Corresponding author: Mao-fa Yang (
Academic editor: M. Wilson
The sharpshooter genus
The female genitalia have yielded useful characters for the taxonomy of sharpshooters (
The male and female genital structures were prepared according to the techniques described by
1 male, China, Guangxi Province, Huaping, 5 June 1997, coll. Yang Mao-fa; 3 males, 2 females, China, Guangxi Province, Jinxiu County, Dayaoshan, Alt. 500m, 28 April 2008, coll. Meng Ze-hong; 2 males, China, Hainan Province, Jianfengling, 14–15 May 1997, coll. Yang Mao-fa; 1 male, China, Hainan Province, Jianfengling, 17 April 2009, coll. Yang Zai-hua; 14 males, China, Hainan Province, Diaoluoshan, 10–12 April 2009, coll. Yang Zai-hua; 1 male, China, Hainan Province, Bawangling, 24 April 2009, coll. Yang Zai-hua; 1 male, China, Sichuan Province, Emeishan, 14 July 1995, coll. Yang Mao-fa; 3 males, China, Guizhou Province, Guiyang City, 5 June 1981, coll. Li Zi-zhong and Ma Gui-yan; 1 male, China, Guizhou Province, Guiyang City, 2 July 1986, coll. Li Zi-zhong; 4 males, 1 female, China, Guizhou Province, Guiyang City, 15 June 1992, coll. Zhang Yu-qiong; 10 males, China, Guizhou Province, Taijiang County, 9–17 May 1985, coll. Li Zi-zhong; 17 males, China, Guizhou Province, Libo County, 19–24 May 1995, coll. Chen Xiang-sheng; 8 males, China, Guizhou Province, Libo County, 24–30 May 1998, coll. Li Zi-zhong and Song Qiong-zhang; 2 males, China, Guizhou Province, Libo County, 14–17 June 2006, coll. Zhou Zhong-hui and Zhang Bin; 5 males, 3 females, China, Guizhou Province, Chishui County, 28 May 2000, Li Zi-zhong and Chen Xiang-sheng; 2 males, 3 females, China, Guizhou Province, Xishui City, 3 June, coll. Li Zi-zhong and Chen Xiang-sheng; 2 males, China, Guizhou Province, Chishui City, 28–30 May 2006, coll. Tang Yi and Yang Zai-hua; 1 male, China, Guizhou Province, Fanjingshan, 27 July 2001, coll. Li Zi-zhong; 2 males, 2 females, China, Guizhou Province, Fanjingshan, 2–3 June 2002, coll. Li Zi-zhong and Yang Mao-fa; 12 males, 7 females, China, Guizhou Province, Daozhen County, Dashahe, 22–27 May 2004, coll. Zhang Bin, Song Qiong-zhang, Xu Fang-ling and Chen Xiang-sheng; 39 males, 4 females, China, Guizhou Province, Leigongshan, 31 May to 5 June 2005, coll. Tang Yi, Li Zi-zhong, Zhang Bin, Song Qiong-zhang, Zhang Zheng-guang, Ge De-yan, Yang Zai-hua and Xu Fang-ling; 1 male, China, Guizhou Province, Anshun City, 20 July 2005, coll. Zhou Zhong-hui; 3 males, China, Guizhou Province, Duyun City, 5 May 2006, coll. Yang Zai-hua and Zhou Zhong-hui; 4 males, China, Guizhou Province, ShiBing County, Yuntaishan, 20–21 May 2009, coll. Yang Zai-hua; 43 males, 10 females, China, Guizhou Province, Suiyang County, Kuankuoshui, 2–9 June 2010, coll. Dai Ren-huai, Song Qiong-zhang, Li Hu, Li Yu-jian, Zhang Bin, Zheng Yan-li and Xing Ji-chun.
Myanmar, Vietnam, India, China (Fujian, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan).
Abdominal sternite VII (
We checked the holotype of
Male,holotype of
China (Guizhou, Yunnan).
Pygofer in lateral view (
Unknown.
