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Issue: Vol. 2654 No. 1: 22 Oct. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-10-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2654.1.6
Page range: 61–68
Abstract views: 53
PDF downloaded: 1

Taxonomic study of the genus Kodaianella Fennah (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Issidae)

The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, P. R. China Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, P. R. China School of life Sciences, Jinggangshan University, Ji’an, Jiangxi Province 343009, P. R. China
The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, P. R. China Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550025, P. R. China
Hemiptera Fulgoroidea Oriental region Palaearctic region planthopper

Abstract

The genus of Kodaianella Fennah, 1956 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Issidae: Issini), containing three species: K. bicinctifrons Fennah, 1956 (Guizhou: Congjiang, Xishui, Yanhe; Sichuan: Kangding), K. macheta sp. nov. (Guizhou: Guiyang; Henan: Huixian) and K. longispina sp. nov. (Yunnan: Dali, Baoshan), is here studied. All species are restricted to China. The generic characteristics are redefined. The main morphological characters and male genitalia of the three species are described, or redescribed, and illustrated. A key to species in the genus is provided.

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