Cicada rosae Linnaeus, 1758, by original designation.

The genus Edwardsiana includes 80 known species worldwide (Dmitriev 2003), with two species having been reported from China. Here we record three more species from China and provide a key to all Chinese species.

Body cream with variable patches (Figs 1–3). Crown bluntly produced, medial length shorter than distance between eyes; coronal suture distinct. Pronotum slightly wider than head (Figs 6–8). Forewing with apical area short, 1/4–1/3 of total length; RP and MP’ petiolate or not. Hind wing with R and M confluent distally.

Figures 1–20. 

Typhlocybini of China 1–5 dorsal view 6–10 head and thorax, dorsal view 11–15 lateral view 16–20 face 1, 6, 11, 16 Edwardsiana corylicola 2, 7, 12, 17 E. praedestina 3, 8, 13, 18 E. singularis 4, 9, 14, 19 Hiratettix distanti 5, 10, 15, 20 H. malaisei. Scale bars: 1.0 mm (1–5, 11–15); 0.5 mm (6–10, 16–20).

Male sternal abdominal apodemes well developed, often extending to middle of 6^th sternite.

Male genitalia. Pygofer side often with rounded extension at basal angle; ventral part always with depressed areas, dense stout setae on ventral-basal part and row of short rigid setae caudally. Subgenital plate elongate with subapical part twisted outwards; long macroseta basally and row of short rigid setae from middle to subapex. Paramere with distal part long and curved. Connective with central ridge developed. Aedeagus with preatrium and dorsal apodeme developed; aedeagal shaft with paired apical processes; gonopore apical.

Palaearctic and Nearctic regions.

2♂♂, 2♀♀, China, Heilongjiang Province, Mishan, 2.ix.2001, coll. Qiang Sun.

China (Heilongjiang), Russia, Korea, North Korea.

China (Jilin), Japan, Mongolia, Russia.

1♂, 19♀♀, China, Shandong Province, Kunyu Mountain, 12.vii.2001, coll. Daozheng Qin and Zhenjiang Liu.

China (Shandong), Mongolia.

China (Gansu, Xinjiang), Cyprus, Turkey, Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan.

1♂, China, Heilongjiang Province, Mishan, 2.ix.2001, coll. Qiang Sun.

China (Heilongjiang), Russia, Kazakhstan.

Hiratettix arisanellus Matsumura, 1932.

After Matsumura (1931) described the genus Hiratettix (in a key to genera), Dworakowska (1982) added three new species from China (Taiwan), Myanmar, and India, and Sohi et al. (1990) published a new species from Nepal. Here we report two species new to China and provide a key to the Chinese species.

Body flat and overall black (Figs 4, 5). Face wide and short (Figs 19, 20). Pronotum with minute transverse sculpture (Figs 9, 10). Forewing with 3^rd apical cell triangular. Hind wing truncated terminally with two cross veins; apical cells short.

Male genitalia. Genital capsule high and short. Pygofer with several short rigid setae terminally on inner surface and long macrosetae ventrobasally. Subgenital plate broad basally, slightly narrowed distally, with several long macrosetae near middle part, a row of short rigid setae laterally and progressively shorter subbasally to apex. Connective wide with central lobe underdeveloped. Paramere thick with central part longer than basal and distal parts together; caudal part with sensorial pits on inner margin. Aedeagal shaft with paired apical and lateral processes; gonopore apical.

Oriental Region.

China (Taiwan).

1♂, China, Yunnan Province, Mengla, Nangong Mountain, 1850 m, 13.xii.1999, coll. Dworakowska.

China (Yunnan), India.

1♂, China, Sichuan Province, Emei Mountain, 950 m, 30.x.1999, coll. Dworakowska. 1♂, 2♀♀, China, Guizhou Province, Huaxi, Huaxi Garden, 1100 m, 25.vii.2001, coll. Qiang Sun, at light. 1♂, 14♀♀, China, Yunnan Province, Shilin, 9.vii.2021, coll. Xian Zhou.

China (Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan), Myanmar.

China (Taiwan).

Cicada decempunctata Fallen, 1806.

Up to now, there are eight known species in the genus Linnavuoriana. In Xinjiang and Yunnan provinces, we collected two known species that are the first records of the genus from China. A key to the Chinese species is given.