1 female, China, Yunnan Province, Tengchong County, Shangyun Village, Alt. 1700–1900m, 15 July 2002, coll. Yang Mao-fa; 1 male, 1 female, China, Yunnan Province, Tengchong County, Gaoligongshan, Alt. 1900–2000m, 17 July 2002, coll. Yang Mao-fa and Song Hong-yan; 21 males, 7 females, China, Yunnan Province, Tengchong County, Gaoligongshan, Baihualing, Alt. 1800–2400m, 28 May to 3 June 2009, coll. Yang Zai-hua and Li Bin; 10 males, 9 females, China, Yunnan Province, Tengchong County, Gaoligongshan, 13–15 June 2011, coll. Yang Zai-hua and Li Yu-jian; 1 male, 1 female, China, Yunnan Province, Yingjiang County, Tongbiguan, Alt. 1400–1500m, 20 July 2002, coll. Yang Mao-fa and Song Hong-yan; 19 males, China, Yunnan Province, Yingjiang County, Tongbiguan, 1–3 June 2011, coll. Yang Zai-hua and Li Yu-jian; 7 males, China, Yunnan Province, Fugong County, Shangpa Town, 17–18 May 2010, coll. Ni Jun-qiang, Li Hu and Zhang Pei.
China (Yunnan).
Pygofer (
Abdominal sternite VII (
5 males, 1 female, China, Yunnan Province, Yingjiang County, Tongbiguan, Alt. 1200m, 15 June 2001, coll. Tian Ming-yi; 10 females, China, Yunnan Province, Yingjiang County, Tongbiguan, Alt. 1400–1500m, 20 July 2002, coll. Yang Mao-fa, Li Zi-zhong, Song Hong-yan and Dai Ren-huai; 32males, 7 females, China, Yunnan Province, Yingjiang County, 29 May to 3 June 2011, coll. Yang Zai-hua and Li Yu-jian; 13 males, 2 females, China, Yunnan Province, Yingjiang County, Xima Town, Alt. 1700m, 8–10 June 2009, coll. Yang Zai-hua and Li Bin; 2 males, 1 female, China, Yunnan Province, Yingjiang County, Tongbiguan, Alt. 270m, 13 June 2009, coll. Yang Zai-hua and Li Bin; 1 male, 11 females, China, Yunnan Province, Tengchong County, Shangyun Village, Alt. 1400m, 14 July 2002, coll. Li Zi-zhong and Yang Mao-fa; 1 male, 3 females, China, Yunnan Province, Tengchong County, Gaoligongshan, Alt. 1900–2000m, 17 July 2002, coll. Yang Mao-fa, Li Zi-zhong, and Song Hong-yan; 5 females, China, Yunnan Province, Longling County, Longxin, Alt. 1800m, 24 July 2002, coll. Yang Mao-fa, Li Zi-zhong, and Song Hong-yan; 1 male, 1 female, China, Yunnan Province, Tengchong County, Gaoligongshan, Alt. 1800–2400m, 28 May to 5 June 2009, coll. Yang Zai-hua and Li Bin; 3 males, China, Yunnan Province, Ruili County, Moli, Alt. 770m, 15 June 2009, coll. Yang Zai-hua and Li Bin; 7 males, 5 females, China, Yunnan Province, Ruili County, 5–7 June 2011, coll. Li Yu-jian and Yang Zai-hua; 1 male, China, Yunnan Province, Pianma, 10 May 2010, coll. Zhang Bin; 18 males, 4 females, China, Yunnan Province, Pianma, 17–19 June 2011, coll. Li Yu-jian and Yang Zai-hua; 47 males, 30 females, China, Xizang Province, Muotuo County, 6 May to 4 June 1980, coll. Jin Gen-tao and Wu Jian-yi (Specimens are deposited in Shanghai Entomological Museum, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SEMCAS)).
India, Myanmar, China (Yunnan, Xizang). New Record for China.
Abdominal sternite VII (
Valvulae I and their apical portions, lateral view.
Valvulae II and their teeth, lateral view.
The female abdominal sternite VII overlaps the bases of the ovipositor and usually has much interspecific variation.
The ventral view of basal region of female genitalia has been used to discriminate species in a genus of leafhoppers by some other workers (
Unfortunately, we did not have at hand specimens of
The sclerites of the genital chamber described by
Sincere thanks to Gabriel Mejdalani (Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil), the two reviewers and the editor of Zookeys for reading the manuscript and making some corrections, various suggestions, and comments. We also thank Zhang Wei-nian, Liu Xian-wei, Yin Hai-sheng, Zhou Shun, Wu Jie and Zhu Weibing, section for Shanghai Entomological Museum, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SEMCAS) for making specimens available for this study. This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30770253), the National Specialized Research Fund for Basic Science of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2006FY120100), Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-07-0221), and the Provincial Foundation for Excellent Youth in Science and Technology Field of Guizhou (20050517), all awarded to YANG Mao-fa.