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Issue: Vol. 5613 No. 3: 28 Mar. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-03-28
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5613.3.8
Page range: 567-576
Abstract views: 92
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Key to species of the leafhopper genus Scaphoidella Vilbaste, 1968 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with description of a new species from China

Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources; Guizhou University; Guiyang; 550025 P.R. China
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources; Guizhou University; Guiyang; 550025 P.R. China
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources; Guizhou University; Guiyang; 550025 P.R. China
Hemiptera Homoptera morphology new species taxonomy China

Abstract

A new leafhopper species Scaphoidella lii Hassan & Xing sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Yunnan Province, China. An updated checklist and an identification key for Scaphoidella species are given. The type specimen of the new species is deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).

 

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How to Cite

Hassan, M.A., Hussain, R. & Xing, J. (2025) Key to species of the leafhopper genus Scaphoidella Vilbaste, 1968 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with description of a new species from China. Zootaxa, 5613 (3), 567–576. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5613.3.8