Body cream, light yellow (Figs 21, 22). Crown and pronotum with symmetrical black round patches, and basal triangle black (Figs 25, 26). Forewing semitransparent with light smoky brown or brown patches (Figs 21, 22, 29, 30).

Figures 21–36. 

Typhlocybini of China 21–24 dorsal view 25–28 head and thorax, dorsal view 29–32 lateral view 33–36 face 21, 25, 29, 33 Linnavuoriana antiqua 22, 26, 30, 34 L. malicola 23, 27, 31, 35 Paracyba biprocessa sp. nov. 24, 28, 32, 36 Shamala annulata sp. nov. Scale bars: 1.0 mm (21–24, 29–32); 0.5 mm (25–28, 33–36).

Head bluntly produced, little narrower than width of pronotum, and 1/3 times middle length of pronotum (Figs 25, 26). Forewing slender and obtuse apically with both sides parallel; RP+MP’ petiolate at base; 1^st apical cell usually smallest; 2^nd apical cell biggest. Hind wing with two cross veins far away from each other.

Abdominal apodemes well developed, often extending to 5^th abdominal sternite.

Male genitalia. Hind margin of pygofer with inner ridge, several rigid microsetae near posterior-dorsal margin and numerous minute tubercles posteroventrally. Subgenital plate parallel-sided and lack macrosetae at base, narrowing from apical 1/3–1/2 of outer margin, rounded terminally, usually with row of rigid microsetae and some fine microsetae scattered on apex. Paramere rarely curved with subapical tooth; distally with row of microsetae on outer margin and row of sensorial pits on inner margin. Connective small with central ridge underdeveloped. Aedeagal shaft with a pair of triangular protrusions on dorsal surface laterally; gonopore apical.

Oriental and Palaearctic regions.

1♂, 1♀, China, Yunnan Province, Lijiang, Xinzhu Botanical Garden, 16.xi.1999, coll. Dworakowska. 1♂, Yunnan Province, Tengchong, 1650 m, 26.iv.1981, coll. Fasheng Li.

China (Yunnan), India.

4♂♂, 3♀♀, China, Xinjiang Province, Xinjiang Agricultural Vocational and Technical College, 16.ix.1986, coll. Yalin Zhang. 13♂♂, 4♀♀, Xinjiang Agricultural University, 16.ix.1986, coll. Yalin Zhang.

China (Xinjiang), Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan.

Zygina akashiensis Takahashi, 1928.

Until now, the genus Paracyba included three known species, including two species from China. Here we add a new species from China and give a key to all species of the genus.

Body slim. Head bluntly produced, middle length equal to or shorter than width between eyes, coronal suture long and distinct. Forewing laterally with apex rounded; RP and MP’ petiolate at base; 1^st apical cell nearly equal in size to 4^th apical cell; 2^nd apical cell biggest. Hind wing with two cross veins.

Male sternal abdominal apodemes extending to distal margin of 4^th sternite.

Male genitalia. Pygofer side tall and divided into two or three small lobes caudally, upper lobe and central lobe with short rigid setae terminally, lower lobe deeply contracted, usually with long macrosetae. Subgenital plate elongate, triangular with a row of short fine setae subbasally to apex, with indistinct peg-like setae at apex. Paramere with basal part slim and central part broad, thereafter gradually tapered to apex, with a row of microsetae on outer margin. Connective trapezoidal. Aedeagus with short preatrium; dorsal apodeme well developed bifurcate apically; aedeagal shaft usually short with long and asymmetrical processes apically; gonopore apical.

Oriental and Palaearctic regions.

China (Taiwan), Japan, Russia.

China (Hunan), Vietnam.

Japan, Russia.

Head with coronal suture extended to anterior margin (Fig. 23). Face yellow, eyes dark brown, thorax light brown (Figs 27, 35). Crown with anterior margin white; pronotum with lateral margin white, remainder covered with a continuous large ocher patch extending to distal end of clavus of forewing (Figs 23, 27); scutellum with apex orange (Fig. 27). Forewing light ocher with few light smoky patches in apical half, remaining part transparent except for white brochosome field.

Male sternal abdominal apodemes extending to middle of 5^th sternite (Fig. 55).

