Corresponding author: Maofa Yang (
Academic editor: Mick Webb
A new leafhopper genus,
Yu XF, Shi R, Yang MF (2020) A new leafhopper genus of Empoascini (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae) from China. ZooKeys 908: 39–44.
The
Body measurements are from apex of vertex to tip of forewing. Habitus photos were taken using a VHX-5000 digital microscope; illustrations of male genitalia were inked in Adobe Illustrator CS6, then digitized (300dpi). For morphological terminology we mostly follow
Within the
Relatively robust (Figs
Male basal abdominal sternal apodemes well developed (Fig.
The genus name is an arbitrary combination of letters.
China (Guizhou).
Size. Male 3.94–4.00mm.
Whole body yellowish, anterior margin of vertex marked with two brownish patches (Figs
Basal sternal abdominal apodemes extending to end of segment VI (Fig.
♂, China, Guizhou, Fanjing Mountain, 21-August-2017, coll. Yarong Gao (GUGC). Paratypes: 3♂, same collecting data as holotype (1♂ GUGC, 2♂ School of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University).
The new species is named from the Latin “digitalis”, meaning finger, for the finger-like process of the male pygofer.
China (Guizhou).
We are very grateful to Mr. Mick Webb (Department of Life Science of The Natural History Museum, England) for checking the manuscript, Dr. Irena Dworakowska for her help identifying the new genus and providing comments, and Yarong Gao (School of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University) for providing research materials. This project was supported by the Program of Natural Science Foundation of China (No.31802002); Cultivating program of National Natural Science Foundation of Guizhou University (Qiankehe Platform talent No. [2017]5788-32); Science and Technology Program of Guizhou (Qiankehe Platform talent No. [2018]5781); Excellent Innovation Talents, Guizhou Province, China (No. 20164022); Youth Talents Growth Project of Department Education of Guizhou Province, China (Qian Jiao He KY No. [2018]103) and Talent Introduction Program of Guizhou University (GuiDa Ren Ji He No. [2016]70).