Detailed morphological descriptions and illustrations of eight species are given and a checklist of all known species of the genus is also provided.

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