Pygofer side tall and bilobate caudally, upper lobe with short setae terminally, lower lobe with several fine moderately long setae (Fig. 56). Subgenital plate elongate, triangular with single macroseta near base, a row of short rigid setae adjacent row of fine setae laterally and two indistinct peg-like setae apically (Fig. 58). Paramere with row of microsetae on outer margin and row of sensorial pits on inner margin (Fig. 59). Connective trapezoidal, with central ridge (Fig. 57). Aedeagal shaft with two apical processes, in ventral view left process slim, S-shaped, right process short and straight (Figs 60–62).

Figures 37–54. 

Male genitalia of Typhlocybini of China (after Dworakowska 1982) 37, 38 Edwardsiana corylicola 39, 40 E. praedestina 41, 42 E. singularis 43, 44 Hiratettix distanti 45, 46 H. malaisei 47, 48 Linnavuoriana antiqua 49–54 L. malicola.

Holotype : ♂, China, Shaanxi Province, Yangling, ix.1983, coll. Yalin Zhang. Paratypes: 10♂♂, 4♀♀, same data as holotype.

Male, 3.1–3.3 mm (including wing).

This new species is named for the two aedeagal processes, rather than three in other species.

This new species resembles Paracyba soosi Dworakowska, 1977 in coloration and male genitalia, but it differs from the latter in aedeagal shaft having two rather than three distal processes and processes of very different length.

Shamala mikra Dworakowska, 1980.

The genus Shamala was erected by Dworakowska (1980); thereafter she described four additional species from India and Nepal (1981), Sikkim (1994), and India (1982). In this paper, a new species, S. annulata sp. nov., from Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated which increases the number of valid species in this genus to six.

Figures 55–62. 

Male genitalia and sternal abdominal apodemes of Paracyba biprocessa sp. nov. 55 sternal abdominal apodemes 56 genitalia capsule, lateral view 57 paramere, connective and subgenital plate, dorsal view 58 subgenital plate 59 paramere 60 aedeagus, lateral view 61 aedeagus, posterior view 62 apical part of aedeagus, dorsal view.

Body slim and cream with occasional light brown patches. Head slightly wider than pronotum with length along midline slightly shorter than distance between eyes. Forewing parallel-sided, rounded terminally; RP and MP’ petiolate at base. Hind wing gradually narrowing from base to apex and rounded terminally with two cross veins.

Male sternal abdominal apodemes extending to 4^th or 5^th sternite.

Male genitalia. Genital capsule short; pygofer side with a weekly sclerotized area near middle of hind margin; several rigid setae at caudo-ventral angle and macrosetae on middle part. Subgenital plate gradually narrowing towards apex with a macroseta at base and row of short peg-like setae from middle to apex of outer margin; two rigid setae apically and few fine setae on inner margin subapically. Connective laminate, with stem well developed. Paramere with caudad part long, with several setae on outer margin. Aedeagal shaft with distal asymmetrical processes; with long membranous terminal part.

Oriental Region.

Body cream (Fig. 24). Scutellum orange with basal triangles yellowish green (Fig. 28). Forewing bluish white with brownish patch on CuA’’.

Abdominal apodemes extending to distal margin of 4^th sternite.

Male genitalia. Pygofer side with several macrosetae ventrally and rigid short setae terminally (Figs 63, 64). Subgenital plate long and narrow with row of short peg-like setae from middle part to apex on outer margin (Fig. 66). Connective slender with short central lobe, stem relatively long (Fig. 68). Aedeagal shaft with four asymmetrical processes apically, of which two dorsal processes are longer and curved inward forming a ring-like shape, two ventral processes straight and slightly divergent (Figs 69–71).

Figures 63–71. 

Male genitalia of Shamala annulata sp. nov. 63, 64 pygofer side, lateral view 65 paramere, connective and subgenital plate, dorsal view 66 subgenital plate 67 paramere 68 connective 69 aedeagus, lateral view 70 aedeagus, posterior view 71 apical part of aedeagus, ventral view.

Holotype : ♂, China, Yunnan Province, Sanchahe, 7.vi.1991, coll. Rungang Tian. Paratypes: 3♂♂, same data as holotype.

Male, 2.94 mm (including wing).

The name of this species is derived from the Latin word “annulus”, referring to the two dorsal processes of the aedeagal shaft forming a ring-like shape.

This new species resembles Shamala ricasta Dworakowska, 1981 in the structure of the male genitalia, but it differs from the latter by the two longer apical processes of aedeagal shaft forming a ring-like shape.